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The DIY solution for cleaning exterior brick before painting

Before you paint your exterior brick, it needs to be cleaned. Fortunately, the process is simple with this DIY solution to ...
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Before cleaning bricks, get them wet

Q. I tried to wash bricks above a fireplace with soap and water, but I got an uneven result. How can I do a better job? A. If you didn’t saturate the bricks with water before you applied the cleaning ...