OK, I know most of you slash and burn barbarians think it is best to slather up a perfectly nice brownstone, albeit it flaking and deteriorating, with giant pieces falling off and killing widows and orphans and cute puppies, with that crappy stucco and make it "like new". I accept that. Just like I accept tsunamis and giant meteor strikes. But, hypothetically, what would happy if you wanted to scrape off all that stucco crap (acknowledging that the surface has been shot to hell by Pakistan State Brickface with picks and hammers)? Is the stucco bond "stronger" than the actual material? And in the case of painted brownstone - where there was no actual damage to the stone, some idiot just painted it. What happens if you remove the paint, and how would you do it? Yrs, Triassic **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1215855013x1201028747/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072%26hmpgID=62%26bcd=De cemailfooterNO62) -- To terminate puerile preservation prattling among pals and the uncoffee-ed, or to change your settings, go to: <http://listserv.icors.org/archives/bullamanka-pinheads.html>