The frequency of paint flakes amongst their test population was found to be significantly lower than the Pearson et al. study [1]. It was suggested that the findings might have been influenced by the environment; the most common type of paint recovered appeared to have originated from the school itself. The more recent survey by Buzzini et al. [3] of crowbar and household paints in burglary cases addressed the range of colours likely to be encountered on crowbars, and the paint transferred between crowbar and scene as a result of forcing a painted surface. Their data are not comparable with the survey presented herein as Buzzini et al. [3] did not consider the transfer of paint to clothing.