Friday, February 19, 2010

How can i clear up bright red semi-gloss wood/metal paint off my garden path.about half a pint spilled.help!?

its right in the traffic area to my back door and is now dryHow can i clear up bright red semi-gloss wood/metal paint off my garden path.about half a pint spilled.help!?
it depends on the surface it spilled on.





If it's concrete it becomes dificult but not impossible. start wit paint thinner and get tt as clean as possible. then let it dry and finish with a wire brush (atatchments for drills or other power tools will make this easier and faster)





If it's in the dirt just scoop up the top layer of dirt with the paint.





If it's paving stones just clean as best you can and then turn the stones over.





If it's wood you will need to sand and refinish.





Hope this helps, Good luck.How can i clear up bright red semi-gloss wood/metal paint off my garden path.about half a pint spilled.help!?
Paint thinners are going to make a mess. If it is concrete then the best thing to do is rent a power washer and slowly blast away the paint, being careful not to let the blast of the wand stay too long in one location or it may pit or damage the path. Good Luck!
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All Quiet on the Orient Express - by Magnus Mills.





They paint the entire path the colour that they spilt because it was easier than cleaning it up.
If it is flag stones turn them over other wise it will be hard to get off. The paint will have soaked into the concrete and bonded to the path.
Get scraping and pour some paint remover on it or use a blow heater paint remover to soften it up
If your path is paving slabs you could turn them over......or....


perhaps you could paint the whole path with red flooring paint.
Use terps and a scraper.





Or you could draw the shape of a man lying down with a walking stick round it in white tape.
If its dry then I think you've had it. You'll just have to wait for it wear away gradually over time.

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