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Title: Gloss paint removal from outside pathway and brickwork..advice
Post by: Paul H on April 11, 2011, 06:19:10 pm

been asked by a friend (builder) regarding the removal of this.......any advice re products technique ...cost...welcome so i can advise him,

thanks

Title: Re: gloss paint removal from outside pathway and brickwork..advice
Post by: Griffus on April 11, 2011, 08:57:28 pm

If small volumes then we use an industrial paint stripper (nitromors equivalent).

Title: Re: gloss paint removal from outside pathway and brickwork..advice
Post by: Paul H on April 11, 2011, 09:01:25 pm

dont think its small.....sounds like some has crossed someone....and had paint chucked all over the door....door had been replaced....unlike the surrounding brickwork and path!

Title: Re: gloss paint removal from outside pathway and brickwork..advice
Post by: Roger Oakley on April 12, 2011, 02:20:48 pm

Cleaned one like this before, hot pressure wash and ezee strip from Tensid worked for me.

Title: Re: Gloss paint removal from outside pathway and brickwork..advice
Post by: Andy Foster on April 12, 2011, 08:44:34 pm

Does it look something like this?

(http://www.afsystems.co.uk/graffiti/images/wall1before.JPG)

Used steam and ghost remover and ended up like this.

(http://www.afsystems.co.uk/graffiti/images/wall1after.JPG)

Title: Re: Gloss paint removal from outside pathway and brickwork..advice
Post by: drive surgeon on June 06, 2011, 06:23:52 pm

how long did it take you andy?  i have a job like this to do this week. i need to get some chemicals, so it needs to be steam then? not just hot water? low pressure steam?

Title: Re: Gloss paint removal from outside pathway and brickwork..advice
Post by: drive surgeon on June 06, 2011, 06:25:12 pm

also can the stripper be used on the glass window as there is paint on glass window aswell?

Title: Re: Gloss paint removal from outside pathway and brickwork..advice
Post by: Andy Foster on June 06, 2011, 06:57:12 pm

For paint on glass use a glass scraper, its easier.

If I remember rightly this job took about 2 hours from starting to set up, to pulling away at the end of the job.  It also included another wall and the floor in the porch... also the concrete slab pathway leading to the house.

It was the hottest day of the year and in that porch I was enveloped in steam... nice!!!!

Title: Re: Gloss paint removal from outside pathway and brickwork..advice
Post by: drive surgeon on June 06, 2011, 07:13:20 pm

ok andy thanks. i found this wen searching older posts as i have an identical job by me!