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Masonry · September 29, 2026 · 3 min

Removing Paint from Brick in San Francisco: What Works, What Doesn't, and the One Coating We Won't Touch

How paint comes off brick in San Francisco and the Bay Area — soft-media blasting, test patches, interior exposed brick — and why silicone-based paint can't be removed without destroying the brick.

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