April 13, 20206 yr Anyone any idea of the best way? Ripped some plastic cladding off the front of the house and it had been secured using the stuff. Lines and lines of it. White, brown and clear Absolute bastard to get off as the brickwork is rough rather than smooth Folk on line recommending WD40, vinegar and a product from Screwfix but all get pretty poor reviews Anyone had any success??
July 25, 20205 yr Author Might give the battery acid a go and be careful Bought a heat gun to strip some gloss paint indoors. Tried that. Useless
July 25, 20205 yr 9 minutes ago, MancWanderer said: Might give the battery acid a go and be careful Bought a heat gun to strip some gloss paint indoors. Tried that. Useless I think that is the last thing you should try. Did you say you had tried the adhesive remover and it didn't work? The solution is to find out which solvent works on the mastic and use that, it could be something as simple as petroleum jelly.
July 25, 20205 yr Author 3 hours ago, Nowack said: I think that is the last thing you should try. Did you say you had tried the adhesive remover and it didn't work? The solution is to find out which solvent works on the mastic and use that, it could be something as simple as petroleum jelly. Fair point. I’ll do a bit more looking
July 25, 20205 yr Author 2 hours ago, Casino said: Plenty vids on YouTube From steel brush to wd40 Yep. Been there WD40 leaves a stain Wire brush - all it did was leave scratch marks on the bricks Vinegar doesn’t work. Heating it doesn’t work. Getting pissed off with it
July 26, 20205 yr 20 hours ago, MancWanderer said: Yep. Been there WD40 leaves a stain Wire brush - all it did was leave scratch marks on the bricks Vinegar doesn’t work. Heating it doesn’t work. Getting pissed off with it Replace the bricks? Might be quicker.
July 26, 20205 yr a lot of these silicone removers are terpene based gels. thats kinda what turps is made from heres one thats about 8 quid hmm, heres the book , sez its not great on porous surfaces , but what can you do.. once it soaks in , you might be able to peel it away.. probably better than cheapo WD40 hacks and other workarounds. Edited July 26, 20205 yr by e2e4 typo
July 26, 20205 yr Author 5 hours ago, Tonge moor green jacket said: Replace the bricks? Might be quicker. Not an option mate. Don’t know if you remember the front of my house when you kindly dropped that lawnmower off but it’s not workable I’m afraid
July 26, 20205 yr Author 1 hour ago, e2e4 said: a lot of these silicone removers are terpene based gels. thats kinda what turps is made from heres one thats about 8 quid hmm, heres the book , sez its not great on porous surfaces , but what can you do.. once it soaks in , you might be able to peel it away.. probably better than cheapo WD40 hacks and other workarounds. Yeah cheers for that. Problem is the bricks just soak it up. Went to toolstation and they just shrugged their shoulders
July 27, 20205 yr Our masons use a poultice which you paint on and peel off after 24 hours, these are two companies which have it, they will advise which is best if you contact them, as they all have variations, but one should help hopefully, they may send a sample out which may be enough to use for you, otherwise only solution off top off my head which I thinks been mentioned is blowtorch It off or brick acid? You can get a doff or torc machine and blast it off using hot water but that’s very extreme and industrial and expensive! https://www.restorative-products.com/products/ready-mixed-poultices https://stonehealth.com/product/clean-film-latex-cleaning-paste/ Edited July 27, 20205 yr by superjohnmcginlay
July 27, 20205 yr 13 hours ago, leigh white said: Try getting mastic foam off your hands when fitting a window. Piece of piss. You just wipe them on your clothes. You can spot a window fitter a mile off in Asdas or Lidls . Other supermarkets are available but make sure they end with an S.
Anyone any idea of the best way?
Ripped some plastic cladding off the front of the house and it had been secured using the stuff. Lines and lines of it. White, brown and clear
Absolute bastard to get off as the brickwork is rough rather than smooth
Folk on line recommending WD40, vinegar and a product from Screwfix but all get pretty poor reviews
Anyone had any success??