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12-20-2007, 12:04 PM
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Painting over painted exterior brick
What is the best method to paint over exterior brick paint. My exterior brick has been painted and it needs repainting. Do I just power wash and paint away? Is there specific paint that should be used. 
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12-26-2007, 08:55 PM
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remodeling pro
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Painting over painted exterior brick
If the existing paint is still holding ok, you should be able to power wash and repaint. Chances are the power washing is going to knock a few spots off, so be prepared to spot prime a little. If the old paint is chalking, it is best to reprime before painting or the new paint will not adhere very well. Best advice is to go to a real paint store, like Benjamin Moore or Sherwin Williams, and follow their advice. Stay away from Home Depot and Lowes paint dept.
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12-27-2007, 07:10 AM
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paper hanger and painter
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Painting over painted exterior brick
like Benjamin Moore or Sherwin Williams, and follow their advice. Stay away from Home Depot and Lowes paint dept.
Good advice 
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01-01-2008, 11:39 PM
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Chicagos Green Contractor
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Painting over painted exterior brick
behr might make it a year with out flaking off on the exterior, great advise to use the same paint professionals use.
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07-25-2009, 11:31 PM
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Painting Company, NY
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Painting over painted exterior brick
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Originally Posted by troubleseeker
If the existing paint is still holding ok, you should be able to power wash and repaint. Chances are the power washing is going to knock a few spots off, so be prepared to spot prime a little. If the old paint is chalking, it is best to reprime before painting or the new paint will not adhere very well. Best advice is to go to a real paint store, like Benjamin Moore or Sherwin Williams, and follow their advice. Stay away from Home Depot and Lowes paint dept.
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I agree, stay away from home depot and lowes. There employees are not properly trained. I am a professional painting contractor in NY. Power wash the surface, clean with tsp, scrape any loose paint, let surface dry, prime with a masonry primer that's 100% acrylic, and apply two top coats of a paint that's 100% acrylic. I would prime with a100 from sherwin williams and top coat with super paint from sherwin williams,we use both products on a regular basis and have never had a problem, they can also both be used on masonry and we do use them on masonry.
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07-26-2009, 06:42 AM
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paper hanger and painter
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clean with tsp
You clean the WHOLE house with TSP?? 
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07-26-2009, 07:48 AM
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clean with tsp
You clean the WHOLE house with TSP?? |
Liquid concentrated tsp. The liquid concentrated tsp is mixed with Water in a pump sprayer and sprayed onto the substrate and rinsed off with a pressure washer
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07-27-2009, 05:06 AM
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paper hanger and painter
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Painting over painted exterior brick
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Originally Posted by housepaintingny
Liquid concentrated tsp. The liquid concentrated tsp is mixed with Water in a pump sprayer and sprayed onto the substrate and rinsed off with a pressure washer
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Never heard of that but will look into it.thanks.
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07-27-2009, 07:12 AM
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Painting Company, NY
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Painting over painted exterior brick
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Never heard of that but will look into it.thanks.
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Welcome, we use it often in that form. Its in a 16oz bottle and that one bottle will make a couple of gallons after its mixed with water, then we spray it on, brush it if needed, then power wash it off.
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07-27-2009, 10:27 PM
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100 Year Family Tradition
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Painting over painted exterior brick
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Originally Posted by chrisn
Never heard of that but will look into it.thanks.
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If you have a low GPM home depot type of pw you probably will not get allo the TSP off and it will etch your windows. Beware...
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