How To Clean Inside Of Fireplace Before Painting

Scrape any ash on the walls of the firebox vacuum and then use damp old rags to wipe down the interior of the box.

How to clean inside of fireplace before painting.

In an attempt to hide the dirt i decided to paint the interior of our brick fireplace black. I only needed one coat of paint to get great coverage. So our fireplace received the green light but it wasn t looking too pretty. I simply rolled it on and used a small brush for the tight areas.

Tips to spray paint fireplace interior. I used a roller to apply the paint to the brick and that made the job super fast. Remove all ashes from the fireplace. Step 2 wash the brick using your scrub brush and a bucket of soapy water and or a fireplace cleaning.

Step 1 lay down a drop cloth in front of your fireplace put on some safety goggles and rubber gloves and use a wire scrub brush and tsp. Put on protective gloves and apply the tsp solution to the surface of your fireplace box using a very firm scrub brush. I mean look at this thing. Once i had everything clean and tidy i got to painting.

First start by vacuuming and using a dry brush to remove as much loose soot as possible. Remove ash with a fireplace shovel and broom. Two use high heat paint in a flat finish. I wanted the brick to be as clean as possible before i started painted.

Then spray the brick with a dish soap and water solution scrub the brick with a nylon bristle brush. Cleaning the inside of a fireplace to properly paint the interior of a fireplace you must clean it thoroughly. How to clean a brick fireplace before painting. It s dirty sooty and just a bit of an eyesore.

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.