[onewhippedpuppy]

Originally Posted by Aragorn

I have painted a few houses over summer breaks and this is what I was told to do by the boss. Get a kit to test for lead based paint. If it comes back reading lead stop.

Don't fall for that nonsense. You can paint over lead based paint until the end of time and it won't hurt anything. If you need to scrape it, lay down tarps to collect the chips. Anything else is the result of too many lawyers and the occasional moron that let their child eat paint chips.

I'll cast another vote for the Home Depot Behr stuff. I hate HD, but it's damn good paint for the money. Don't cheap out on the paint, your longevity comes from prep work and using good paint. Endurance from Sherwin Williams is expensive but supposedly wears like iron.