Suggestions for cleaning brickwork

[SilverShadow]

Hey again

 

 

Thought i'd drop a line to you guys - see if i can gather a bit more of your expertise

 

Our house is an old 1930's terrace, which has what i'd call 'smooth faced' (not porous) brickwork. Over time this has become marked, and i wondered what ideas you might have to reduce some of the marks to make it a little more aesthetically pleasing. I've enclosed a pic (not our brickwork) to give you an idea of what 'smooth faced' is referring to....

 

The marks we'd like to remove/reduce are:

• Scratches - folks have etched into the brickwork (the scratches are a bright terracotta & stand out a mile), so anything we could do to reduce the contrast of the scratches (maybe something we can apply/rub in)
• Other bricks have old masonry paint / window sealant everywhere, which looks very messy - i think there are masonry paint removers, so wasn't sure if anyone could recommend a reasonably priced brand or alternative method of removal?

 

Happy to add any further details if required

 

Many thanks for your time

 

Mark

[Dave Jones]

that looks like cladding not brickwork.

[Brickie]

Could you send post more photos,from farther away?

[gaz_moose]

get it media blasted.

[SilverShadow]

Cheers guys 

 

I've added pics - if that helps give a better idea