removing paint off painted Bricks possible?

[abc]

does it come out well? bricks are porous, I would think it'd be a hell of a job to be able to remove paint off a Brick wall is it possible or needs to be done professionally with blasting equipment.

 

[PlatinumGold]

"removing painted Bricks possible?" is not the same as removing paint off bricks.

 

removing painted Bricks possible?

What, exactly, do you want to remove? The bricks, or the paint? Your title suggests you want to remove the bricks themselves. Removing painted bricks isn't any more difficult than if they weren't painted.

 

Originally posted by: PlatinumGold
"removing painted Bricks possible?" is not the same as removing paint off bricks.

Seriously...I should make a post titled, "Removing flooded basement possible?" and then inside the post talk about getting the water out of my basement.

 

[BlueWeasel]

Apparently, not very easy

 

[Mandos]

Maybe a really powerful powerwasher?


Maybe not

 

[abc]

Originally posted by: jumpr

removing painted Bricks possible?

What, exactly, do you want to remove? The bricks, or the paint? Your title suggests you want to remove the bricks themselves. Removing painted bricks isn't any more difficult than if they weren't painted.

uh i typed too fast i know

 

[earthman]

Sandblaster

 

[badmouse]

Back when I lived in NYC and bare brick walls were all the rage, I took the paint off a wall. Used some kind of special solution with a name like "brick wall paint remover" and did a little bit at a time, slopped the stuff on, waited, took a wire brush and scrubbed. Took a long, long time, but it looked good at the end.

 

[abc]

yeah, I see...

I'm trying to remove it off a fireplace... you applied it all over just once, and then 1 scrub job? or did you have to redo it....


and do you remember how much per bottle/can of this stuff?

 

[Kelemvor]

Was going to suggest a pressure washer until you said Fireplace. Assuming it's an indoor fireplace a pressure washer would be bad. And any pressure type things have a chance of removing large chunks of the bricks too.

What do you want the end result to be? You could just paing them a different color or grout over them to make them look more like bricks again. Good Luck.

 

[Homerboy]

I have a 60yr old red brick house with all wood, white trim... the previous owner(s) must have either been dumb, blind, lazy or the worlds worst painters becuase EVERYWHERE around the trim they over painted onto the brick.

You cant see it from the road or at first glance, but it certainly is there, and its everywhere... pisses me off to no end. I've tried industrial strenght paint strippers of evry damn flavor and color with a wire brush, pressure washers, you name it. That sh!t doesnt budge. I couldn't imagine doing an entire fireplace. It just would be a monumental task I would think.

I have an inside wall that is part of an addition that they paitned white... about 300 times too I think the stuff is so think... I would LOVE to get it natural brick back.

Thats why I shutter whenever I see a brick house that has been painted or when on those home redecorating shows they paint the fireplaces or generally screw with the brick... its just so evil.

Anyways, if you have any luck short of repainting PLEASE let me know. This trim crap on the outside of my house is driving me nuts!

 

[Description]

Paint over it.

 

[badmouse]

The special solution was the key - I don't know what was in it, but it was some kind of specialized stuff, expensive and it took a lot for a whole wall. Also, it didn't get all the paint off, left it with some in the nooks and crannies, and the instructions said to stop scrubbing with the wire brush when you were getting more brick than paint off.

If I can find out what that stuff is, I'll let you know. It's been a while.

 

[Homerboy]

Originally posted by: badmouse
The special solution was the key - I don't know what was in it, but it was some kind of specialized stuff, expensive and it took a lot for a whole wall. Also, it didn't get all the paint off, left it with some in the nooks and crannies, and the instructions said to stop scrubbing with the wire brush when you were getting more brick than paint off.

If I can find out what that stuff is, I'll let you know. It's been a while.

So what is, or where do I find this "magical pixie dust"?

 

[Armitage]

I'd probably start with a sandblaster to remove the bulk of it, then move on to the chemical stuff for the nook-n-crannies. How old do you suspect the paint is. Sand blasting is a bad idea if it's lead based paint.