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Painting firebox

11 years ago

The fireplace and firebox in the house we just purchased was painted by the previous owners with what I can only assume is latex paint.

How can I make this safe for a fire again? Can I just paint over it with heat safe paint? Or will I need to get it down to the bare brick again?

Also, how can people be so stupid?

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hayleydaniels
11 years ago
Can you post some pictures?
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Rockin' Fine Finish
11 years ago
how do you know it's latex
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Original Author
11 years ago
Its the same paint as every other surface in the house. I'd also like to presume it is so I can safely proceed.
Curt D'Onofrio
11 years ago
I don't know who made this quote but it's something like this "Being a genius has its limitations, but stupidly has no bounds"
Martha Carlton
11 years ago
Dry ice blasting may be a good solution. It isn't abrasive to the bricks or dusty in your home. I've attached a video.

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