Lead Paint Test Kit with 60 pcs Test Swabs, Webetop Instant Lead Test Kit for All Painted Surfaces, Ceramics, Dishes, Metal, Wood, Rapid Test Results in 30 Seconds

So simple to use and very accurate. Followed the directions of dipping the tip in water for a few seconds then rubbing on the surface to test. I tested a stainless steel cup, which tested as no lead detected (yay, safe cup) then proceeded to test metal that contains lead to verify the applicator worked and the tip immediately changed colors the second it touched the metal with lead.A test chart that shows the different color variations to ppm type results might be nice but with this at least you know yes/no. The color key on the label does show from light to full dark but just has no details in between.Overall worked great, very easy, and trusted results.

I THOUGHT AT FIRST SINCE THEY ARE SO ORANGISH COLORED IT WOULD BE HARD TO READ BUT IT IS NOT. WHEN THERE IS LEAD ITS TURNS A DARK RED. IF YOU ARE TESTING ITEMS FOR LEAD PAINT FOR CHILDREN, PLEASE TEST ANY PET TOYS. OUR DOG RUBBER STORE BOUGHT FROM GROCERY STORE WAS FULL OF LEAD. THANKS AND GOOD LUCK

Happy with quantity. Quality seems a bit variable but detected lead which is what we wanted to verify. Overall pretty happy with product.

im floored at how accurate these swabs are. i used them to test old windows i collected to build a greenhouse. every one of them has lead paint but one. so- no greenhouse i guess.

We ordered this after starting demo work, we chose this brand because the reviews seemed good and it arrived faster than the 3M brand. Big mistake.Our house was built in 1970. We were replacing old carpet, and had to take our baseboards which released some paint chips and we decided to stop work until we got lead results back to make sure we weren’t exposing our family to lead paint dust. These tests showed positive lead in our house, in the bedrooms, old and new paint, and in the pantry. My husband, always the skeptic, suggested testing my son’s newly painted room which we used two coats of latex paint. It was shockingly positive. We tested my daughters room which we used one coat of odor blocking Killz on plus a layer of latex paint, and using test it showed positive.After moving our family into my mother’s house, stopping reno work, and stopping moving in, we reached out to local services for help. Our health department gave us a list of certified lead abatement specialists. We called 5 on the list, and all 5 were completely skeptical about us actually having lead paint mainly because the new paint was testing positive for lead. One even mentioned he hated to talk himself out of a job but lead paint was unlikely for a home built in 1970 because the industry knew it was going to be phased out, and unless someone was hoarding paint from the 1940s the house should be fine. He as well as the 4 other companies advised us to get 3M brand lead test kits and try again. The 3M kits arrived today, and guess what? New paint in kids’ room is testing negative for lead, and old paint around door jams is testing negative for lead. Pantry shelves? Negative with 3M tests. I almost spent $1000 hiring a lead abatement specialist needlessly, just to come out and use a specialty instrument to test for lead in the house. Use a trusted brand, like 3M, that has a actual lead control in the kit to ensure the tests are working. Using this test has lost us so much time, and made a cross country move harder than it should have been.I’d also like to say this kit has you dip the q-tip top into water. I used both tap and bottled water to do each test I performed as a control. They all tested positive for lead. Out of the 15 tests I did only two were negative. This is NOT a reliable test.

First of all, the instructions say to dip the tip in water and wait until it turns a mustard yellow. They already come (dry) as a mustard yellow. The results are too hard to read as the color changes are very vague, leaving you scratching your head, wondering if it's detecting lead or not. I don't think I'd order these again. Too hard to determine if they're working or not....or just old.

Worked great! My mom is paranoid about the teapots I buy made in China, so I finally decided to test them. Was worried about getting false negatives since I saw some reviews about false positives, but luckily, I had a tester item. Fortunately, none of my ceramics tested positive. The test item I happen to have is this old antique music box made in Japan that I got at a swap meet. The thing is solid metal, and judging from how old it looks, I kinda assumed it was made before lead poisoning was common knowledge. The test seemed to work, and sure enough, that music box tested positive. Feel kinda bummed that it's poisonous cuz it's a good quality music box, but at least I get to keep using my teapots!As for the others that have said everything they tested was positive even on new paint, a hypothesis could be the water they're dipping it in uses lead pipes. Just a hypothesis, and certainly not a small issue. If everything you're testing is positive, try testing it with bottled water and see if you get the same result. If you're finally getting a negative tests where you should be, might wanna check your tap water quality.

Needed to test paint on an old table I was redoing. At first I wasn’t sure these were working as the table belonged to my grandmother so table is 75+ years old. Used these in several places on the table as I was sure it had to contain lead. Kept showing no lead. I then tested it on a painted ceramic that I had, which definitely showed lead content. I feel much more comfortable about refinishing the table.