Oh--there was a lot of scraping today. Yesterday, we returned a suspicious package of our soy based gel to the Sherman Williams store. (it looked like it had been opened--though perhaps it was just deterioration of seal, also a different color than the previous batch).
The young employees were singularly uninterested in what the mystery might be--and happily refunded the $16.38. We did not buy anything else there, but instead went to Wal-mart--our primary purpose was to buy Sam cheap boots and sneakers but we also bought some extremely toxic (and of course more effective) paint stripper--which Sam has been applying in great swaths to the door and trim--and chipping diligently away. Oh--it is tedious work--demanding, as all the internet instructions say--great great patience.
The lead of course is toxic, as well as the stripper. I told Sam he should wear the mask he and Sarah had bought weeks ago but a close reading of the fine print reveals it is not to be used for lead paint--I tell myself he will be fine as 1)his brain is fully formed and won't be damaged by the lead--which at least he won't be eating and 2) since we're outside ventilation is not a question and not too much will be inhaled. let us hope.
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