Whitewash Tips

I have a split level brick home that is painted white. I would like to pressure wash the entire thing in hopes of chipping most of the paint off then go over the entire thing with a whitewash. I want the end result to look whitewashed with some brick showing through. Is this pressure washing method the way to go? Any suggestions?

I'm considering using a limewash (just type S hydrated lime and water, nothing else) on the house I want to build. It'll be AAC block, and my only concern is that the block might be too smooth for it to adhere well -- although the spongy nature of this aerated concrete might actually make up for that, as well as the tiny particle size of type S lime. And, yeah, I'm thinking inside and out (no drywall, thin AAC block for partitions, MgO board for the ceilings, all limewashed. Probably a lot of work, probably need ten coats, but I'm a big fan of the look.

As for Suzy and the pressure washing: pressure washing is sometimes even TOO effective -- it can even eat into a lumber deck -- but I'm not sure it'll remove paint from brick reliably. If you can get the paint off somehow, limewash should look and work great Lots of thin coats, probably at least four.

What is the whitewash recipe ratio that you used?