Paint On Brick

[acp]

Please can anyone tell me the best thing to get old dried on paint off rustic brick.

[Old_Geezer]

I'm no expert but I know you can ge acidic washes to remove stuff from brick surfaces. You may wish to check that out.

[bookbinder]

Try a Polycell chemical paint stripper. You daub it on with an old paint brush, leave it for the recommended amount of time, then wipe or scrape it off. That might do the trick.

[The Builder]

I think I would go for the paint stripper. It'll probably take more than one go though.
Or even a blowlamp to burn it off, then a good scrub to clean off the soot.

[Chipchopper]

If you Google 'Graffiti Remover' you will find a multitude of products mostly sprays, available, ranging from about £5.00 up to about £60.00.

One that's used by local authorities would probably be best.

[bookbinder]

acp, I know that you asked this question a long time ago, but I wondered if you had any success at getting the paint off? I've been faced with the same problem, and I've found a system that seems to work. Can you come back and tell us if you have cracked the problem (or not)?