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Sat, Dec 15, 12 at 9:43
| We let some fig vine go wild on the back of our house and it has left its "feet" marks all over the painted brick and white trim. I don't want them painted over. They need to be removed. Is there a good way to get this off before repainting? I don't want to scrape unless I have to. Is there some treatment I could use that would soften them so they could be hosed or wiped off? Thanks Don |
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| I researched this a couple years ago and could not find a product that removed these tentacles. You can try soap and water and a scrub brush. I tried that plus scraping with a putty knife. I I could still see the shadow of where the vine had been. It is as if the tentacles embed into structure. |
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- Posted by christophern (My Page) on Sun, Dec 16, 12 at 5:00
| As wings said, there is no magic potion,they need to be mechanically removed( ie,scrapping, sanding, etc) |
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- Posted by lazygardens (My Page) on Sun, Dec 16, 12 at 17:47
| Science is still trying to find out what adhesive figs use. Scrape, prime and paint is the only way to remove them. |
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