That can make paint removal problematic because the metamorphic rock is too soft to clean with a pressure washer or sand blaster which are go to remedies for removing paint from brick and concrete and it scratches easily.
Remove paint from slate fireplace.
Holding a plastic scraper at a 45 degree angle remove paint from tile starting from an outside edge and working your way in.
Keep slate clean by understanding the proper way to take.
Be patient when.
Heat can also quickly remove paint from wood but not from stone.
Remove as much paint as you can without scratching the slate.
If stripping paint from wood is tedious stripping it from a brick or stone fireplace can only be described as more tedious.
We have used a stripper on the hearth and have had some succes.
As far as rocks go slate is fairly porous.
The discoloration is where the brass doors had been.
If you re just trying to remove a few paint spatters heat scraping and slate safe solvents are all options but if you re.
If this us product is the same it should work and it is non toxic.
There is a product in the uk called home strip which works really well i have used it to remove paint and varnish from stone fireplaces.
I believe the mantel and hearth are slate.
The mantel is the same material as the hearth.
A stained slate hearth can ruin the look of your fireplace and living room as slate is a porous type of rock that easily absorbs stains.
There is a stone facade over block.
Slate is a popular material in homebuilding used not only in fireplace surrounds but also in flooring countertops and backsplashes not to mention exterior walkways and walls.
I am concerned that there will be a residue of paint leftover.
Stone facade over block hearth with some of the paint removed with a gel stripper.
Often it will lift off quickly in satisfying strips.
Sand the mantel lightly with fine to medium grit sandpaper.