Taking Paint Off Brick Fireplace. As it turns out, there are tons of tutorials for painting your brick fireplace. You can certainly do this with pressure washing or sand blasting, but you have to be careful as you can damage the brick and adjacent materials.
If it won't come off with a pressure washer or paint stripper, you may need to have it sand blasted. I'm glad i didn't just sent it back without trying it first. To make sure your paint adheres and dries properly, you'll need to thoroughly clean the brick. To take spray paint off clothing you need stain stick!!
We started by taping off the brick right around the surround.
She initially wanted to paint the bricks white to match the built in bookshelf next to it, but her husband is a purist and prefers his brick au natural. Spray the fireplace brick with a 50/50 mixture of water and vinegar then use a rag to clean off any residue so the paint and adhesives can stick. Regular household paint does not stick well to bricks or stone, so you'll need to start off with a once you've got your grout lines and edges painted, take a roller designed for rough surfaces and roll the. Lay down a drop cloth to make clean up easier.
