My bricks are all cut and all mortar lines cleaned out, although I probably don't do them as well as I should. The house now has it's dirty wash all over too.

It's just about time to begin painting the bricks, once everything dries. For drying times for me, in betwen cutting the bricks and the dirty wash, I usually wait 24 hours. To begin painting the bricks, I wait at least 48 hours after dirty washing, but usually 72 hours. If you're in a dryer climate, you may not have to wait so long, but I'm in the south and we've been running 50-70% humidity since July 1, so my drying times are longer. I want to make sure that the clay is completely dry before I begin painting them.

Compliments of LPCullen