How to Paint Brick?
My fiancee is thinking of buying a brick house. The brick is a weird yellow color that she does not like.
Is it possible to paint brick? How long would a paint job on brick last?
How would you do it? Would you need to spray it?
Is it possible to paint brick? How long would a paint job on brick last?
How would you do it? Would you need to spray it?
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You could get it media blasted to get the original brick look back. 0 -
Painting brick is tricky. It's texture lends itself to failure, especially at the bottom, near or at ground level.
Step one is to clean the whole house to remove as much loose particulate (dirt).
Step two is a quality masonry primer applied per directions.
Step three is to apply a quality top coat per dirctions. Repeat. Most paint warranty requires two coats. In this case it makes a huge difference in the life of the paint job. Use flat exterior if the brick is really rough. On heavy texture "sheens" tend to look splotchy.
Step four is to eliminate places water pools or spashes heavily on the brick. Cutting back bushes helps too.0 -
"You could get it media blasted to get the original brick look back."
I am not sure if I understand your advice. This brick has never been painted. It is just an ugly colored brick.0 -
Sorry, I miss read your post. I was thinking it was already painted. 0 -
...prep with the proper sand blast media. Then power wash thoroughly with "water only"
...OR, the cheaper, more elbow grease method...a bucket of TSP in water, and a stiff bristtle driveway broom...then HEAVY on the "water only" high pressure garden hose sprayer while scrubbing with a CLEAN brisstle Dway broom.
...Let brick dry for SEVERAL days.
...No need for a "special" primer of any kind, waste of money/time.
... Use a quality acrylic exterior paint, Apply one light to medium coat, let dry a solid day (dependent on humidity, may take an extra day or two)...around here in summer with it bone dry and 100+...a day will suffice.
...Apply a second heavy coat...and your done.
...NOTE: Oil base will not add any "time durability" to the paint job...only harder to clean up, and more $$$.
...If you want a "gloss" finish..you can buy "gloss" acrylic, no need to use oil base if you want a sheen (gloss) finish.
Gloss paint on an exterior will not get dirty as quick as a mat, or flat finish. REASON:? Flat/mat paints are "rough" to the touch, regardless of your prep, sanding etc. Gloss paint on the other hand is "smooth" to the touch. Dirt, dust etc tends to "stick" adhere to a "rough" surface easier than to a "smooth" surface....and when a gloss finish gets dusty/dirty...a hose rinses it off a LOT easier w/o hand scrubbing...as a matt finish may require.
...Half my family owns several large commercial/residential paint companies, so I know a "little" about which I speak.
...Keep in mind that painting brick, is basically the same as painting wood on the exterior...it is effected by weather as paint on wood is...and will last about the same time, depending on weather conditions, exposure to direct sunlight etc.
...AND! Brick will soak up paint like a sponge, all brick. The more porus the brick, the more it sucks it up....you may be surprised at how much paint it takes!...luck....[;)]
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You can put vinyl siding over it. 0 -
not trying to be a smart azz, but if she does not like the color don't buy it, painting it very well may hurt the resale value dramatically, and you will find yourself painting it every year 0 -
yellow like this picture?0 -
Don't do it! Once you do, you have to keep painting it over and over, and because it absorbs moister, it's worse than wood.
I've heard there is a method of epoxy painting brick that does well, but I don't have any experience with it.0 -
I went over this morning and scrutinized this brick. I was mistaken about this stuff.
This is not ugly brick. It is a very pretty red brick. When the house was built, some 45 years ago, they decided to get cute and try to make an antique looking brick. So, obviously the brick manufacturer took a batch of perfectly fine red brick and he added a coating to the one side to make them look antique. It looks to me like the manufacturer slopped on a layer of mortar. I picked at it with a knife, and it chipped away just as mortar would, so it is definitely not paint.
Anyway, some of the bricks have a thin coat of black mortar on them, some have a coat of white mortar.
What I am thinking of is, perhaps muriatic acid would work on this stuff. I could just hit the black and white ones with the acid, this is about 1/3 of the bricks on the house. Then I would have a nice red brick house.
Or, maybe catpealer has esp after all. I bet sand blasting would work.0 -
quote:Originally posted by allen griggs
I went over this morning and scrutinized this brick. I was mistaken about this stuff.
This is not ugly brick. It is a very pretty red brick. When the house was built, some 45 years ago, they decided to get cute and try to make an antique looking brick. So, obviously the brick manufacturer took a batch of perfectly fine red brick and he added a coating to the one side to make them look antique. It looks to me like the manufacturer slopped on a layer of mortar. I picked at it with a knife, and it chipped away just as mortar would, so it is definitely not paint.
Anyway, some of the bricks have a thin coat of black mortar on them, some have a coat of white mortar.
What I am thinking of is, perhaps muriatic acid would work on this stuff. I could just hit the black and white ones with the acid, this is about 1/3 of the bricks on the house. Then I would have a nice red brick house.
Or, maybe catpealer has esp after all. I bet sand blasting would work.
Sand blasting will round the corner and take off the glaze that helps the water proofing. The blasted brick will absorb water and make problems. Chipping would be the best bet.0 -
Hardiplank, you wont have to apint every 5 yrs 0
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