How do I remove latex paint from brick?
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an acid remover and a rain coat. It's a lot of work though.
Start with a wire brush. A lot will come off. For brick that has large crevices like old red brick, I used paint. My house had many previous owners and splashed a lot of white from painting windows. I wire brushed off a lot of it and the rest I painted over with red brick colored paint. I bought a very small sample jar from Home Depot and from a short distance you could not tell. Made a nice update from the ugly splash marks of white.
Hi Ann, you can use a wire brush, and paint thinner, it should clean up quite well, hope this helps you out
https://www.hunker.com/12002587/how-to-take-white-paint-off-red-brick
Time-consuming but worth it! This may help: https://propaintcorner.com/paint-primer/interior-paint/how-to-remove-paint-from-brick/