Best way to remove paint?

geek84

Good Morning folks

My garage is painted black and white, but now I want to repaint it with all white.
Shall I paint a few coats of white to cover the parts where it is painted black or shall I remove the black paint first? If it is better to remove the paint, then can someone suggest the best and cheapest way to remove the black paint?
Thanks in advance for your responses.

cyclonebri1

to adversely quote the Rolling Stones," paint it White":A:A:A

BarbaraJMcAnally

cheap way yet tedious method would be to use a wire brush to clean the walls. Make sure you place cloths on the floor to catch drops of paint. scrape walls to remove chipped paint and then sand it. You can also buy paint stripping gels, this method is way simpler.

dominoman

No need to remove the old paint. Much easier to paint over it.

Just take a wire brush and get rid of any loose flaking paint. Everything else you can paint straight over.

If there are any areas of bare plaster or bare brick after you've removed the loose stuff then "prime" those areas using your white paint mixed 30-50% with water. It will soak in nicely, and once it has dried you can apply your normal top coat. Easy peasy

geek84

Thanks Folks

Any further suggestions greatly appreciated.