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Originally Posted by whulsey
If you're in the US, unless its a 30+ year old bottle no lead. Except for some pigments (such as cadmiums) the main toxic materials are the thinners and solvents. Even then if you use care (see Air Dave's comments above) shouldn't be any problem. Being enamels once they're cured shouldn't be a problem even microwaving the cup.
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Metallic paints should probably not be microwaved. Our wedding china has a gold paint around the rim, and once I tried to microwave a plate. Sparks danced around the plate, and the gold finish darkened. Don't know about Testors metallic paints, but i wouldn't. Just sayin'.
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