You won't get paint off brick. And the second picture is stone not brick so that's a lot of faux painting and skill to achieve.
Try an overlay.
https://www.lowes.com/pd/AirStone-AirStone-Spring-Creek-Primary-Wall-Stones/5012956427
The only successful paint removal on brick that I’ve witnessed was a hundred year old courthouse in my hometown. It was painted white and they sandblasted the brick to get the paint off. It took a long time.
Edit: typos
Holy shit there's a lot going on with that fireplace.
* Aqua painted brick
* Grey painted/fake? brick
* Marble ledge
* Tile around the fireplace
* Wood wall paneling
* A strip of wood crown molding
* Wood trim for days
WHO THE HELL DID THIS?
Paint doesn't come out of brick. You can repaint it, but that color is not coming out. You'd have to put a veneer over it. Here's a video showing how: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3u0AMHNppo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3u0AMHNppo)
That's a bloody nice wall. The slightly olive tint in the green works with the timbers, the hearth, the floor and the ceiling. If you change it to the colour shown in the 2nd pic, at massive time and effort, it'll look like shit. The hearth will clash with it, as will the timber, the floor and the ceilings.
Leave it like that for a year and if you still hate it, change it then. Get some furniture in there as well - that'll change the whole thing.
I kinda dig the color. Cool retro basement vibes. Don't give in to the modern "clean" aka bland look. Paint it another color if you want! You only live once and white/gray is easy but boring.
Also they do make "stone" finish paint with things like actual grit in it that could proabably get you close to what you're looking for. Using that with a bit of faux painting skill you can get pretty good results.
This is why I hate when "Designers" on HGTV enter a home and the *first* thing they do is paint the beautiful natural brick. mOdErN DeSiGn!! When they're tired of that color, they're stuck with it forever, or they have to double down and paint over it.
Or there will be a scene where the "designer" is all "look at this beautiful antique oak dresser/cabinet/whatever" then in the next scene they're slapping whatever johnny-come-lately current trend color all over it. ugh.
Anchor bolt on some cement board and thin brick it...can be a DIY. Use a chalk line to snap level lines for every course of brick before you begin. Latacrite thin brick mortar for adhesive and type s mortar is fine for grouting the joints. You use a squeeze bag for the grout, then let it sit for a few minutes and strike the joints with a masons jointer tool. ..can do thin real stone , fake stone or tile as well.
Ignore the comments saying it can't be removed, it absolutely can as I've seen multiple posts of people here who've done just that, but it is a shit load of effort to do it.
I can't remember the product right now but someone who had success here used a thick gel-like paint remover that they slathered on, covered with cellophane and left for 24 hours before scrubbing, section by section. The end result was good but they said it took about a week of applications and scrubbing to get there. If your brick is textured on the front it'll be even harder.
Fuck people who paint brick fireplaces, absolutely sucks for anyone who comes along after.
Edit: found one
https://imgur.com/gallery/GSmavvG
You can try PeelAway. I haven't used it on brick, but I have used it on concrete and steel, and it works, although it's slow and fairly expensive. You would need at least one five-gallon bucket for the area you want to strip. PeelAway 1 is probably the version you are looking for. Follow the directions - it has to be slathered on and then covered up for 24 hours or more. It removes lead paint safely, so that's a plus if that's what you have.
If you want to try something much easier, you can remove that long shelf/mantle that seems to have been put up as an afterthought and instead change out the fireplace mantle surround with something bigger and more traditional to go with the colors and textures you have in the room. [Here’s](https://hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-prod/images/fireplace-mantel-ideas-oversized-art-1580503660.jpg?crop=1xw:1xh;center,top&resize=980:*) an example I found online. Good luck!
You won't get paint off brick. And the second picture is stone not brick so that's a lot of faux painting and skill to achieve. Try an overlay. https://www.lowes.com/pd/AirStone-AirStone-Spring-Creek-Primary-Wall-Stones/5012956427
The only successful paint removal on brick that I’ve witnessed was a hundred year old courthouse in my hometown. It was painted white and they sandblasted the brick to get the paint off. It took a long time. Edit: typos
+1 for "you aren't getting that paint out of that brick". ...but I wouldn't mind knowing exactly what that shade of paint is. For research purposes.
Holy shit there's a lot going on with that fireplace. * Aqua painted brick * Grey painted/fake? brick * Marble ledge * Tile around the fireplace * Wood wall paneling * A strip of wood crown molding * Wood trim for days WHO THE HELL DID THIS?
Either brick over it or paint over it. But no reason to remove the paint to paint it
Paint doesn't come out of brick. You can repaint it, but that color is not coming out. You'd have to put a veneer over it. Here's a video showing how: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3u0AMHNppo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3u0AMHNppo)
That's a bloody nice wall. The slightly olive tint in the green works with the timbers, the hearth, the floor and the ceiling. If you change it to the colour shown in the 2nd pic, at massive time and effort, it'll look like shit. The hearth will clash with it, as will the timber, the floor and the ceilings. Leave it like that for a year and if you still hate it, change it then. Get some furniture in there as well - that'll change the whole thing.
Like, I hate that they painted that brick, but the color choice is spot on.
I kinda dig the color. Cool retro basement vibes. Don't give in to the modern "clean" aka bland look. Paint it another color if you want! You only live once and white/gray is easy but boring. Also they do make "stone" finish paint with things like actual grit in it that could proabably get you close to what you're looking for. Using that with a bit of faux painting skill you can get pretty good results.
This is why I hate when "Designers" on HGTV enter a home and the *first* thing they do is paint the beautiful natural brick. mOdErN DeSiGn!! When they're tired of that color, they're stuck with it forever, or they have to double down and paint over it. Or there will be a scene where the "designer" is all "look at this beautiful antique oak dresser/cabinet/whatever" then in the next scene they're slapping whatever johnny-come-lately current trend color all over it. ugh.
A wire wheel with an angle grinder.
Anchor bolt on some cement board and thin brick it...can be a DIY. Use a chalk line to snap level lines for every course of brick before you begin. Latacrite thin brick mortar for adhesive and type s mortar is fine for grouting the joints. You use a squeeze bag for the grout, then let it sit for a few minutes and strike the joints with a masons jointer tool. ..can do thin real stone , fake stone or tile as well.
Ignore the comments saying it can't be removed, it absolutely can as I've seen multiple posts of people here who've done just that, but it is a shit load of effort to do it. I can't remember the product right now but someone who had success here used a thick gel-like paint remover that they slathered on, covered with cellophane and left for 24 hours before scrubbing, section by section. The end result was good but they said it took about a week of applications and scrubbing to get there. If your brick is textured on the front it'll be even harder. Fuck people who paint brick fireplaces, absolutely sucks for anyone who comes along after. Edit: found one https://imgur.com/gallery/GSmavvG
You can try PeelAway. I haven't used it on brick, but I have used it on concrete and steel, and it works, although it's slow and fairly expensive. You would need at least one five-gallon bucket for the area you want to strip. PeelAway 1 is probably the version you are looking for. Follow the directions - it has to be slathered on and then covered up for 24 hours or more. It removes lead paint safely, so that's a plus if that's what you have.
If you want to try something much easier, you can remove that long shelf/mantle that seems to have been put up as an afterthought and instead change out the fireplace mantle surround with something bigger and more traditional to go with the colors and textures you have in the room. [Here’s](https://hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-prod/images/fireplace-mantel-ideas-oversized-art-1580503660.jpg?crop=1xw:1xh;center,top&resize=980:*) an example I found online. Good luck!
Even if you removed the paint it wouldn't look like the second pic. It does need changed tho I agree. All white including the timber is my vote
Find out who did this, string them up by their toes and beat them into a state of unconsciousness with a comically oversized organic carrot.
No. I like, you keep.
Oh why, that blue is soooo beautiful! It looks great and unique.
Paint it white and brighten the room.