Removing Paint From Stone

[smiler1962]

Recently changing my old wooden porch to a new pvc one,has resulted in the paint outlines of the old one being visible on the stone front door surround.
Have tried to remove with a steel brush but to no avail..a builder friend recommended sand/shot blasting but the cost is prohibitive.
Does anyone know of any other solutions?
Thank you in advance

[Old_Geezer]

Power water jet ?
If it's sunk into the stone's surface it may need that surface removed. Is there an acidic product that is worth a try ? I know something is sometimes used to get mortar off of walls.

[melv16]

I had a similar problem when a customer removed some window shutters from the outside of their house. There was paint outline of the shutters on the brickwork. I ended up using specialized brick paint to hide it.

[melv16]

Whoops, I've just noticed it stone. You can buy match pots of masonry paint from Homebase. You could try matching the colour of the stone by mixing several match pots together.

[The Builder]

You could try giving it several coats of "Nitromors" paint stripper until the paint is soft enough to wire brush it off.

Failing that... a small 4 1/2" (115mm) angle grinder..........

http://www.screwfix.com/p/energer-erb651grd-4-angle-grinder-850w/3581h

with one of these..........

http://www.screwfix.com/p/non-woven-preparation-wheel-115mm/83915

[bookbinder]

I had the same problem 3 years ago. I removed the marks with: steel wool (not the soap pads, pure, raw steel wool) dipped in Nitromors; and a scraper (old knife with point broken off). Make sure you wear tough gloves, or you will get dozens of little bits of steel wool in your fingers!