Bathtub refinishing stops lead poisoning caused by cracked, chipped old porcelain bathtubs. bathtub refinishing is one sure way to prevent lead poisoning from them. It may shock you to know that your old cracked porcelain tub may be causing lead poisoning in your children. When your children bathe, play and perhaps drink the water in your old porcelain tub that is chipped, eroded or damaged, lead can sip through and contaminate the water thereby poisoning your precious ones. Children, especially those between the ages of six months and six years, are at high risk they are more likely to ingest lead particles.

The EPA estimates that more than 57 million homes in the U.S. have dangerous levels of lead.  Additionally, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) says that almost half a million of the children that are living in the USA have levels of lead in their blood that are so high that they can cause irreversible damage to their health.

While lead poisoning can be caused by cracked or chipped old porcelain bathtub, other sources of lead poisoning include lead paint, water, plumbing, dust, ceramics, old toys, furniture, mini-blinds, and pottery.

The symptoms of lead poisoning are:

• Impaired hearing and memory loss
• Headaches and stomachaches
• Irritability and fatigue
• Learning disabilities and behavioral problems
• Kidney and central nervous system damage

With all these symptoms, you see why we need to test your bathtub for lead. You need to note however, that only blood testing can reliably confirm whether your children have been exposed to lead or not.

Bathtub refinishing stops lead poising where it starts- the bathtub

Bathtub refinishing or replacing your old cracked porcelain bathtub is the only two ways to solve the problem of lead poisoning in your children. The most cost and time effective choice for getting rid of lead poisoning in a bathtub is refinishing.

Bathtub refinishing and repairing and refinishing (refinishing covers the cracks and lead paint) your bathtub, lead is no longer exposed to your children when they bathe or play with the water in the bathtub. Interestingly, bathtubs that were tested as much as 8 years after refinishing were found to be free of any traces of lead.

If you are thinking of buying an older claw foot bathtub, make sure that you test it for lead before you use it. Old claw foot bathtubs contain a lot of lead in the porcelain and in the cast iron. Most claw foot bathtubs that are old have also been painted on the exterior with old lead based paints.

Bathtub refinishing seals the cracks on your old porcelain bathtub. It is our recommendation that no child should ever be exposed to these bathtubs unless the tub has been properly refinished by a professional.

To find out if your old porcelain bathtub contains lead, fill out our refinishing questionnaire estimate.

We will send you an estimate and we will test your bathtub for lead FREE before we start any refinishing.

Other sources:

http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/lead/faq/about.htm

http://www.epa.gov/lead/

http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/

healthy/safety/kids-family/617.html

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As soon as we get the information on your refinishing needs, one of our stars will contact you with a free estimate. Email us: sales@refinishingstars.com