Cicero wrote:
:: "Phil L" wrote in message
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::: adm wrote:
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::::::: "TheScullster" wrote in message
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:::::::: Is there an effective way to remove the strange patterns left on a
:::::::: painted
:::::::: brick wall by ivy?
::::::
::::::: Yes
::::::
:::::::: Intend to clean and repaint the wall in due course.
::::::::
::::::: That's it.
::::::
:::::: 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.
:::::
::::: 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.

Nope, a needle gun won't work neither! - believe me I've tried, needle guns
are primarilly for removing rust and paint, IE scales and flakes, ivy
tendrils are like tiny roots coming out of the wall, if you look along the
wall it looks similar to the surface of a scrubbing brush.....it may sound
drastic but the only thing I can think of that *may* provide a 'quick
solution' would be a blowtorch and a wire brush.

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