Lead Paint Removal Product Debuts

Solucorp Industries Ltd., Fort Lauderdale, Fla., has announced the introduction of lead paint removal products that it says can offer a “cost effective and less labor intensive” method of removing lead-based paint from surfaces.

The company’s IFS (Integrated Fixations System) Lead Fix can be purchased both as a powder additive to existing lead paint removers or as an self-contained gel that can be applied in industrial and consumer scenarios. Solucorp says the product “can permanently render the processed lead paint residue non-hazardous, allowing for disposal in a non-hazardous landfill.”

According to a Solucorp press release, the company sees benefits for those removing lead-based paint where contamination can spread to the surrounding waterways, such as being used on bridges and maritime equipment near waterways.

IFS Lead Fix treats the lead upon contact, resulting in a non-hazardous residue, the company claims. Both IFS Land Fix product types eliminate hazardous airborne lead paint dust and chips that might otherwise be generated during the abatement process, the company claims.

IFS Lead Fix can also be used on chromium-contaminated paint used for painting aircraft, ships, military vehicles storage tanks and other obsolete items.

During a demonstration attended by the New York Department of Transportation (NYDOT), the Solucorp product was integrated into an existing lead-paint stripping product. IFS successfully treated a bridge coated with “red lead,” a heavy lead-based concentration, while having no negative impact on the product’s ability to remove the lead, according to the company.