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Removing paint from brick
Posted on 6/14/16 at 4:21 pm
Posted on 6/14/16 at 4:21 pm
Anyone have any experience removing paint from brick? I hear it's a huge pain in the arse, but I have this 1,200 sq ft rental that I want to remove the paint off the exterior brick of the whole house.
From research, it seems there are DIY kits where you apply a paste to the brick, then a sticky sheet, and then peel off the existing paint. Im conflicted bc it's such as small home and might not be hard, but it looks like a hassle, and Im wondering if Im better off paying someone to do it.
Anyone have any experience, one way or another?
From research, it seems there are DIY kits where you apply a paste to the brick, then a sticky sheet, and then peel off the existing paint. Im conflicted bc it's such as small home and might not be hard, but it looks like a hassle, and Im wondering if Im better off paying someone to do it.
Anyone have any experience, one way or another?
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Posted on 6/14/16 at 4:23 pm to GynoSandberg
Sounds like a complete waste of time and or money
Posted on 6/14/16 at 4:24 pm to GynoSandberg
I wouldn't even bother doing it. It's a PITA for sure. Brick is porous and absorbs paint so trying to get all of the paint off is nearly impossible. I tried it on an inside fireplace and gave up and repainted the whole thing.
Posted on 6/14/16 at 4:34 pm to The Last Coco
all i needed to hear, gents 
Posted on 6/14/16 at 4:42 pm to GynoSandberg
if anything paint it a different color. i can imagine paint is hard to get out of mortar. i would think blasting or grinding would be the only way to go.
Posted on 6/14/16 at 5:15 pm to GynoSandberg
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Anyone have any experience, one way or another?
Better grab a Snickers.
Posted on 6/14/16 at 6:08 pm to GynoSandberg
The only thing I've ever heard was pressure washing it, but then you run the risk of blowing the grout it.
Posted on 6/14/16 at 6:15 pm to GynoSandberg
I heard it was impossible, but for rental they'll have to live with it.
Posted on 6/14/16 at 6:26 pm to GynoSandberg
I have used aircraft paint stripper followed by a pressure washer to do it to old bricks, but they were on the ground
Posted on 6/14/16 at 7:47 pm to The Last Coco
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It's a PITA for sure. Brick is porous and absorbs paint so trying to get all of the paint off is nearly impossible. I tried it on an inside fireplace and gave up and repainted the whole thing.
Exactly this. Had the same experience. Wife wanted to remove the paint from fireplace. Was impossible. Ended up repainting
Posted on 6/14/16 at 7:59 pm to Chris4x4gill2
I know yours was inside, but did you try a wire wheel?
Posted on 6/14/16 at 8:43 pm to Hammertime
An older house we lived in growing up had this done to it. It was sandblasted and it left these small pock marks in the brick. Not worth the effort.
Posted on 6/15/16 at 7:30 am to TU Rob
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It was sandblasted and it left these small pock marks in the brick.
We used walnut shell media on a cinder block building. Stripped paint well with no discernible damage to the blocks. However,we repainted to match the house after cleaning it up.
Posted on 6/15/16 at 7:32 am to TU Rob
All these new houses going up with white-painted bricks will eventually look dated and generic. Then what?
Posted on 6/15/16 at 8:00 am to The Last Coco
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Brick is porous and absorbs paint so trying to get all of the paint off is nearly impossible
this
Posted on 6/16/16 at 4:32 pm to Jester
Paint them a different color
Posted on 6/16/16 at 4:47 pm to GynoSandberg
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Anyone have any experience removing paint from brick? I hear it's a huge pain in the arse, but I have this 1,200 sq ft rental that I want to remove the paint off the exterior brick of the whole house.
From research, it seems there are DIY kits where you apply a paste to the brick, then a sticky sheet, and then peel off the existing paint. Im conflicted bc it's such as small home and might not be hard, but it looks like a hassle, and Im wondering if Im better off paying someone to do it.
I would rather re-brick the house myself than try to remove the paint.
Posted on 6/16/16 at 5:08 pm to Jester
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All these new houses going up with white-painted brick
Every time I see one of these go up I have to scratch my head. I'm cool with painting brick if the brick is ugly, but to deliberately build it that way??
Posted on 6/16/16 at 5:18 pm to gorillacoco
Yeah there is a brand new house in the neighborhood behind me ($350k house) with white brick. Sticks out like a very sore thumb.
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