ABSOLUTELY OFF-TOPIC - Painted Brick

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This is SO not the " proper " forum to ask this, but I figure so many of you

have had the lovely " homeowners experience " that hey, it's worth a shot.

Some moron, at some point in time (prior to me buying the place 10 years

ago), painted the fireplace brick. WHITE. Of all things, why the *$ & %#$

would you paint it WHITE??? I mean, REALLY, how stupid ARE you?

WHITE???

Anyway, I want to get rid of it. The paint, that is. But I have

absolutely no idea how you would strip paint from brick, what to use, how

intensive it is, would I have to remortar, etc.? (I'm talking the

" external " part, here, the facing into the room, not the actual fire area

or chimney, those have already been properly repaired.)

Anyone have a clue? I've already used up my Question Quota with YardBoy

today, so any help would be appreciated. (Hey, at least he figured out

why I still got water in the basement in one spot when I shouldn't have

been!)

MFJ

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