[RCP]

HOs are considering painting the fireplace, trying to gather some info. It is an older home that is being rehabbed, with everything else being redone it will really look dated. A veneer might be an option as well. What do you think?

 

[Mopaint]

We do it all the time, just one coat of acrylic primer/sealer and 2 coats of interior flat or satin acrylic should dial it right in. MP

 

[RCP]

Thanks Mo, HO is on the fence about painting it, worried about failure in years to come? will it look terrible painted? I know I can do it, just don't know if I should! HO says "whatever you think is best"

 

[timhag]

will it look terrible painted?"

I think interior brick should be exposed. It's just my Personal opinion. On the other hand i don't mind painted exterior brick. I say leave it as is.

 

[Tonyg]

I would rather leave them if they are in good shape. I would suggest to clean and maybe put a sealer with a sheen on it to brighten it up. If they don't like it you could always paint over it. If you paint it - it's done.

I painted this interior last spring to brighten up the room. Now the HO wants to paint the fireplace. I "think" I have almost talked her out of it. I even suggested putting up some type of false panel and put tile on it - anything to avoid ruining the brick.

 

[tsunamicontract]

is there any way to "stain" brick, maybe with just highly thinned latex?

 

[RCP]

I found this, looks interesting http://braxdecorating.com/fireplace_brick_painting_alternative.html
These bricks are unusual, hard to see in pix. They stick out from wall about an inch. The faces are like laminate/sandwich? The top and bottom are smooth with the middle rough. I think Tonyg has a good idea, thanks.

 

[Tonyg]

Was that a faux finish or some type of overlay? Let me know if you come up with something - her husband has a gun and and is not happy with having it painted. I hate being in the middle.

 

[Arte Bella]

You may want to consider a faux finish. You could glaze it. There are also concrete systems that you could apply. check out Skim Stone for the concrete and Faux Effects.

 

[johnthepainter]

id paint it,,it looks dated,,,,,and sooty

id hit it with some sealkrete as a prime coat

 

[tsunamicontract]

RC, thats exactly what I am talking about. How do they do that? Is it just straight glaze?

 

[Bender]

Masonry primer

 

[Tonyg]

This is interesting.

http://www.brick-anew.com/

 

[RCP]

Tony, great link, thanks. The kit says it has several colors, seems like faux treatment.
Tsunami, the link I posted doesn't really say. links are no good, might cal them tomorrow.
One thing that concerns me is the edge/face of brick. The material in the middle is coarser than the top and bottom material. Keep the ideas coming, meeting with HO next week.
Thanks

 

[tsunamicontract]

RC, that link you posted looks really sweet. They seem to do it with a faux flair and there are at least 3 tones with some bricks being different colors. I wonder what they look like up close. Painted brick up close looks something nasty IMO, so if there was a way to faux stain it that would be idea. My parents have a dark, nasty, unused fireplace, I wonder if I could try something on that. I would think the heat and soot would also be factors. It would be cool to be able to offer a service like this for outdoor chimneys too to have them compliment a color change of a homes exterior.

 

[RCP]

I painted it! Looks ok, this is primed, put finish on tomorrow. HO is going to faux it.

 

[Bender]

What did you prime it with?

 

[RCP]

1 coat Block Fill, 1 coat stain block, 1 coat primer, now for 2 coats finish!

 

[vermontpainter]

HO is going to faux it.

:w00t: It looks so easy on HGTV!

 

[TooledUp]

Did you brush that RCP?