On Sun, 08 Oct 2017 12:53:05 +0100
"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote:

If an ivy had attached itself to paintwork, any easy way of removing
its adhesive after removing the ivy - other than by sanding?

Remove the ivy by killing it and leaving it a while before you pull it
off - that way you don't get as much left behind (and don't remove as
much of your soft old bricks, which is my problem with it). Then I'd
have thought rub it down with wire wool, if the paint is smooth enough
not to snag it all to bits.