Any suggestions for removing red door step paint? We've tried paint stripper + wire brush and a power sander so far but there is still a large amount of paint stuck to the door step.
Many thanks,
Fiona Reid
Any suggestions for removing red door step paint?
Jun 06, 2004
9 Replies
What's the door step made of? Concrete? Wood? Something else?
Something which will definitely remove the paint is a wire brush in an angle grinder - infinitely more effective than a wire brush on a drill. But it may damage the underlying surface, hence my question.
whatever you do, dont tell us what the doorsteps made of.
Its concrete (I live in the same house!)
Then a wire brush in an angle grinder.
Hi,
What's the doorstep made out of? Also might be worth trying a blowtorch or paint stripper followed up by scraping or a pressure wash.
cheers, Pete
C4 is quite good, oh you wanted to keep the house as well...
But not together.... some paint strippers are flammable....
.andy
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I've never seen a wooden door step. They are generally concrete or of local stone (Slate, granite or whatever)
I presume the red paint is a product called 'Cardinal Red' which was very popular many years ago when people took pride in their door steps. ISTR SWMBO using this once, recently, for tiles in the conservatory. I always thought it was more of a coloured polish than a paint.
Perhaps a study of the list of contents would help.
Paul Mc Cann
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