Painting Garage Brick Walls

[Me!]

Hi,

Long time lurker here from Australia - thoroughly enjoy the wealth of information here on this forum and how everyone helps each other out.

Now, I've got a simple question which, for the life of me, cant get a definite answer for.

Part of my garage has been painted by the previous owners - apparently used some "special" primer before painting over the top of it. He cant remember the name of the product he used already.

Now, I would like to complete painting the remaining walls. I have been reading that I should be applying a primer to the surface first to seal it as if I dont do this, the paint will just keep absorbing into the brick - i.e. waste of money.

I have always had good results with Dulux paints (when painting interior walls) and Zinsser primers.

Now, has anyone done this before? If so, what primer should I really be using? Links to actual products would be great.

Thanks in advance!

 

[rburke65]

Welcome Me! One of these days I'm going to go visit your country! No help fo you right now, I just wanted to say welcome to The Garage Journal......from Ohio!

 

[Me!]

Welcome Me! One of these days I'm going to go visit your country! No help fo you right now, I just wanted to say welcome to The Garage Journal......from Ohio!

Thanks rburke65!

I see that you have your 65 Impala! Good work in still having it until today! I love the old American muscle cars.

Have a 65 Mustang myself!

 

[rburke65]

Cool.....swing by and we will have a beer!

 

[tjdux]

Any concrete primer should be fine

Signiture; Check out my garage progress http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=352703

 

[ard]

Is the wall above grade? Is this wall a solid masonry construction? So brick inside and outside?

If the existing coating is holding up well, and the new area to paint has the same exposures and environmental influences as the old area, a good quality masonry primer should work fine.

 

[James-W]

Welcome to the forum.

 

[The Cobbler]

might look at block sealer, it's a thicker consistency to fill voids as it primes .

 

[Me!]

Any concrete primer should be fine

Signiture; Check out my garage progress http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=352703

Concrete Primer ok for bricks?

Welcome to the forum.

Thanks!

might look at block sealer, it's a thicker consistency to fill voids as it primes .

What's a block sealer? I'm trying to understand products there in the USA vs what is available here in Australia. The different terminology used is confusing for sure.

Is the wall above grade? Is this wall a solid masonry construction? So brick inside and outside?

If the existing coating is holding up well, and the new area to paint has the same exposures and environmental influences as the old area, a good quality masonry primer should work fine.

Not sure what you mean by the wall being "above grade"

It is brick inside and outside.

Existing coating on a section of the wall that has already been coated is holding up very well.

Masonry Primer - can you give me an example please?

 

[padroo]

I had a painting contractor paint my concrete block outside walls and he didn't prime. He used a ppg paint but still takes three coats. He only applied two but block are so porous that three coats rolled on totally seal the block. He said ppg designed this paint especially for masonry.

 

[The Cobbler]

block sealer is a primer that is much thicker than regular primer. it seals and fills small voids in masonry surfaces and makes for a better finish of top coats as a result

 

[Me!]

Will something like this work?

https://www.bunnings.com.au/crommelin-4l-brick-and-render-water-based-sealer_p0960095


Bunnings is the usual hardware store here in Australia - Home Depot equivalent.

 

[Dr Stan]

Welcome aboard. Hope to visit Australia again and not on the US Navy's schedule.

Good suggestions above about masonry paint.

Grade is that which is above ground. Below grade is anything below ground.

 

[s14kev]

I'm an Aussie! Originally a sandgroper. But now I live in Tennessee.

I painted the below grade brick (CMU) walls in my basement garage with drylok masonry waterproofer 3 years ago. No primer and the drylock does not continue to soak in to the CMU. It's bright white, reflects plenty of light and seems very durable. The CMU's were in good condition with no water ingress or efflorescence. Not sure what the equivalent product is in Aussieland though.

http://www.drylok.com/formulas/latex-base-drylok-masonry-waterproofer/

 

[Me!]

Welcome aboard. Hope to visit Australia again and not on the US Navy's schedule.

Good suggestions above about masonry paint.

Grade is that which is above ground. Below grade is anything below ground.

Thanks! Got you. In this case, mine is all above ground.

I'm an Aussie! Originally a sandgroper. But now I live in Tennessee.

I painted the below grade brick (CMU) walls in my basement garage with drylok masonry waterproofer 3 years ago. No primer and the drylock does not continue to soak in to the CMU. It's bright white, reflects plenty of light and seems very durable. The CMU's were in good condition with no water ingress or efflorescence. Not sure what the equivalent product is in Aussieland though.

http://www.drylok.com/formulas/latex-base-drylok-masonry-waterproofer/

That's my challenge here. I see a lot of terms and products there in the US but struggling to comprehend the equivalent here down under. I would like to think it's just my lack of understanding and perhaps the product is right infront of me!

And of course, I want to get it done once and get it right - all in the name of saving money and being time efficient.. The garage is all empty now which makes it the best time for me to do something like this.

 

[zeeway]

When I added my woodshop onto the two car garage of our previous house, I had a brick wall which I painted with two coats of regular interior paint/primer from Home Depot. I did a thick first coat, which soaked in. The second coat finished the wall nicely, and it looked good for the six years before we sold the house. Hope this helps.

 

[maxpower_hd]

If you Google brick sealer or primers you will get a plethora of choices. Here brick is generally the small red bricks and often made from clay materials and block is the larger version used for foundations for example that are generally made from concrete. Of course this isn't always the case but that is sort of the general gist. In any event the sealers and primers are usually good for either.

Here is one example of a known brand: http://www.kilz.com/products/paints...srL63k6nPfO8CKenuY2kR_yhmw5TfhnilMBoCIZ3w_wcB

 

[RobSmith]

BONDCRETE ... is the stuff you want...I'm in NSW Aus. This stuff will seal up fibro , hardiplank, brick and soft wood. Its just what you need. I can't remember the mix but I think it's on the tin !

 

[Me!]

When I added my woodshop onto the two car garage of our previous house, I had a brick wall which I painted with two coats of regular interior paint/primer from Home Depot. I did a thick first coat, which soaked in. The second coat finished the wall nicely, and it looked good for the six years before we sold the house. Hope this helps.

Yes, this is one of the options I did consider as well. But based purely on reading, some have had success with it, others have not.

If you Google brick sealer or primers you will get a plethora of choices. Here brick is generally the small red bricks and often made from clay materials and block is the larger version used for foundations for example that are generally made from concrete. Of course this isn't always the case but that is sort of the general gist. In any event the sealers and primers are usually good for either.

Here is one example of a known brand: http://www.kilz.com/products/paints...srL63k6nPfO8CKenuY2kR_yhmw5TfhnilMBoCIZ3w_wcB

Thanks maxpower_hd. The choices here in Australia is actually a lot smaller than over on your side of the world unfortunately. And even going by this forum, you'll see a LOT more people AND products mentioned are actually from the US - which makes it that tad more difficult.

So far, I have not come across a product that even calls itself "Brick Paint" - however, the one you listed above is just clear cut.

Try playing with this site: http://www.bondall.com/ (thanks RobSmith!) and you'll get what I mean.

BONDCRETE ... is the stuff you want...I'm in NSW Aus. This stuff will seal up fibro , hardiplank, brick and soft wood. Its just what you need. I can't remember the mix but I think it's on the tin !

Sweet! Have you used it before? I came across the name but thought it's only for concrete and did not look further. I'll have a look at their site a bit more today. Thanks!