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Old 18-10-2005, 09:46 AM
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Default Removing Ivy "Residue"


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::::: Is there an effective way to remove the strange patterns left on a
::::: painted
::::: brick wall by ivy?
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:::: Yes
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::::: Intend to clean and repaint the wall in due course.
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:::: That's it.
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::: Use a wire brush (by hand) , but it's very hard to get rid of every
::: bit, especially on old stone. Some of them will show through unless

you
::: use a textured paint.
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:: Is there anything wrong with just using a decent pressure washer ?

Nothing at all, except they won't remove ivy tendrils no matter how high

the
pressure, ivy 'welds' itself to the face of the brick, leaving thousands

of
tiny hairlike tendrils attached after you've pulled it all down, IME

nothing
apart from time will remove these, even then it will still take some hard
work if it's in a bad way

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If a pressure washer won't do the job then a needle scaler probably will.
Look at: http://www.machinemart.co.uk/product.asp?p=000310084

It would be advisable to do test to see how it goes because needle scalers
are harsh enough to remove paint and rust scale.

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