Remove Paint From Brick Fireplace Surround

Paint a red brick fireplace a deep shade of matte blue.

Remove paint from brick fireplace surround.

Determining my course of action for removing the paint from my fireplace took hours of online research. I don t have any pictures on how to paint a brick fireplace but here s a great tutorial from sherwin williams that we basically followed. Fieldstone by benjamin moore. Paint has flaked on one small part so i can see the original terra cotta color.

The first step in painting a fireplace surround is to prepare the area properly whether you want to paint marble fireplace surrounds or those made from brick of stone. Natural stone and brick fireplaces can be damaged by some paint stripping tools and chemicals. Heat can also quickly remove paint from wood but not from stone. There s probably about 60 sq feet of brick surface since it spans a short wall.

Tools for my fireplace refresh. Hubs had no idea that when he was making fun of what i would say to narrate a video that i used his narration. Previous owners painted the brick fireplace surround and brick ledge of the hearth. After spending hours on google we concluded that removing paint from the fireplace was indeed possible.

When it has all lifted remove the rest of the paint from the brick with the putty knife. Applying dumond peel away to interior brick fireplace to remove paint. Mask the area around the fireplace surround with painter s tape. Make the fireplace the centerpiece to the room again by removing all the old paint to give it a clean natural look.

Remove paint from brick tastes change and fashions change so the white painted brick that looked so great ten years ago may seem a little dated now. Let it set for up to 30 minutes. If stripping paint from wood is tedious stripping it from a brick or stone fireplace can only be described as more tedious. Choosing a fireplace tile.

You definitely want to clean the bricks really well prior to painting. Here s how i restored this fireplace to its original beauty for just 300. But the easy fix painting the brick fireplace won out. When working outdoors you can avoid the tedium of stripping by using a sandblaster but that procedure is too invasive to use in your living room.

Carry out these key protection steps first. Remove everything surrounding the fireplace like screens and grates. Paint over spray and layers of paint that were purposely applied can be stripped away from the inner and outer surfaces of a fireplace. When the first coat of paint dries apply a color wash and then quickly wipe it off with a clean dry towel.

Using the applicator that comes with the soy gel paint remover apply it to your fireplace brick. The white paint on the light red brick looks terrible.