I use a welder's respirator that I really like. Very lightweight - carbon filters - you can't smell paint through them.

I found out today the house was built in '32 or '34. I wouldn't be surprised if it does have asbestos here and there. The heating ducting in the basement is asbestos clad. People used to be wild about the stuff. Holy crap, the stuff we've surrounded ourselves with.

Lead paint, leaded fuel. Better living through chemistry.

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1986 300SDL, 362K
1984 300D, 138K