Paint stripper old stone wall

L-M

Hi folks,

Looking for recommendations for a paint stripper for an old stone wall on a farm house shed.

Have tried all the other stuff, power hosing, scraping etc

My first go to was Nitromors but reading reviews they seemingly changed the recipe and it’s now awful.

Any ideas? It’s not being painted again

TheBoyConor

nitromors and stuff is metal and wood not masonry.

I would say wet sand blasting or something like that.

L-M

I’ve read a few different ones on Amazon (That don’t deliver to Ireland) and they seem to include Masonry?

omeara1113

Used a product years ago called peel away it was the best paint remover I have ever used i dont know if it's still on the market.it came in a 20 litre bucket with a red lid
great stuff

colm_mcm

Any idea what kind of paint it is.

L-M

colm_mcm wrote: »

Any idea what kind of paint it is.

Not a clue. I’m sure it’s a mixture of many emulsions

TheBoyConor

i'd go with the wet blasting as it'll clean loose crap and grime out of the wall as well as the paint. If you use the chemical stripping method then a) you still have to scrap or blast it all off, b) you will have a heavy exposure to whatever chemical you use. It isn't the healthiest. Wet blasting is just using inert harmless materials and because it is wet, there is little to no dust.

careless sherpa

TheBoyConor wrote: »

i'd go with the wet blasting as it'll clean loose crap and grime out of the wall as well as the paint. If you use the chemical stripping method then a) you still have to scrap or blast it all off, b) you will have a heavy exposure to whatever chemical you use. It isn't the healthiest. Wet blasting is just using inert harmless materials and because it is wet, there is little to no dust.

Can you rent out a machine for that or do you have to get a contractor

TheBoyConor

You could probably rent it. But you might be as well off getting someone hwo knows how to do it.

tabby aspreme

Give Conservation Technology on Davitt Road a call , they sell all kinds of paint stripper, that cannot be got in regular hardware shops

listermint

If you were just using a conventional domestic car washing pressure washer then it won't work all the time for this sort of stuff.

I'd rent an industrial one . Probably petrol powered and go again. Chemicals are nasty nasty and you'll have to pressure wash down anyway again