Re: Red Lead - Still Used?

In article <vgbpii$16ifn$1@dont-email.me>, AMuzi  <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:

On 11/4/2024 6:15 PM, jon wrote:

Red lead was used for scratches. And pin holes on metal. ,
came in tube like toothpaste, apply thin layer , sand and
then paint and yes color was red ….

This is lead tetroxide, Pb3O4.  I doubt you could buy it at the hardware store
today.  It is naturally that color, and used to be used as a pigment as well
as as a metal filler.  I know that red lead primer is still available for
industrial use but again, not a True Value item any longer.
--scott
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