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UK General Cleaning Forum => General Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: ronnie paton on October 23, 2009, 07:35:53 pm

Title: need help with removing paint from brick.....
Post by: ronnie paton on October 23, 2009, 07:35:53 pm

i need to remove some paint from brick work its 2 weeks old ad iv tried pressure washer and turbo nozzle but not budgeing much......i need a chemical that is eco friendly has its very close to gardens and shrubs.

any help appreciated

Title: Re: need help with removing paint from brick.....
Post by: Andy Foster on October 23, 2009, 08:13:57 pm

Steam is the way if you can as you won't need any chemicals at all.
If no, then Tensid do a 'non-harmful' paint remover.  It's expensive but does the job.

Title: Re: need help with removing paint from brick.....
Post by: ronnie paton on October 23, 2009, 08:25:51 pm

thanks andy

Title: Re: need help with removing paint from brick.....
Post by: Rob_Mac on October 23, 2009, 09:54:38 pm

Ronnie

Just got back from a busy week in Kent & Berkshire. Ive got the steam machines if you want to work together.

Rob ;D

Title: Re: need help with removing paint from brick.....
Post by: trevor perry on October 23, 2009, 10:03:34 pm

it depends on the type of paint steam will not move some types and you will deffinately need chemical as mentioned tensid do a remover and so do graffittihotline

Title: Re: need help with removing paint from brick.....
Post by: Rob_Mac on October 23, 2009, 10:05:41 pm

Ive also got the chemicals sitting in our unit!!

Rob ;D

Title: Re: need help with removing paint from brick.....
Post by: joe.b on October 23, 2009, 10:06:04 pm

if its a big enough job we could help you out with a low pressure blasting system that will take the layers of paint of without damaging anything

Title: Re: need help with removing paint from brick.....
Post by: Andy Foster on October 23, 2009, 10:06:41 pm

The only type I have come across that steam will not remove is distemper which hasn;t been used for years and this is only a couple of weeks old so shouldn't be a problem.

The only chemical I would take is a ghost remover... just in case.

A

Title: Re: need help with removing paint from brick.....
Post by: ronnie paton on October 24, 2009, 10:51:26 am

its only a mall area couple of hours work.

It was done by the painter on some apparments who dropped the tin, it was water based masonary paint.

Thanks rob and joe but its only a small area.

Title: Re: need help with removing paint from brick.....
Post by: cleaner-exteriors on October 28, 2009, 04:43:13 pm

I remove all types of graffiti with low pressure and chemicals, use graffitihotline there chems are all approved by local authorities, there very good

Title: Re: need help with removing paint from brick.....
Post by: ronnie paton on October 28, 2009, 07:55:23 pm

rang tensid and the price of the stuff i need is £8.50 per litre but they only sell in 20 litres :o dont think i can jusify paying that uch would prob not even use a litre