1.   For the initial paint removal, that contractor used a high-pressure water gun where old-fashioned scraping would have been more appropriate, Lustbader said.

2.   Otherwise paint removal will have to be done on site.

3.   The EPA now views lead paint removal or treatment as a priority, said Ronald Scott, a lawyer representing the Houston and Spring Branch districts.

4.   The paint removal will be tedious and difficult.

5.   Sodium gluconate is used to clean metal and glass in bottle washing, food service and utensil cleaning and paint removal.