Resealable rigid walled container for use as paint chip sample collection containers, e.g. screw‐top
plastic centrifuge tube
Note: Resealable plastic bags are not suitable for holding and transporting dried paint chip samples
due to potential losses of paint chips during laboratory handling.
Steel or plastic measuring ruler ‐ metric only with millimeter and centimeter divisions
Cloths for cleaning purposes
White paper for making paper funnels (paint chip sample collection trays)
Masking and duct tape
Permanent (indelible)marking pen
Personal safety gear
Cutting and scraping tools:
o Sharp‐edged razor knife
o Single‐edged safety razor blades
o Pocket knife with locking blade
o Rigid blade paint scraper with extra blades
o Flexible putty knife
o Chisels
o Hammer
Flashlight
Trash bags
Plastic gloves, powderless
Sample Paint Chip Sample Collection Form (www.epa.gov/lead/pubs/paintchip.pdf)
