It's a tough job and you may never be able to remove all of the old
paint from the brick. As far as I know, all you can do is apply paint
remover and then use a stiff brush (not necessarily a wire brush which
might leave particles that will rust). Cover all surrounding areas and
protect yourself to prevent corrosive remover from splashing
everywhere.

On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 09:53:58 -0400, "Susan Thomas"
wrote:

I am replacing wrought iron rails on the carport with aluminum columns.
There is some old paint on the brick that I need to remove. Any suggestions
other than a wire brush?

Thanks for your reply.