of metals contamination in soils materials such as paint residues cleanup site wastes such as battery acids and slag wastes from smelters and incinerators are major lead sources there exists a demand for improved and less costly control methods of heavy metals from paint residues that allows for stabilization into stable non soluble form the present invention discloses a paint residue stabilization method through contact with stabilizing agents including monocalcium phosphate dicalcium phosphate tricalcium phosphate portland cement iron ferrous sulfate sulfides silicates ferric sulfate ferric chloride chlorides cement kiln dust lime kiln dust lime dolomitic lime quicklime hydrate lime phosphates phosphoric acid wet process phosphoric acid coproduct phosphate fertilizer superphosphates single superphosphates triple superphosphates phosphates complexed with chlorides iron and or aluminum and combinations thereof the preferred method of application of stabilizers would be within the osha containment structure and or paint residue collection device prior to discharge of residue into an accumulation tank and thus allowed under rcra as a totally enclosed in tank or exempt method of tclp stabilization without the need for a rcra part b hazardous waste treatment and storage facility permit s the stabilizing agents including monocalcium phosphate dicalcium phosphate tricalcium phosphate silicates sulfides carbonates portland cement iron ferrous sulfate ferric sulfate ferric chloride chlorides cement kiln dust lime kiln dust lime dolomitic lime quicklime phosphates superphosphates single superphosphates triple superphosphates phosphates complexed with chlorides iron and or aluminum and combinations thereof with the phosphate group including but not limited to wet process amber phosphoric acid wet process green phosphoric acid aluminum finishing coproduct blends of phosphoric acid and sulfuric acid technical grade phosphoric acid monoammonia phosphate map diammonium phosphate dap single superphosphate ssp triple superphosphate tsp hexametaphosphate hmp tetrapotassium polyphosphate dicalcium phosphate tricalcium.