PAINT ON BRICK – how to remove??
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Happily I was on another job that day and avoided the ground wash, but Worker X descended a ladder, stuck his toe into an open gallon of white latex and spread the paint over a portion of a red brick patio.
Gotta love those days when you are lookin’ good in front of the homeowner. (This was not one of those days.)
Pressure washing has been tried. Several times. Including me, today. I was enjoined not to write my name in the patio with the 0 nozzle. Could not anyway. There is no loose dirt left there to write in.
Lean on a paint spot for a long time with the 0 tip and some of it might fade away. A bloom remains. Tried to see if some could be dug out. All I did was sharpen my pick. Paint stayed. It’s in the pores good.
Does anyone have a method of getting out paint that is really in?
H
The ToolBear
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Does anyone have a method of getting out paint that is really in?
I honestly believe it would be easier to get the bricks out (and flip them over)
I've seen it tried (remove paint from brick) a hundred different times, a hundred different ways. Never seen it completely removed.
J. D. Reynolds
Home Improvements
Passin' the award over to luka.
Edited 3/17/2009 10:48 pm ET by JDRHI
yup, flip them ..
I've seen it tried (remove paint from brick) a hundred different times, a hundred different ways. Never seen it completely [email protected]@@More permanent than death and taxes or a close second?The ToolBear
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how about a sandblaster coming in and hitting it with silica or soda?
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>>how about a sandblaster coming in and hitting it with silica or soda?
Silica sandblasting is abvsolutely wrong - it'll destroy the hard outer layer
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how about a sandblaster coming in and hitting it with silica or [email protected]@@That was under discussion, along with steam cleaning.If my memory serves, the remediators use ice for blasting (no cleanup) in fire cleanup. I think that will cut thru the top surface.The ToolBear
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Have you tried "Goof Off"?
Beat it to fit / Paint it to match
Have you tried "Goof Off"[email protected]@@I don't think that has been tried. Got some. Next time there...The ToolBear
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Take a brick to the paint store for a color match. Paint offending bricks to match.
Head over to the Old House Journal forum - there is a lot of expertise and experience there with this question.
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You might try acetone to break the resin down followed by water blast to work the particles out of the pores.
Worth a try. I see that no one has suggested steam.The ToolBear
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TB, iltpm didn't mention it, but I happen to know that he is a professional tile and carpet cleaner. Probably knows a bit more about the subject than most of us. BruceT
You may try using a P.O.G. (paint,oil,grease) remover, let it dwell then use an enclosed power wash tool at 1200 psi and as much tempature as you can get. Tile/grout cleaning tool. Not a lot of over spray, ( next to zero actually). Then call the paint manufacturer.
I need to send these to Dan, who's toe Did the Deed.So far, some sort of solvent treatment and HP water seems a line to pursue.The ToolBear
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