Masonry paint nightmare, please help.

[thefullshilling]

Hi, this is the first time i've posted on here so please dont be to harsh lol. Ive been painting my dads house with a blue masonry paint and a few days ago I was trying to paint above the porch, when suddenly the ladders gave way, throwing me down on to the patio, the paint can came with me aswell, leaving my foot broken and the patio splattered in masonry paint.

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Can anyone give me advice or any help whatsoever removing this stuff? Any help much appreciated. Thanks.

 

[maltaron]

If you had washed it off before it dried (I know, difficult with a busted foot) it would have come away with water. I don't know what will shift dry masonry paint/ emulsion. There is no solvent. You could try scrubbing with hot soapy water or pressure washing which may take the surface off the slabs. The last resort (and maybe cheapest) will be to replace the slabs. Good luck for your recovery.

 

[1john]

turn the slabs over once your foot is better

 

[thefullshilling]

thanks for the replies guys. The old man did try to wash it off as soon as it had happened, but theproblem was it was such a hot day that it had dried within minutes. Weve already tried a pressure washer, but to no avail. Not sure about turning them over as theyre cemented underneath. have been thinking aboutbuying a flapdisc for the disc cutter and sanding them down. Only problem is it will leave a really smooth marble like surface.

 

[wotan]

Try a blowlamp / propane torch, this might burn and soften the paint, so it can be scraped off.

Wotan

 

[phatboy]

you could get it sand / ice blasted.... the former would be very messy, the latter quite expensive.....

 

[nickdsjnk]

you may be able to do yt with a needle gun on an air compressor. Otherwise get a local shot blaster in.

 

[dadsdiy]

I got some masonary paint on my stone slabs not long ago, i managed to remove it using a wire brush and soapy water as the jet wash didn't shift it. You can also buy cupped wire wheels that fit onto a small angle grinder to make the job easyer/quicker! Ther very expensive from d.i.y stores but alot cheaper on the internet.

Only trouble is it cleaned the slab so well that the others look dirty now lol but i think i'll just leave it to weather with time rather than scrub about 20 square metres of slabs

Hope this helps u out in some way

 

[thefullshilling]

Thanks for all your replies people. Sorry I havent commented sooner but my internets been down for a while (aswell as SKY+). The old man is thinking of painting all of the slabs, but ive told him this will mean youll have to continuosely paint them in future (or am I wrong?). Since then I've tried wire brushes, propane torches and just about everything else, but the wire wheel sounds good! Ill let u know how I get on. Once again thanks for all your help!

 

[Terry lambert]

I don't know if it will work but what about a wall paper steamer to penetrate and loosen it and then straight away wash with plenty of water and wire brush, patch by patch.

Patio cleaner left to soak?

 

[smeghead12]

Hi, this is the first time i've posted on here so please dont be to harsh lol. Ive been painting my dads house with a blue masonry paint and a few days ago I was trying to paint above the porch, when suddenly the ladders gave way, throwing me down on to the patio, the paint can came with me aswell, leaving my foot broken and the patio splattered in masonry paint.

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Can anyone give me advice or any help whatsoever removing this stuff? Any help much appreciated. Thanks.

NITROMORS PAINT REMOVER ,OR BRUSH RESTORER WHICH IS A WEEK NITROMORS MIX , OR GRAFITTI REMOVER PLUS A PRESSURE WASHER WILL SHIFT IT , THEN IF YOU WANT AN EVEN SHADE ALL OVER AGAIN - CLEAN THE WHOLE LOT WITH WATERED DOWN BRICK ACID AND WASH OFF , TONY

 

[HalifaxRoofer]

Was reading through the thread and came to Tonys post - pretty much what I was going to suggest.

Graffiti remover, then brick acid on the entire paving to keep it all the same colour/shade.

 

[phatboy]

Was reading through the thread and came to Tonys post - pretty much what I was going to suggest.

Graffiti remover, then brick acid on the entire paving to keep it all the same colour/shade.

3 months later. Please, everyone let this thread die now