[evil genius]

we have been approached to remove paint from brickwork on one side of a house.
the house is an old victorian property where one wall has been painted white and this needed removing.
the customer has requested a stripper is used and wants no type of sand blasting used due to the age of the bricks and not wanting any damage at all. the pointing is also a nhl mortar so will be very soft of even a light pressure wash would remove this mortar.

has anybody had success with a paint/spray on remover? the side of the house is 7m wide and 5m high so 35 square meters.

thanks.
ian

[Kenny83]

Make sure it's not white wash first mate

[evil genius]

do you mean whitewash as is the lime based paint?
is this a pain to remove?

the paint has a very glossy finish to areas and has peeled in places so im thinking its not a whitewash

[Kenny83]

do you mean whitewash as is the lime based paint?
is this a pain to remove?

the paint has a very glossy finish to areas and has peeled in places so im thinking its not a whitewash

Yes white wash as in the lime based paint, paint stripper won't touch it if it's white wash

[Matt Gibson]

We used to do this day in day out in London. If it is whitewash, the only way we got it off was grind the bricks. c@£t of a job.

If its normal paint, youll get it off with reasonable ease using a paintstripper. We used DCM based strippers, but refer to the other paintstripping post for legalities. You can still buy it, and you will need full ppe and mask everything up, watch out for splashes when your jetting it off, and the clean up is a bitch!

[Kev Martin]

Possibly one for Robs new system???


Kev Martin
Tiling Logistics Ltd

[Blast Away]

We used to do this day in day out in London. If it is whitewash, the only way we got it off was grind the bricks. c@£t of a job.

If its normal paint, youll get it off with reasonable ease using a paintstripper. We used DCM based strippers, but refer to the other paintstripping post for legalities. You can still buy it, and you will need full ppe and mask everything up, watch out for splashes when your jetting it off, and the clean up is a bitch!

I won't do them anymore mate. More trouble than they're worth. However yet to fully try this eco stripper stuff. Used some on graffiti the other week. Needs a good knocking up in the drum and leave on for a while.

[Matt Gibson]

We used to do this day in day out in London. If it is whitewash, the only way we got it off was grind the bricks. c@£t of a job.

If its normal paint, youll get it off with reasonable ease using a paintstripper. We used DCM based strippers, but refer to the other paintstripping post for legalities. You can still buy it, and you will need full ppe and mask everything up, watch out for splashes when your jetting it off, and the clean up is a bitch!

I won't do them anymore mate. More trouble than they're worth. However yet to fully try this eco stripper stuff. Used some on graffiti the other week. Needs a good knocking up in the drum and leave on for a while.

Which eco stripper stuff is that mate? The paramose stuff?