I recently bought a house with a beautiful brick exterior that I believe is the original from 1905. The brick is very dirty in some places, and in other places has splotched paint (likely from careless workmanship over the years). I’m very interested in trying to restore the brick to the best of my abilities (primarily by removing the paint splotches and pencil markings I’ve found on the brick), was hoping to get some advice on how this could be possible.
I’ve purchased citristrip and a steel brush to test some of the spots, and plan on doing a test run in an inconspicuous location to see how it works, but I’m terrified of damaging the brick and ruining the color even more.
Any advice is appreciated, or alternatively Save me for myself and tell me to leave it as ! I know the paint objectively isn’t that bad, but it wreaks havoc on my OCD I’d love to find a solution if possible.