Show FIRST AID TO THE AILING HOUSE S BY ROGER G WHITMAN Mistake Made ladt With Asphalt Paint QUESTION 1 had my cement block foundation proofed damp-proofed with asphalt roofing and paint applied to the underground parts Before Defore refilling the tho trench with earth the workmen accidentally printed painted a large part of the foundations foun above the tho ground level with this asphalt paint We were to paint this part white How flow can I paint over this asphalt coating Im I'm told that neither paint or cement paint will adhere to it What is your before before be bo- fore tore I pull my hair out ANSWER Before Defore you pull pun all of it out I suggest that you try to engage a representative of a sandblasting sandblasting sand sand- blasting company to come and clean clan off ort the tho walls There are companies who specialize in cleaning cleaning clean clean- ing the outside of buildings and andI I believe bellevo this would be your best bet The asphalt paint cannot be painted over with any degree of success It would have to be cleaned off ort before the walls could be repainted If the sandblasting idea docs does not work out for any reason reason you might try softening the asphalt paint with turpentine and then go through the tedious job of rubbing it off oU with steel wool As cement block is somewhat somewhat some some- what porous some of the paint may may have penetrated below the surface of the masonry and the job will not be easy |