I have a 50 year old home and the white paint on the siding of the second story has ';chalked'; and run onto the brick of the first story. I'm having my house resided and I want to remove the chalk. Please help, power washing is not working!How can I remove paint from brick? Power washing did not work.?
You can scrub it off with a stiff wire brushHow can I remove paint from brick? Power washing did not work.?
I empathize and can relate. I never cease to be dumbfounded by anyone painting over NATURAL, and I paint nearly every day of my life, and hold with The Customer is Always Right,,,sigh.
Brick is porous and has voids even in the best Firings.
I suggest, although probably pricey, look into companies that do sand blasting.
Chemicals that will do the job, even under pressure will be adding toxins to an unstable planet. Water, even at 3500 PSI will probably not remove every trace, and may damage the brick and mortar.
On a modestly sarcatic note, your Q caused me to recall an OLD episode or ARCHIE BUNKER.
His home was Brick, and he was cajoled by a siding salesman with a photo light meter, that he needed siding, OVER the brick.
Steven Wolf
Just my two ';sense';
steam cleaning or sandblasting is your ways to go inquire locally as both should by professionals with scaffolding
If you find a wire brush too tedious, You might use a disc-shaped wire brush attachment that fits into your electric drill.
I'm hearing you can't get it off. What I would do is paint over it with some kind of impervious paint that wouldn't run.
a good solvent
spray with Easy Off oven cleaner... let it soak in a bit... then use a wire brush or a wire attachment on a hand held grinder...it worked for me
Try a wire brush or sand blasting.
Acid washing is probably the quickest and easiest answer. This is done with a pump sprayer and Muratic?? acid( whatever the bricklayers use to clean the excess mortar off the bricks), a brush, power washer and time.
Would you consider planting some climbing vines? This would simply hide your problem %26amp; it may take a few years for the vines to grow %26amp; creep, but it will add beauty while being fairly inexpensive.
Another option, although tedious, would be to use stripper.
