Can you paint sand blasted brick?

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We have a 60 year old house, which was painted white (I am told) - prior to us moving in, the previous owner sand blasted all the paint off the brick, leav
thanksing the brick porous and rough. The sealed front has been removed. We would like to paint the house to take it from looking like a cottage to looking a little more modern... Question is - can we paint over porous brick and what experiences have people had with this - are there issues around paint flacking off afterwards?