I was hoping to scrape up the paint around the brick walls and then paint it and repaint the middle of the floor with the same color.
Remove peeling paint from conrete floor boiling water.
For this stage of the job so long as you re working on a compact concrete patch you can probably get by with a wire scrub brush or a paint scraper.
Remove the loosened paint with your fingers and then rinse the brush under cool water.
The paint in the middle of the room is not chipping or flaking but looks worn from use.
If you ve used paint stripper to remove paint from a brick surface and traces of paint still remain use vinegar to remove the paint residue.
Scrape loose paint using a paint scraper until all peeling paint has been removed.
Saturate a cloth or.
Moisture seeping through concrete floors in basements especially when floors are laid on grade without a moisture barrier.
Put the brush in the vinegar and then bring the vinegar to a simmer.
Presence of grease oil wax and dirt tend to soak in and are difficult to remove from concrete.
Remove paint stripper residue.