Scraping your paint away 1.
Take paint off brick fireplace.
Unstable brick is not good building material and you definitely don t want it in your home.
Tips if you plan to strip paint off brick fireplace just use soygel it worked amazingly well and not having to use gloves or a mask for this 27 hour project was amazing.
Once you ve waited at least 30 minutes peel the sheets.
Apply a thick coat with a disposable paintbrush in.
There should be a thick layer of gel on each brick.
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This is how i managed to get some really disgusting old green paint 30 years off the brick work on the front of a house.
Peel the plastic sheets off of the brick and discard them.
With your sheets removed grab a putty knife paint scraper or chisel.
Some people recommend sandblasting or pressure washing brick to remove the paint.
Experiment with the set time for the gel.
How to remove paint from a fireplace step 1.
If you ve used paint stripper to remove paint from a brick surface and traces of paint still remain use vinegar to remove the paint residue.
This could result in needing to repair the brick or replace it completely.
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So we put a paste on the brick and covered it with plastic.
Smear a quarter sized dab of the paint removing paste on an inconspicuous paint covered section of the fireplace.
Reapply more paint stripper.
Use a lot of gel per brick.
Cover all the surrounding areas on the wall and floor for at least two feet in every direction using painter s.
However this typically ends up damaging the surface of the brick and mortar.
A gel paint stripper for brick like soygel or citristrip can be used to remove paint from the surface while also containing any lead particles.