paint removal

I live in a 3 bed 1930s semi detached I got my house painted and the area on and below DPC was painted in Zinsser all coat. I am now trying to remove this paint so I can get it repointed in lime mortar and make it breathable. Then get a aco drain fitted due to floor level. I have used home...

Hi all, I have a detached garage built with single skin breeze/concrete blocks. The driveway slopes down so the garage below the adjacent roadway. When it rains, water seeps through the bricks below the DPM (which is about 700mm from the garage floor). There is a lot of water and results in a...

Hi there, I'm trying to paint the outside of my house and I've got to remove this old masonry paint. I've been scrubbing with a wire brush and scraping for hours and I've barely covered 10% of the bricks, and even then its just the outermost flakiest layers I've removed. Any tips how to get this...

Hi there We have had a pine staircase installed and it has had undercoat pre-applied - but we intended for it to be pre-oiled, not pre-primed for painting. Evidently some miscommunication went on! Is it too late for the undercoat to be removed and hard wax oil applied? I presume the options...

So I had some grand ideas to return my home to its former brick faced glory by removing the exterior pain which has been built up over 120 years. Initial trials with a DOFF system looked very promising but unfortunately it turns out that we just got lucky (or unlucky) with the trial patches and...

I’ve started stripping problem areas of paint off the wall - when we moved in a year ago we had a moisture problem due to external wall issue. External wall has been re rendered and insulated and is fine now. Problem I have is I’ve found under some of the emulsion there’s vinyl paint and some of...

Previous owner has used a very thick layer of paint on external pebbledash render. Over time, the paint has lifted away from the wall and in most areas a simple prod can crack the paint. I’ve started to use a wire brush and gentle tapping to crack and remove the majority of the paint. However...

I am trying to remove white paint from wooden beams (sanding and paint stripper) but there are so many cracks in the wood that I just can't get the paint out of. Any ideas? I could use epoxy but I think I would end up filling a large amount of the beam as it is covered in cracks. Could I...

Evening All I am researching external wall insulation and have learned so much from the posts so thank you to all who have contributed. I have an 1800 cottage which has been extended in the 1980's. Externally the cottage is painted white directly onto brick (no render) which is flaking off in...

Hello, I'm hoping you can give me some advice on removing paint from pine floorboards. I would like to remove various splodges of paint from some old oiled pine floorboards. I have attached some example photos. What would be the best way to do this? Is there a cleaner you'd recommend? If I...

The previous owmer was a pretty sloppy painter and all of our aluminium door handles have (emulsion) paint on them to varying degrees. Any suggestions on how to get it off without damaging the aluminium? It looks like there might be some sort of lacquer finish on them too. I've got 13 doors so...

Hi, I painted some outside walls yesterday and overnight it rained so the paint has run all over my brand new sandstone slabs. How do I sort this? It is currently raining/wet so should I wait til it's dry ( could be weeks) and try and scrub off the paint or maybe use a hose or jest wash to try...

Hi, Looking for a bit of advice about removing paint from a fence. The previous owners of our property painted both fence in Homebase Home of Colour Wild Willow paint. It is a waterbased, water proof paint with a waxy finish. I want to remove the paint as we don't like the colour but I am at...

Can you recommend (or even suggest) anyone in Herts/Bucks/Beds/Cambs that removes external paint? The previous owner of our house put this 1970s/1980s textured paint over the original smooth render and we'd like to get rid of it and just have paint over the smooth render. We would ideally do...

Hi, I've been looking through the forum for the last hour or so now and I'm still not sure about how exactly to repaint/restore my window sills (sandstone?). They are currently an off-yellow colour with many layers of paint with a few areas that are beginning to crack and peel in some places...

My partner has gone and painted a brand new chrome radiator with special radiator paint, without talking to me and I want it back to its original chrome finish. Is there any way of stripping off the radiator paint without damaging the finish underneath? Cheers!

Hello I've read lots of posts about not painting lead flashing as it will always lift and peel. Unfortunately I've inherited some already painted leadwork, so would like to know the best way to remove it so I can then oil once back to the lead. Thanks in advance, Graham

hi everyone. i have commissioned a professional painter and i am wondering if his work is of acceptable quality. i think theres too much paint stipple on a brand new plaster? what do you think? also shouldnt the skirting be better sanded? i took a couple of pics to show but not sure how clear...

Hi, I would appreciate any tips for removing dry emulsion paint from the visible metal surrounds of bathroom spotlights and silver chrome finished rads. Thanks