[luther1]

I've been asked to give a quote (if poss) to try and remove gloss paint which has been thrown over a listed building. The house is bare brick and an old wooden front door. Plenty of it everywhere so i'm told. Any advice would be appreciated.

[BDCS]

Treat it like grafitti but the door will need to be repainted.

[luther1]

Daft question but do i obviously have to get some grafitti remover? I'm a window cleaner so this is new to me. Many thanks

[stalwart]

paramose paint stripper,low pressure with a bit of heat if poss,the door,well like BDCS says it'll need repainting if its painted already,if its a bare door your'll have to clean all of it,you may end up bleaching it though.
Get some pics and pop em on here

[luther1]

Many thanks,when i view the job i'll take some pics

[Roger Oakley]

You might want to find out what the mortar is made of between the bricks before just hitting this with a pressure washer seeing as it is a "listed building"
It might well be worth passing this on to someone with the right equipment and expertise, as if it goes wrong, it could be expensive.

[stalwart]

True,that where low pressure and heat comes in,also with the right paint release agent,i do a lot of external coatings removal the trick is not to put that nozzle to close also start from the bottom and work up

[lesterM]

The old  mortar will probably be  lime  , as it got black flakes in it.? Gloss paint will not stick to it and will fall off when fully hardened, and the wind blows . You can speed it up with a soft nail brush, gently !
For the bricks , use slow release graffiti pads, plastic scraper and wet sponge, brick at a time.

[stalwart]

The old  mortar will probably be  lime  , as it got black flakes in it.? Gloss paint will not stick to it and will fall off when fully hardened, and the wind blows . You can speed it up with a soft nail brush, gently !
For the bricks , use slow release graffiti pads, plastic scraper and wet sponge, brick at a time.

Its not only found on a farm you know