PRO-LAB Lead Surface Do It Yourself DIY Test Kit LS104

I cut the strips up like someone suggested in the reviews. I have used these strips on many things with NO change in the orange color. Today was different. I used it on a souvenir mug that I bought at a yard sale. The mug looked like it was produced during the 80's or 90's so I decided to test it to be safe. I used very little R.O. water, enough to get the small square wet, then I squeezed all remaining water out of the dropper, and I used the dropper to move the square all over different areas on the cup. I flipped the strip over to check the side I had on the surface of the cup, and it was pink. It took many seconds to show up and I might have pressed too hard because the strip of material started to come off.

I tried this on some hand made dishes my hubby bought. I love them but that Terra Cotta color scared me. It didn't return any lead. I then tried it on some old dishes my grandmother bought in Tijuana. She knew about the danger of lead content, but she swore on a good boiling with vinegar. By the time I inherited them I had read that the vinegar trick was bs so we didn't use them for cooking. I tried out the other pad on her dishes, omg so purple. My grandma was poisoning us at every family get together!

It might say #1 trusted brand, however it was anything but. The kit was dried out when I received it and was really only worth MAYBE $0.25 (if that!) It only included 2 small test strips and the other materials were dried out and seemed old. I am extremely disappointed. I've used LEAD test kits before, but I've never seen anything as poor of quality as this. And the worst part is that this isn't really a product you can return... it obviously didn't work, but if you use the strips, then what is there to return? It isn't worth the time or shipping costs to send it back! I wish I could get my money back on this because this was the biggest waste of $10 I have ever spent on Amazon. Typically, I trust Amazon for quality, but this failed in quality in a major way.

Great value. Easy to use and read results!

Ultimately the product worked but the test pads were minuscule! You are supposed to wipe for 2 minutes and they almost disintegrated in the process.

Well they seem to work. I tested two Corelle plates that have been in my family for eons and the pads turned pink. Also tested much newer Corelle plates and no lead was detected. Now I’m left to wondering how much brain damage I have from eating off these lead-laced plates all these years.

Super easy to use and accurate! I was able to use this on some of my kids toys that I wasn't super comfortable knowing the paint source. You moisten the small cotton swap with the solution and rub it on the toy. If it changes colors than it has lead if not it's safe. I am very thankful for this inexpensive little lifesaver!

I'm supposed to wet these tiny pads and rub them on a surface for 2 minutes. I'm supposed to "not overwet" but use 4 drops of water to activate them. Well, if I wet the pad with 4 drops, and then rub it on a surface, the pad starts disintegrating by 30 seconds in. I'm supposed to look for the orange color to know it's active, which shows up when I put the water on, but is gone after a little rubbing. Is it not active any more? Did I rub off all the testing stuff? They just don't give me confidence that I'm using them correctly or that they'd identify lead if I had it.

Easy to use and the results (if positive) are not subtle so you know for sure if there's lead.

Seem to work. However all my tests came back negative so I can't be sure, but it seem to be good

After 1 min it drys out and u don't get a reading!! Scam!

I found that home test kits aren't readily available in the UK, unless you find one in a specialist paint shop. There are plenty on sale on US websites, and I have bought other items from BIC WAREHOUSE on Amazon, so was happy to purchase and wait a few weeks. The delivery was fine and the product (I'm sure) is generally fine, but the description doesn't tell you that testing red paint for lead might be a problem - and this test is no use to me. It was only upon cutting the pack open and reading the instructions that I discovered this. In summary, if you are testing red paint, you will need to test the paint first using spirit vinegar (and a piece of kitchen towel should suffice) to see if the paint bleeds. If it does, the test is no good because the indicator for lead is that the strips turn red. If the paint doesn't bleed, you are okay to proceed with the test as any colour change can be attributed to the presence of lead. Do the spirit vinegar test first, and if the paint doesn't bleed, then you can order the test!

Worked well. Easy to cut up smaller to get more uses.