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I need some expert advice here to save me some aggrivation and time. We had a new stainless liner installed in our 130+ year old chimney. It has a mortar / vermiculite insulation mix poured around it. Now i need to clean and re-point the outside of the chimney, inside the house. Unfortunately, i've asked everyone who gave me an estimate on the liner, as well as the local masonry supply place how to go about this....... and everyone has come up with a different answer. I am concerned about the "look" of the brick in our kitchen, so anything that would ruin the appearance of the original brick is not an option. I'm less concerned about the appearance of the brick that doesn't show, up in the attic space........ so a faster, more agressive method might be used up there. The guy who installed the liner suggested muriatic acid, but the masonry supply place says i'll be wasting my time with it. For the record, i tried using my Paint Eater on a small section with less than satisfactory results. This is basically a small electric grinder with a composite 3M disc on it used to remove paint without harming clapboards. I know with the wealth of information here, someone has the RIGHT way to do it. That 3M disc hardly made a scratch in it. I've attached a couple pics to show what i'm trying to remove.
P.S. Before you jump on me, this crap was all over the chimney looooooong before we ever bought the house.
P.S. Before you jump on me, this crap was all over the chimney looooooong before we ever bought the house.