Cleaning Brick--Angle Grinder Vs Wire Brush
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 ก.ค. 2016
- I tried using elbow grease and a hand held wire brush with marginal success. This video details the difference that power tools makes in cleaning plaster off your brick walls.
All in all, this project took me about 6 hours to finish 250 square feet of brick. It made a HUGE mess not just on the first floor but also made its way up the stairs some too. Don't tackle this project unless you absolutely HAVE to!
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You took the words out of my mouth.
Best way to become a COPD patient later in life.
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Wicked, you killed me with laughter.
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I use the Avanti quick strip disk on brick, takes off dried mortar so easy and it's fast, you just have to go easy with it and not bare down on it to much. I did some front door steps that were huge and it went very fast.
I appreciate this video. Everyone doesnt have the money for professionals or tools, hence diy-ing, and sometimes you have to work with what you got or can afford. Just be safe! Thanks!
If you took his advice you will be spending a lot more on hospital bills
I think the title should be. How to ruin your brick wall. Lol.
My house just had masonry renovated. They are professional by wetting it first then using cup grinder. I asked about the flapping disc... They said it for metal like on rusty steel bar between brick and top of door, stair steel rail, or chimney clean out cast iron door. If you like angle grinder, you got to know the right one for your grinder.
I couldn't use a wire anything unless I went slow and had water pouring over my brick. I'm assuming the wire brush gets to hot and just leaves grey streaks
might want to add water to equation.
As someone who restores period properties, this horrified me! The face of the bricks should be protected, rather than ground off completely. All of that red dust is literally the brick itself being worn down. This not only weakens the strength of the brick and encourages cracking but also leaves it open to moisture uptake. The bricks get sealed in the kiln when they are made. If you have old bricks that you want to care for, scrub them with a brush and use eco friendly brick cleaner to remove dirt, messy mortar or soot on the surface but embrace the colouring and the marks of the past.
This doesn't make sense to me. People sandblast bricks all the time for years. Are you saying people have been doing it wrong all these decades?
@@dgilroy20 blasting removes the dirt, if done with the right grade material. I’m considering blasting to clean my brickwork. This video shows grinding the face off the brick. It’s not really cleaning. I don’t clean my hands by removing the skin.
Okay, maybe it was a bit to abrasive against the brick, but it will make everything look good, as long as everything looks uniform. You can also apply a sealer to protect the bricks from moisture. I personally would use a mechanical wire brush.
Is pressure washing brick safe? Have some mortar spots to clean of a new house.
You could try a wire cup in your angle grinder. Also, a dust collection shroud for your grinder would be a good idea.
Do you have any wire cups you would recommend for an angle grinder?
now, how I did it. I used a wire brush clean off all surface and loose material. then two layers of good primer. and finally I apply non glossy clear coat.
I revisited this video and i reread the thread...i followed the suggestion to use a knotted wire cup wheel. Wow this is really the best way to do it. Especially if you have a variable speed grinder like i do. Because you can slow down the grinder to touch up here and there. Much gentler on the bricks than the diamond blade u used yet very effective. I sprayed the wall down with water n experianced no smoke like dust or whatever. Safety glasses and gloves are a neccessity tho. Ill try And make a video
Very reassuring that what I just did instinctively is the best practice. ;)
@Heloise O'Byrne paint over brick can fail over time if proper primer or chalk paint wasn’t used. Some ppl actually like the peeling paint look for aesthetic purposes they try and emulate it or do a German wash I believe they call it. usually the easiest way is to just paint over painted brick because once it’s painted it’s really difficult to get off. plaster doesn’t stick to brick the way paint does. you wanna go from painted brick to plain red brick find out if it’s oil based n use a solvent. I doubt it’s latex idk but if it’s an exterior wall do not damage the brick face or you’ll end up with the brick Spaulding I think it’s called where water gets in and cracks the whole brick then your fucked your wall will slowly crumble
@Heloise O'Byrne I’m gonna warm you right now because I have exposed brick in all my houses n I did it all by hand myself… if you’re going this rout you’ll be spitting black. Everything in the entire house will be coated with a thin layer of red brick dust. There’s no way to contain it.
@Heloise O'Byrne oh I thought u meant grind with carbide cup grinder wheel THATS what make a lot of dust through out the house… if u get the knotted wire brush wheel it doesn’t polute the air like that but little wires can fly off make sure to use glasses n even with the wire brush wheel water is your friend
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Very helpful, thanks. 👍
omg, that was a bloody mess
I Literally subscribed because your intro was so awesome
Ever heard 'don't judge a book by its cover'?
I'm afraid you've ruined the texture ant patina of the bricks. They started to look bland afterwards.
How did you clean all of the dust off the bricks before you applied sealer... also how did you clean the dust in the house
Linzi Johnson a lot of time with a shop vac :(
good job!
The diamond wheel seems too aggressive.
nice video, I guess wetting it first would help with the duest
what brush can i use from walmart? i plan to use mold armor product since my brick siding is really black with residue.
I don't know what to get from Wally-World, but post your results back here to share with the rest of us!
Daniel Read i bought an acid wash brush at home depot since wallyworld doesnt have it.
Tip is: water.Sprinkle the bricks with water, and there will be much less dust.Use detergent bottle with sprinkler, or a paint-roller soaked with water.
My god I have seen it all now.... this guy still alive????
shocking as it may seem, I am still alive :)
lol true
How did you clean up all that dust? Did it get all over the house? I did a small section of brick and the dust was a nightmare to clean.
It made a HUGE mess! Took days to clean everything
@@SpiritofaHandyman try using a grinder....with a suction attatchment
Would this cause damage? I would be afraid to do this, lol. As long as it worked though, that’s all that matters.
The National Trust for Historic Preservation has information on how to clean historic brick. This is not one of their recommended methods.
I'll be honest with you bro... my buddy suggested i get the plaster residue off with a cup grinder... he suggested it would smooth the brick from where the chipping gun damaged the masonry a bit here and there... N Now I'm super happy I watched your video so I will never try to do no stupid shit like that lmao.. First off if you are dumb enough to it this way you should not waste money on that golden grinder blade when a cheap carbide blade should do just fine imho.. But yeah I think Muriatic Acid might be a better choice if your not trying to wire brush by hand with a bucket of plane water. Great video anyway... keep up the good work I enjoyed it!!
It definitely did make it super smooth. If I pushed too hard it would leave little circular cut marks in the brick though, so it was a pain to get it looking flat without those cup marks
I guess Thats a great benefit you can only get with the grinder... I wouldn't worry too much about the structural integrity...but I think I'd pick n choose which bricks I'd smooth... try one or two n see if I like the look... might make a video too n shout you out...
Wear a Mask next time....
Every time!!!!
My guy... Wet the wall down, then have someone that can control the dust with a fine mist of water. Your neighbors and family will appreciate it, trust me. I’d recommend using muriatic acid to clean the wall, though. Those tools are going to create a huge mess that’ll literally take weeks to clean up. The plaster/grout will come right off with a light MURIATIC ACID WASH. Wish I could of helped before you spent all that money on tools and created that dust cloud in your house. Good luck 👍
You could have bought a dust collector and connect that to your vacuum cleaner, that way it will be less dust, and the diamond wheel will be flat on the brick wall you would have better control.
Definitely should have been wearing a mask man!
Oh man. Subscribed purely for the into 😂
I love your idea using the grinder but if you make it wet is going to work better.
Would you spray the brick with a spray bottle first?
Wouldn't wetting it clog it all it?
Yes yes and yes.Water.
I was about ask if you enjoy using your lungs for living and what not, but I see you got a dust mask for the full job, lol. 😆
hahahaha!! Best comment so far! I appreciate that you made it to the end of the video before casting a final judgement ;)
Thanking so much!
There are wide twisted wire-brushes for the angle-grinder. And it works quite nicely. Doesn't even dust too badly if you wet the wall. Also: MASK+GOGGLES+Gloves, you bloody fool.
Nice!
wet the wall as you are grinding to keep the dust down
Lord please help the new generation 🙏
Lol
A carbide scraper works well. Muriatic acid spray and rinse before a sealer.
Would it have been better if you damped the brick first?
Frankly, ANYTHING would have been better.
Supposed to use it on an angle for better control....
Use big grinder and hoover for trade sake
One job where you need a dust extractor attachment to a vacuum!
Cup brush megaloder
Serious question... not being a smartass... but doesn't either of these methods damage the face of brick? I am facing a similar situation. Have been told to just use a scouring pad with water. Old bricks are much softer than modern ones being the reason.
If this were an exterior wall then yes, I would avoid this method for cleaning because it could leave a gouge in the brick that would allow water to collect and could eventually lead to spalling. With an interior wall it doesn't seem to be a big deal. You are right that older bricks are much softer than newer ones. They are also made of a different material--more lasting, from what I've read.
@@SpiritofaHandyman you mean that the newer or older ones last longer.
Ps I guess that a wire brush on an angle grinder would be ok
@@vinceking7878 Older bricks
Lol you look funny at the end of the video 🤣🤣🤣🤣
I appreciate that you made it to the end!
Accident waiting to happen, not rocket science 🤣😂🤣😂
Man u were in a mist of dust 😂😂😂😂😂
Holy Cow ... 😮
not a good idea to grind the brick you remove the fire coat I can see you've never dun it before
What's this fire coat? I have a new house and like to clean the mortar some of the brick work. Is that okay. would it damage the brick? A wire brush better?
vacum cleaner would help you to avoid the dust storm
I think if I would have had an extra set of hands to hold the shop vac hose right next to the angle grinder we probably would have caught at least 50% of the dust. Which totally would have been worth it!
you can attach it to the grinder and make a diy hood around the blade then you would catch most of it
You could've used a dust shroud with a vacuum cleaning machine. You would've had probably only 10% of the dust you had in the video.
and open a window and put a pedestal fan blowinf fresh air towards you, which pushes dust away, so less dust concentration.
a diamond grinding cup is WAY TOO aggressive for brick work. you needed a sander backing pad and some solid 40 grit discs for a great finish
They look better not cleaned just repointed in a lime based flush joint
Why do you want them to look new when the whole point is to get a rustic look
Wear a mask with all that dust about. A wire brush/angle grinder will damage the face of a facing brick, allowing frost to do it's bit in time (assuming it's an outside wall) never mind the aesthetics
I had a lot of old pipes and rebar to cut up and from what I read th-cam.com/users/postUgkxPDBfLu68o58Aw85O_J-zIFfjJARBhp-3 this would be the tool for the job. Since I had never used one, I watched a couple of youtube videos and I'm so glad I did. Some really good safety tips, which I followed, and this tool did a splendid job. One good thing to know is the weight of the tool puts just about the right amount of pressure on the metal I was cutting, so I didn't have to use a lot of pressure, which is more likely to jam the tool. It made fast work of my job.
This guy is a shoemaker
Show the wall afterwards, bro.
Here you go!
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why not use the wire brush with the grinder, would give you more control and you can use a bigger cup and definitely not as much brick dust.
Great idea! I like where you're headed with that. This particular wire brush wouldn't have worked that way because it wouldn't have seated in the grinder, but perhaps there is a wire brush attachment that could be bought for a grinder. That would keep from gouging the brick as much. Man, that would be great if that exists!
Spirit of a Handyman not sure if it's in US buy I have seen it here in my country. it's like a slightly bigger cup with different gauge of wires for different application. and instead of a pin sticking out to attach it to the drill, there's a hole with a nut welded to it so it cab be tightened onto the grinder directly.
@@SpiritofaHandyman They are out there, just google them, loads on Amazon for 115 mm Grinder
You disappeared...thought we lost ya.
Still kickin!
I Polish concrete. A turbo cup is not a cleaning device. It will gouge concrete and brick. I use them to remove epoxy and to cut out high spots. Your not cleaning the concrete your cutting the top layer off as these are incredibly aggressive. For cleaning concrete and brick spray with water and use a polisher with a Scrub Pad or Nylon brush for cleaning. Wire brush to remove paint, drywall mud, etc. Turbo cup for resin, stain, surface removal. It's better to take your time and do it right then rush and butcher the surface.
You eat half of the dust, from the brick .... and the dust goes everywhere
This video should be called how to wreck brickwork. Have you never heard of muriatic acid?
Most helpful comment ever! You just caused me to google this article: www.bobvila.com/articles/muriatic-acid/
Man, that would have been helpful
@@SpiritofaHandyman Nice but this stuff sounds dangerous.
Lol what the hell is this guy doing lol haha
Making a mess, for sure.
@nasser d Thanks so much @Nasser d !
Bad idea to grind it off.
I have 0 experience but I can ease tell you next time use water I’m %💯 will be more easy
600 bricks later and a visit to the hospital
Dude......
Maybe wet it down first, keep the dust down. Goof ball
Complete amateur work here. You never treat brickwork like this. I wouldn't let this guy near a wall
whys that?
Micheal I think he said he wasn't a pro. None of us are. I am looking to DIY to save money and because I love doing my own work. If you have something to add or that is helpful that would be nice.
Get a mask on bro
You are SO RIGHT!!!!! Get a mask from the being and use it!!! Your lungs are really harder than the brick wall to redo.
WHERE IS THE MASK MAN!!!
3:59 in the video !
And there goes your bricks fire skin. You're lucky this wasn't an exterior wall or the delamination would spell disaster for your structure. Always do research before attacking things!
"Fire skin" is a new term that I haven't heard before. Can you send a link with what that is and how to properly sand a wall to keep it intact?
@@SpiritofaHandyman you can't sand brick that's the point, its fire baked and you delaminated it but it's your wall and it's indoors so
THUMBS DOWN> WEAR A MASK
It would seem you didn't watch to the end of the video
Spirit of a Handyman look up the recommended use of a paper dust mask and then Silicosis. According to the level of dust in the air you would need an air fed hood to do that job. Don’t kill yourself for TH-cam. Kindly offering advice... cheers
Shoe maaaaker
How NOT to clean brick...
There aught to be a Court Order preventing this guy from using power tools. Leave it to the professionals Handy Hack.
What a butcher!
Most important part he forgot to tell you is WEAR A MASK!!!!
Sorry wrong title, How not to clean bricks
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All that toxic lime dust and no mask.
You need to wear a respirator while doing this. Otherwise all that fine dust is flowing straight into your lungs. Respect your health.
cup brush super megaloder
Man put on a mask youre going to get so many people sick lol
This comment aged very well. 😷😢
that was funny,open a window.
I opened all the windows. Dust started floating down the street and it looked like the house was on fire. Brick dust is still stuck in the screens.
good job
Hope you don't develop silicosis in five years. That was a really, really, really bad idea.
According to what I've read it takes about 20 years of repeated exposure to brick dust to contract silicosis. This was a one-time job and I wore a mask to catch most of the brick dust. With that said, I also hope I don't develop it!
Enjoyed your vid but isn't this a good example of where common sense would suggest covering with dry wall?
I pulled the plaster down to expose the brick, so that wasn't the end goal for my project, but yes, you could do that
please wear a mask when doing stuff like this
Should be: How NOT to clean brick.
Wear a mask bro. There's a lot of debris.
The mask is a little late 😮
dude, I've got it. patent my big invention and enjoy. washing. . my ch. vid named. My invention.
Too aggressive against the brick face. Amateurs everywhere
No mask .....smart ....inhale....
Absolute liability...
Anti masker
^Best comment so far!!^
Mask for your lungs
great idea, however, you must must must wear a mask. take it from a medical professional, this dust is probably a million times worse than smoking. You'll very quickly develop ARDS!!
haha, my fault. Should've watched the whole video before I commented. And you had a N95 respirator on too, kudos!
If you watch all the way to 3:57 in the video you will see that I put a mask on
Congratulations, you've destroyed the brick.
this is bad advice
Starting a project like this without a proper dust collection system and using a 3M full face mask was not smart at all. That little paper mask did very little to protect your lungs. You inhaled a lot of fine cillica dust which can damage your lungs. Gave you a thumbs down because you really failed at the one single most important thing when doing this kind of work - protecting your lungs.