Removing paint from patio?

stevenf17

Hi,
Does anybody have any idea on how to go about removing multiple layers of paint off (what I think are concrete) patio slabs? You'll see in the picture attached that the previous owner of our place has painted over it multiple times using green, red, white and I think yellow paint. If there's anybody who has any suggestions that'd be great!
PS I've tried power washing but it only removes the big loose flakes!

slimjimmc

Paint stripper?

Sand blasting?

paddy147

Sand/media blasting is what you need.

It will bring back the natural colour underneath and they will look like new again.

builditwell

Alternatively, I know the face of them has a bevel edge on them but if the underneath was a smooth finish, why not flip them over clean and regrout with a cheap bag of jointing sand ?

belcampprisoner

just put new ones down



http://www.mcmahons.ie/garden-outdoor/paving-walling/paving-slabs.html

johndoe99

Buy 'Strypit Paint and Varnish Remover', apply it to the slabs, it will melt the the paint, use scraper to scrape away the paint residue. Then scrub the slabs with washing soda.

jack of all

It might be expensive trying to strip that with chemical strippers, I'd suggest trying a heat gun on it first to loosen the paint and break the bond, followed up by scraping and powerwashing.

michael999999

Get a 20 litre drum of standard thinners and try that. About 30 euros I think, that will eat the paint off.

Snaggerman

As previous poster said, flip em over, easiest way out of it. Failing that, sandblast. Chemical strippers would be a pain to keep from leeching into soil.