The fireplace ground tiles are painted with a gray primer coat and 2 coats of black.
My kids and I are always cold, so in the winter we are always found on the hearth, right next to the heater insert, so in the few years we've been here the paint is starting to look worn and awful.
Having always been curious about what's underneath, I sort of stripped one tile, just to see.
One turned into two, two turned into 4...
But I'm having issues with the grout now.
It's not really coming up past the black coats, I'm guessing the primer coat really sucked it in.
I'd REALLY like to get this paint off permanently instead of just repainting.
I've used citristrip with "eh" results, klean strip premium with better results, and a heat gun with panic.
I don't want to use the heat gun for this project because the paint keeps flaking off in tiny pieces, one which shot back up on the heating element, got hot, then shot back out in sparks
I read on another thread someone used Red Devil Lye, I used to use Lye to make soap, so Im familiar with it, but its still an iffy thought for me..
What do yall suggest doing?
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