Hello
We have a brick fireplace and have recently had a new gas fire fitted. Unfortunately the sealant used round the edges (which has obviously coated part of the surrounding brick) is quite a light colour and really stands out. I had heard of people using watered down cemenet as a technique for bringing the brick back to its original dark brown colouring - does anyone know if this would work or is it a disaster waiting to happen?
TIA
But cement is grey. I have used brick dust and pva glue though
Hi Stuart
Many thanks for that idea. I'll also try to find some specialist paint maybe, but as it's a very small area I'd probably rather do something 'in-house'. I wonder if mixing fine sand in among wet cement may get the right colour...?
Thanks again
If the bricks are soft enough, you should be able to scrape off enough dust to mix into a paste. If not, brown oxide "cement dye" might be a match, although you'll probably have to buy 500 gms. An artists' shop may sell small amounts of inorganic pigments (oxides, ochres etc). I'd forget paint. It'll just look like paint
use white cement, then.
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