I can't say how good these test kits are but I picked up a lead test kit at Home Depot today. You basically wet small pieces of material with water and wipe surfaces that you are concerned with. I tested the following areas:
1) Kitchen table
2) Poland Spring water bottle (from garage not close to reloading gear)
3) Reloading press (in garage)
4) Tumbler surfaces (in garage)
5) Surface of dehumidifier near reloading equipment (in garage)
6) 3 1911 mags that were fairly clean but used at a recent practice
The tests indicate lead if the material turns pink (some lead) to red or purple (more lead). I was surpised at what I saw.
-No lead on kitchen table or Poland Spring bottle (that is good)
-Slight pink on press, dehumidifier AND tumbler (I thought the tumbler would be red for sure!)
- To my surprise the brightest red was from the mags! I know it shouldn't be a surprise that there was some lead present but I was surprised how dark it was relative to the other tests! I think I'll reconsider how I store my magazines... as sometimes they get thrown in the range bag or the bottom of my closet before cleaning.
1) Kitchen table
2) Poland Spring water bottle (from garage not close to reloading gear)
3) Reloading press (in garage)
4) Tumbler surfaces (in garage)
5) Surface of dehumidifier near reloading equipment (in garage)
6) 3 1911 mags that were fairly clean but used at a recent practice
The tests indicate lead if the material turns pink (some lead) to red or purple (more lead). I was surpised at what I saw.
-No lead on kitchen table or Poland Spring bottle (that is good)
-Slight pink on press, dehumidifier AND tumbler (I thought the tumbler would be red for sure!)
- To my surprise the brightest red was from the mags! I know it shouldn't be a surprise that there was some lead present but I was surprised how dark it was relative to the other tests! I think I'll reconsider how I store my magazines... as sometimes they get thrown in the range bag or the bottom of my closet before cleaning.