Cleaning Tips: How to Remove Wall Stains
EducationCleaning Tips: How to Remove Wall Stains
Each and every one of us has perhaps faced the problem of stains and dirty spots on the walls. Beautiful painted walls become dirty with time and sometimes we ourselves end up ruining them.
You lighted a beautiful romantic dinner candle but unfortunately it left the smoke stains on your dinning room walls. Your artistic kids new love of drawing, results in multi colored crayon scrawls all over the house. Majority of times it is the damp winter responsible for mould stains and water marks on the walls. Whatever the reason may be, stains and spots are part of life and you have to deal with them now and again.
The good news is that there are simple ways to deal with stubborn stains and spots on the walls. Trust me, that painting the walls is not just the only way to get rid of silly stains. Read on to learn the top magical tips on how to clean your walls without spending enormous amount of money.
To deal with any type of stain either on walls, clothes or furniture, the first and the foremost rule is to deal with the stain instantly. For easy and fast removal it is always better to fight against a fresh stain. Old stains are always tough and bit tricky to deal with. Here is a list of most common wall stains which can be easily dealt and scraped out from your walls.
Crayon Marks
Crayon marks are a common household feature especially in a home with small kids. Crayon scrawls can be easily treated with baking soda. Baking Soda is an excellent cleaning product and can really help a great deal to make your walls clean and clear. Take a damp cloth and sprinkle a little amount of baking soda on it and clean the stained wall with it. The result is simply amazing; the crayon marks will disappear leaving your walls spick and span.
Oil Stains
To remove oil stain from walls use the dish washing liquid over the stain and leave it for 10 minutes. Then use a clean scrubber to take out the stain. Finish by drying the stain of the excessive moisture by using tissue paper.
Cello Tape Marks
Children love to paste stuff on walls, right! Well if they get hold of a cello tape and use it on the walls to put their favorite poster or drawing, keep your calm. Do not shout after them so that they simply go and pull the poster off. You need to be very tactful while taking a cello tape from the wall.
To avoid cello tape marks from the wall never, never simply pull the tape out as it will peel the paint from the wall too. The best way to take out the cello tape is by using spoon. Simply heat the spoon for few seconds and then press it against the cello tape. The heat will make the cello tape come off easily without leaving behind any marks or stains.
Ink stains
Ink stain is a common household problem but do you know that ink stain can be easily removed from the wall with the help of non oily liquid spray or just put the lemon juice at work. Clean the ink stained area with the spray or lemon juice and wipe it off in the end with a clean cloth.
Most of all before you start your cleaning spree, I strongly recommend you that do a test clean, in a non visible area first. This is very important because it will boost your confidence to remove the stubborn stain more efficiently, right!
So what are you waiting for, go attack those stubborn stains immediately. Happy cleaning and all the best !