Red Lead Paint

Nothing but red lead pigment and resin.

Red lead paint.

Minium red lead is a deep orange red color. Not commonly occurring in nature lead tetraoxide can be prepared by a number of simple reactions one example being the oxidation of the commonly occurring pb oxide litharge. Lead pigments have been made artificially since antiquity although health concerns of lead poisoning has greatly diminished its role in paint today. Lead paint or lead based paint is paint containing lead as pigment lead ii chromate pb cr o 4 chrome yellow lead ii iv oxide pb 3 o 4 red lead and lead ii carbonate pb c o 3 white lead are the most common forms.

A wide variety of red lead paint options are available to you such as boat paint appliance paint and building coating. Red oxide or minium is the tetraoxide of lead formula pb o. For use on wood fiberglass or steel. Red lead primer is an authentic red lead primer.

Lead is added to paint to accelerate drying increase durability maintain a fresh appearance and resist moisture that causes corrosion. It is also called red lead. Recommended for use on wood or metal in non living caution contains poisonous lead. 4 8 out of 5 stars 18.

Minium which is red lead or lead tetroxide is an oxidation product of lead.