In many places it s possible to pull off large strips of the paint white stuff right off the wall where it has bubbled away from the block.
Remove paint from concrete block wall.
Then wipe the wall with a soft cloth to remove any loose paint or dirt before starting.
You could use this however it is better used on a larger surface since the application has a few steps.
Before starting lay a cloth on the floor beneath the area you will be working on so that the flaking paint can be easily removed later on.
Do note that reapplication of paint strippers may be necessary to completely remove paint on concrete.
Basement walls present a challenge because the cement walls are porous and this makes paint removal difficult.
In other places the latex paint comes off with a paint scraper but not nearly as easily.
Clean the concrete surface thoroughly and let dry.
This is one option.
Rust oleum paint stripper for concrete is designed to remove paint and stains from concrete prior to applying a new coating.
Both methods create relatively less dust as grinder wire brush.
The most common way to remove paint is by scraping it off and the same is true for concrete walls.
A sanding disc is attached to a standard floor buffer instead of a polisher and the paint is remove in the same manner of polishing the floor.
Sanding may also be used for concrete paint removal but normally only for floors.
You ll probably ultimately have to use a power washer but since most of the paint is gone you won t have to.
When you set out to remove paint from concrete the first thing to do is clean the surface of the concrete thoroughly.
Here is another video of removing a paint using an chain paint remover and diamond hole drill.
The procedure for stripping cinder block and masonry walls is virtually the same as that for stripping paint from any material at the beginning of the job but because cinder block is so porous the end of the job the part where you remove the paint residue can be difficult.
The temptation is to scrape all the loose paint off and then repaint the walls.