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Removing paint from brick? ? ? Ray 07-17-2007
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Posted by Ray on July 17, 2007, 7:12 pm
We have a brick hearth which was speckled with paint droppings many years
ago.

I've done everything I can think of to get the drops out -- scraping,
scrubbing, even used paint remover. But nothing works. I think the paint has
seeped deep into the brick.

Any suggestions welcome.




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Posted by Don Phillipson on July 17, 2007, 7:24 pm

> We have a brick hearth which was speckled with paint droppings many years
> ago. I've done everything I can think of to get the drops out -- scraping,
> scrubbing, even used paint remover. But nothing works. I think the paint
has
> seeped deep into the brick.
>
> Any suggestions welcome.

There are no such suggestions. Brick is so porous
any paint that sticks to it becomes irremovable except
by scraping.

--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)



Posted by Doug Miller on July 18, 2007, 7:48 am
> Brick is so porous
>any paint that sticks to it becomes irremovable except
>by scraping.
>
That's not true.

1. In my first house, some knucklehead previous owner had painted over a brick
fireplace. Four applications of methylene chloride-based paint remover
(ZipStrip brand specifically) removed _every_trace_ of paint.

2. Three blocks south of where I live now, some idiot had years ago painted an
entire brick house. The current owner had it sandblasted just last week, and
(from the street, at least) you can't tell it had ever been painted.

3. I would find it entertaining to watch you trying to scrape paint off of a
brick.

--
Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.

Posted by Frank on July 18, 2007, 1:56 pm
Doug Miller wrote:
>> Brick is so porous
>> any paint that sticks to it becomes irremovable except
>> by scraping.
>>
> That's not true.
>
> 1. In my first house, some knucklehead previous owner had painted over a brick
> fireplace. Four applications of methylene chloride-based paint remover
> (ZipStrip brand specifically) removed _every_trace_ of paint.
>
> 2. Three blocks south of where I live now, some idiot had years ago painted an
> entire brick house. The current owner had it sandblasted just last week, and
> (from the street, at least) you can't tell it had ever been painted.
>
> 3. I would find it entertaining to watch you trying to scrape paint off of a
> brick.
>
Any solution to washing soot off white brick (cement bricks) fire place?
Frank

Posted by Doug Miller on July 18, 2007, 2:20 pm

>Any solution to washing soot off white brick (cement bricks) fire place?

Washing soda -- NOT baking soda -- works wonders on soot on glass fireplace
doors; worth a try on brick.

Mix a cup of washing soda in a gallon of warm water, and start scrubbing. Wear
rubber gloves, though -- if you don't, you will rapidly become aware of the
exact location of every nick, scratch, and hangnail on your hands and fingers.
Won't do any real damage unless you get it in your eyes, but it does sting.

You can find washing soda on the laundry detergent aisle in many grocery
stores, usually next to the borax. Not sure where you are; here in
Indianapolis, I get it at Kroger. Two dollars and change for a 3-pound box.




--
Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.

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