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Painting Old Brick
Hi all,
I'm new to this forum and this is my first post. One of my three story (row house) apartments is in desperate need of a makeover. The brick is in reasonably good shape aside from the fact that it needs to be repainted. I did a search and nearly two years to the day I found a short thread on this topic. Unfortunately, the issue about what type of paint to use was never fully addressed. I am wondering if anyone out there has had an experience repainting old brick and if so, what coatings would you recommend? Thanks. Dick |
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Re: Painting Old Brick
Go to the paint store and tell them, they will give you the right product, and don't forget to hire a professional.
Edit to add: Hey Dick where did you go to the DIY forum? Last edited by Mr. Mike; 03-21-2009 at 04:49 PM. |
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Re: Painting Old BrickQuote:
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Re: Painting Old Brick
No we would like you to stay, we just get so many people that post only one time and we never see them again. Great to see you back.
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A bit abrasive.
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Re: Painting Old Brick
If you aren't a professional painter, how are you going through hundreds of gallons of paint a year?!?
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A bit abrasive.
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Re: Painting Old Brick
you are a dirty, and gross person.
good luck convincing anyone to hire a painter like you. you are ruining the image i have toiled to so hard to change, and you are single handedly going to destroy the painting industry. nice going...jerk.
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Hundreds of gallons = many buildings + not a slum landlord. Dick |
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A bit abrasive.
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Re: Painting Old BrickQuote:
yeah, business cards. who let this guy in?
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Re: Painting Old Brick
Mr. Dick,
You need a paint rep from a paint store to open an account for you and look at the surface and make a recommendation. We live all over the world and some paints may not work as good in some areas as they may others. A rep will help you with that. I use a porter paints product and every time I do a raw brick building I call my rep and he gets it ready. |
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Re: Painting Old Brick
So there you have it dick. Nobody knows the answer to your question on this forum so they're all flamin' you.
I haven't painted a whole lot of brick. I would be concerned with the surfactants (the white powder that can leech out the brick and mortar). I would pressure wash. Prime with a masonry primer and paint with a quality exterior grade paint. I'm sure I'm missing many of the nuances. I suppose you could get into measuring ph maybe water content of the brick yada yada. Now I'll get flamed for suggesting pressure washing (you'll blow out all the mortar) and who knows what all else. Use the right tip and the right touch and you will be fine with the pressure washer. |
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Re: Painting Old BrickQuote:
anyway - go with an elastomeric coating and apply the material at the specified film thickness. Dont skimp on material to save money. I like to use VIP Elastomeric paint - Thoroseal makes some good products too - Call BASF. Last edited by NAV; 03-23-2009 at 07:26 AM. |
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Re: Painting Old BrickQuote:
I think I am going to open an account with SW. There is one nearby. I haven't been waiting around for a definitive answer here. Not after some moak ask how I got in. I did a Google search and found that after prepping many guys go with a Zinsser’s 123 Acrylic primer and then two coats of a 100% acrylic paint. I won't cut corners on the paint because of the time involved prepping. An alternative is one of the elastomeric paints however, the price is at least 50% more and the coverage may be less. Plus it seems in the past, I have had problems with elastomeric paints. I can't remember if it was a humidity issue or the temperature in the late afternoon took a tumble. Just to be clear - you mentioned that you have covered raw brick. This brick has flaking red paint on it. The best I'll be able to do is pressure wash and scrape/sand but I'll never come close to getting it all off. Dick |
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Re: Painting Old BrickQuote:
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Re: Painting Old BrickQuote:
Thanks for posting on ContractorTalk.com. The Moderators of this forum would prefer if you post Do It Yourself related topics on our sister site www.DIYChatroom.com ContractorTalk.com is designed for professional contractor's to discuss issues and topics related to the construction and remodeling industries. Many of our professional contractors are also members at DIYChatroom.com and are looking forward to assist you with your needs. Please take a moment to post your question at www.DIYChatroom.com If your not already a member of DIYChatroom.com you can sign up for a free account by going to http://www.DIYChatroom.com/register.php/ We apologize for any inconvenience that this may have caused. This thread has been closed. |
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