Remove as much paint as you can without scratching the slate.
Remove paint from slate fireplace.
As far as rocks go slate is fairly porous.
The discoloration is where the brass doors had been.
A stained slate hearth can ruin the look of your fireplace and living room as slate is a porous type of rock that easily absorbs stains.
Keep slate clean by understanding the proper way to take.
Slate is a popular material in homebuilding used not only in fireplace surrounds but also in flooring countertops and backsplashes not to mention exterior walkways and walls.
There is a stone facade over block.
Be patient when.
Heat can also quickly remove paint from wood but not from stone.
There is a product in the uk called home strip which works really well i have used it to remove paint and varnish from stone fireplaces.
The mantel is the same material as the hearth.
If stripping paint from wood is tedious stripping it from a brick or stone fireplace can only be described as more tedious.
Holding a plastic scraper at a 45 degree angle remove paint from tile starting from an outside edge and working your way in.
I believe the mantel and hearth are slate.
We have used a stripper on the hearth and have had some succes.
Sand the mantel lightly with fine to medium grit sandpaper.
Be careful not to sand through the bottom most layer of paint as any.
If this us product is the same it should work and it is non toxic.
Stone facade over block hearth with some of the paint removed with a gel stripper.
If you re just trying to remove a few paint spatters heat scraping and slate safe solvents are all options but if you re.
Often it will lift off quickly in satisfying strips.
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.