Whitewash Removal
Mark Boardman
down to the bare brick, on cellar walls? I was told the only way was
to chip it off with a hammer and cold chisel - but that's going to
take ages...
Cheers,
Mark
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Mark Boardman
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John Williams
In article <7s8f7sgdf3vhnodvj...@4ax.com>,
Mark Boardman <ma...@boardman.f9.co.uk> wrote:
> Can anyone suggest the best way to remove several layers of whitewash,
> down to the bare brick, on cellar walls?
I hired a needle gun from a hire shop.
Makes loads of dust, takes lots of time, leaves bricks nicely distressed
for a rustic finish.
Haven't sealed mine yet. Doubtless someone else knows how.
Lovely effect, though!
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Simon Avery
Hello Mark
MB> Can anyone suggest the best way to remove several layers of
MB> whitewash,
MB> down to the bare brick, on cellar walls? I was told the only way
MB> was
MB> to chip it off with a hammer and cold chisel - but that's going to
MB> take ages...
Needle-gun (other reply) is a good one, but would a wire brush on a
drill/angle-grinder do almost as good a job?
Need a face-mask though.
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John Williams
Simon Avery <SPAM.B.GO...@softhome.net> wrote:
> Needle-gun (other reply) is a good one, but would a wire brush on a
> drill/angle-grinder do almost as good a job?
No, I tried that!
> Need a face-mask though.
Of course! And goggles! And gloves! And a first-class laundry and personal
washing facility.
Mine was in the basement, and had to be sealed off, but I still have brick
dust up here in the computer room!
Bit messy!
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Simon Avery
Hello John
>> Needle-gun (other reply) is a good one, but would a wire brush on a
>> drill/angle-grinder do almost as good a job?
JW> No, I tried that!
Ach, well - worth a punt.
>> Need a face-mask though.
JW> Of course! And goggles! And gloves! And a first-class laundry and
JW> personal washing facility.
I cut some tiles with an angle-grinder last month. The garage is now
/covered/ in a fine brick dust; all my tools, spares, wood, the junk
that gets stuffed into the eaves - everything.
Richard Yates
ma...@boardman.f9.co.uk wrote:
> Can anyone suggest the best way to remove several layers of whitewash,
> down to the bare brick, on cellar walls? I was told the only way was
> to chip it off with a hammer and cold chisel - but that's going to
If it really is whitelash, use diluted hydrochloric acid with a
squirt of detergent in it. Buy a little first from the chemist,
unless you know someone who can get the stuff, & test it. If it
fizzes, go to a good BM & get some more. Watch out for splashes.
Wear long goggles, plastic gauntlets. Don't wear anything you'll
*ever* want to wear again. Keep plenty of water handy 'cos you
will get some on you, & you should wash it off when you can.
Richard.
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<r.j....@open.ac.uk> writes
>In article <7s8f7sgdf3vhnodvj...@4ax.com>,
> ma...@boardman.f9.co.uk wrote:
>> Can anyone suggest the best way to remove several layers of whitewash,
>> down to the bare brick, on cellar walls? I was told the only way was
>> to chip it off with a hammer and cold chisel - but that's going to
>> take ages...
>
>
>If it really is whitelash, use diluted hydrochloric acid with a
>squirt of detergent in it. Buy a little first from the chemist,
>unless you know someone who can get the stuff, & test it. If it
>fizzes, go to a good BM & get some more. Watch out for splashes.
>Wear long goggles, plastic gauntlets. Don't wear anything you'll
>*ever* want to wear again. Keep plenty of water handy 'cos you
>will get some on you, & you should wash it off when you can.
>
>
concentrated acid are extremely unpleasant.
>Richard.
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>Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
>Before you buy.
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Jon Rouse
>And dilute it BEFORE you take it into the cellar - the fumes from the
>concentrated acid are extremely unpleasant.
Remember to add the acid to the water (A to Z). Our chemistry teacher did it
the wrong way round and spent some considerable time in hospital having his
face rebuilt.
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Jon Rouse <rou...@nospam.postoffice.co.uk> wrote:
> Our chemistry teacher did it the wrong way round and spent some
> considerable time in hospital having his face rebuilt.
Them that can do, do..............
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Richard Yates
ma...@boardman.f9.co.uk wrote:
> Can anyone suggest the best way to remove several layers of whitewash,
> down to the bare brick, on cellar walls? I was told the only way was
> to chip it off with a hammer and cold chisel - but that's going to
> take ages...
If you are in a hurry, get a man in with a sand-blaster, they will
do the job in a day - it might cost you a few hundred, though. The
bricks will end up very clean!
Richard.
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