More than 50 families across the country have lost loved ones to the deadly chemical methylene chloride. Drew Wynne died stripping paint from a floor at his small business using a product he purchased at Lowe’s. Kevin Hartley died after stripping a bathtub for his family’s contracting business. The list goes on and on. But Lowe’s has refused to take paint strippers containing methylene chloride off store shelves.

Lowe’s has also refused to stop selling paint strippers containing another toxic chemical called N-Methylpyrrolidone (NMP). This chemical can impact fetal development and can even cause miscarriage or stillbirth from just one day of exposure.

Will you take a minute to call Lowe’s customer service to tell them to stop selling deadly paint strippers? Here’s how:

1. Call Lowe’s customer service at (800) 445-6937 then press 4 then 1 to provide feedback to a representative.

2. You can use these talking points (or if you want to learn more first, check out our fact sheets on methylene chloride and NMP or this list of products sold by Lowe's containing these chemicals). Please feel free to put it in your own words.

• I’m concerned that Lowe’s sells paint strippers containing the toxic chemicals methylene chloride and NMP.
• These chemicals can be really dangerous. Methylene chloride can kill someone using it in a matter of minutes. NMP can cause miscarriage or stillbirth.
• I want to trust that the products I buy from your company are safe. Please stop selling these products and any others that are dangerous to the health of your customers.

3. Tell us that you made a call by filling out this form. That will help track our collective impact.