In an attempt to hide the dirt i decided to paint the interior of our brick fireplace black.
How to clean inside of fireplace before painting.
I mean look at this thing.
I wanted the brick to be as clean as possible before i started painted.
First start by vacuuming and using a dry brush to remove as much loose soot as possible.
It s dirty sooty and just a bit of an eyesore.
Then spray the brick with a dish soap and water solution scrub the brick with a nylon bristle brush.
If your fireplace is still dirty you can scrub it next with a paste made from 1 cup of dish soap and 1 cup of table salt.
I used a roller to apply the paint to the brick and that made the job super fast.
Remove ash with a fireplace shovel and broom.
Brush the entire box in powerful rapid motions to remove as much of the.
I simply rolled it on and used a small brush for the tight areas.
Step 2 wash the brick using your scrub brush and a bucket of soapy water and or a fireplace cleaning.
Put on protective gloves and goggles then use a.
I only needed one coat of paint to get great coverage.
To remove soot from the grate andirons apply a few teaspoons of dish detergent to a water dampened scrubbing brush wet the grate andiron with water scrub until sudsy and rinse well.
Two use high heat paint in a flat finish.
Remove all ashes from the fireplace.
Put on protective gloves and apply the tsp solution to the surface of your fireplace box using a very firm scrub brush.
Scrape any ash on the walls of the firebox vacuum and then use damp old rags to wipe down the interior of the box.
Once i had everything clean and tidy i got to painting.
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