My customer bought this brick lake house a year ago and is finally having me clean it for them. Previous owner painted the decorative shutters with them on the house. So the white paint got on the brick. What would be the best product to use without damaging or discoloring the brick/mortar? The house was built in 1960 and some of the mortar looks like it has previous "NO NO BLASTER" damage. (that was for you AC)
Have the homeowner take photo to home center or paint store and ask for recommendation and buy product. Let the homeowner try in one section and if they like the results, you can do the work. I think there will be some shading of the white left. You will spend too much of your time running around trying to clean this with probably not the results either of you like. In my opinion it is best not to try and do too much outside your area of expertise. They can always buy the next bigger shutter size.
Michael Derose said
Sep 19, 2013
A pressure washer would most likely take that off.
AC Lockyer said
Sep 19, 2013
Agree with Mike, sodium hydroxide as a paint remover and then 3,000 psi no, no, blaster.
AC
AC Lockyer said
Sep 19, 2013
AC Lockyer wrote:
Agree with Mike, sodium hydroxide as a paint remover and then 3,000 psi no, no, blaster.
AC
Funny I typed no, no, blaster before I finished reading your entire post.....funny.
AC
Chris Gunther said
Sep 19, 2013
A hot water pressure washer should remove the paint pretty easily. If a hot water washer isn't available, apply a paint stripper or sodium hydroxide, and pressure wash off after adequate dwell time. Repeat if necessary.
-- Edited by Chris Gunther on Thursday 19th of September 2013 09:17:56 PM
Chris Wegner said
Sep 20, 2013
Thank you everyone for the replies.....Ill give the sodium hydroxide a try.
My customer bought this brick lake house a year ago and is finally having me clean it for them. Previous owner painted the decorative shutters with them on the house. So the white paint got on the brick. What would be the best product to use without damaging or discoloring the brick/mortar? The house was built in 1960 and some of the mortar looks like it has previous "NO NO BLASTER" damage. (that was for you AC)
Kristofer
Have the homeowner take photo to home center or paint store and ask for recommendation and buy product. Let the homeowner try in one section and if they like the results, you can do the work. I think there will be some shading of the white left. You will spend too much of your time running around trying to clean this with probably not the results either of you like. In my opinion it is best not to try and do too much outside your area of expertise. They can always buy the next bigger shutter size.
AC
Funny I typed no, no, blaster before I finished reading your entire post.....funny.
AC
A hot water pressure washer should remove the paint pretty easily. If a hot water washer isn't available, apply a paint stripper or sodium hydroxide, and pressure wash off after adequate dwell time. Repeat if necessary.
-- Edited by Chris Gunther on Thursday 19th of September 2013 09:17:56 PM