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dpetrzelka
10-01-2009, 06:08 PM
Anyone in Seattle have some extra red lead primer, or Lead Tetroxide powder they would like to sell?

and or, does anyone in Seattle area want to go together on a bulk order of Lead Tetroxide powder to save shipping/bulk price and mix our own?

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Bob Triggs
10-01-2009, 09:24 PM
Fisheries Supply (Seattle)
Admiral Ship Supply (Port Townsend)
Daly's finishing products (Seattle)
Lew Barrett
10-01-2009, 09:33 PM
As far as I know, they all sell red lead primer substitute, Bob. No red lead in their red lead.
Still can be gotten in BC from better chandlers there.
David G
10-01-2009, 09:49 PM
Or, you can order some from G. Kirby:

http://www.kirbypaint.com/products.shtml
Nicholas Carey
10-01-2009, 10:37 PM
I can vouchsafe for Kirby's Red Lead Primer. Good stuff. Kills living things across the board :p

There's another source as well. I just did a little googling. It looks like you can get red lead primer from the Sandusky Paint Company (Ohio) at http://www.sanpaco.com/view.asp?id=2406 -- price seems steep though at $225/gallon. Makes Kirby's look cheap at only $175/gallon.
David G
10-02-2009, 10:55 AM
As far as I know, they all sell red lead primer substitute, Bob. No red lead in their red lead.
Still can be gotten in BC from better chandlers there.

Lew,

I'm informed by a mutual friend (who can't speak for himself at the moment) that the Fisheries Supply goop has LOTS of red lead in it, and works beautifully. I havn't used it, personally.
Bob Triggs
10-02-2009, 06:21 PM
As far as I know, they all sell red lead primer substitute, Bob. No red lead in their red lead.
Still can be gotten in BC from better chandlers there.

Lew- the Farwest Red Lead product sold by Admiral Ship Supply, and others, is indeed real Red Lead Paint.
Lew Barrett
10-02-2009, 07:11 PM
Really! I am surprised, but not unpleasantly so. I was of the opinion they no longer contained it. My can (from Fisheries) says: Red Lead Substitute.

Added: I'm told that despite the "red lead substitute" disclaimer it does have lead in it. Well live and learn.
Vinny&Shawn
10-02-2009, 08:15 PM
Try www.Firefox-fx.com for tetroxide powder, the powder is reasonable and so is shipping.
Bob Smalser
10-06-2009, 09:19 PM
Lead chromate is definitely the real thing, even though Farwest calls it a "Red Lead Replacement".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead(II)_chromate




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4522 South 133rd Street
Tukwila, Washington, 98168
http://www.farwestpaint.com


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