Wanting to update the exterior brick.
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Have you seen on this site as well as Pinterest how they water down latex white or cream color paint ( 1 part exterior latex house paint to 3 parts water) and using a wagner home decor size sprayer ($89.00) they spray it lightly on the exterior brick to lighten the brick color. It's very pretty and softens the brick a bit. I've seen it sponged on instead of spraying also. If it turns out to be to light, you'll be able to water down a color close to the original and redo it without sealing the brick. Best part is that they say you won't have any moisture problems like you would using the solid paint.
There's also something called a German wash or something like that. Good luck.