Stripping Paint from Brick

wdw2003

I have some old paint I'd like to strip from a brick garden wall, maybe only 4-6m2. I've read about Peelaway, which seems good but expensive at about £50 for the small amount I want to strip.

Would anything else do the trick? Blowtorch, maybe? I've tried a wire brush, but it's slow, painful and not very good.

crazyguy

http://www.restexpress.co.uk/acatalog/Peel_Away_1.html?gclid=CJ7-ufzLv6gCFYob4QodXB3ipg

http://www.biostrip.co.uk/about-biostrip?gclid=COH90JXMv6gCFQoZ4QodNQw_pQ

Theres 2 websites with it on

tanith

Have you tried with a jet washer , I found out quite by accident that it strips paint from my garden wall... oops!!!

asbokid

wdw2003 wrote: »

I have some old paint I'd like to strip from a brick garden wall, maybe only 4-6m2. I've read about Peelaway, which seems good but expensive at about £50 for the small amount I want to strip.

Would anything else do the trick? Blowtorch, maybe? I've tried a wire brush, but it's slow, painful and not very good.

What sort of paint is is, sweetheart? Emulsion or gloss? the type of brick is relevant too. Those bricks with a pressed fascia are a sod. i got stung for 300 hours of community service. Spent it cleaning grafitti and got some serious practice!!

What about hiring the kit for sand blasting?

wdw2003

Thanks folks. That Biostrip is cheaper, but I can't see how much I'd use. I'll look around their site.

Jet washer's a possibility, as I have a decent-ish one, but wasn't sure if it would work. Should try it first before I spend any money.

Paint is probably gloss, and is pretty old. The bricks are about 50 years old and bog standard. I gather sand-blasting would be bad for the brick face, and would probably be quite dear, but thanks anyway.

tanith

If the bricks are softish as some of mine were the jet wash does cause extra damage but the majority were fine that I 'accidentally' washed the paint off..