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Cleaning Painted Walls?How do you wash oil based painted walls?

 

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Cleaning Wood Paneling?What's the best thing to use on paneling that is too dry and needs to be cleaned?

 

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Removing Crayon From Walls?How do you get glue and crayon marks of every color off?

 

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Scuff Marks on Walls?Any ideas on how to remove scuff marks (from furniture not shoes) off a painted wall? I tried the Mr Clean Magic Eraser, it worked a little, but took paint off the wall.

 

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How Do I Clean Non Vinyl Wallpaper?How do I clean non vinyl wallpaper? My Mom used to buy wallpaper cleaner in a can, we used it like playdough to clean walls. Any ideas?

 

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Pen Marks on Painted Walls?I need an idea for taking ink off of painted walls.

 

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Cleaner for Non Vinyl Wallpaper?I am looking for old fashioned wall paper cleaner, not vinyl paper cleaner.

 

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Cleaning Crayon Off Walls?How do you remove ink and crayon from walls?

 

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Cleaning Fireplace Smoke Stains off Walls and Ceiling?How do you get smoke stains off the walls from the fireplace?

 

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Black Soot on Walls?How do you clean black soot from a grease fire off textured walls?

 

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Removing Ink from Walls?My 2 year old marked up all the walls in the apartment with pen and permanent marker. How do I remove it from flat painted walls?

 

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Removing Crayon from Wallpaper?My lovely 3 year old son is fast becoming a graffiti artist. Does anyone know how to remove crayon from wallpaper?

 

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Removing Stickers From Wallpapered Wall?How can I remove bedroom wall stickers? I have wall stickers in one of the kid's bedrooms. They are the type that you get specifically to decorate bedroom walls. Some are quite small and some are about the size of my hand.

 

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Ballpoint Pen on Wall?How I can clean blue ball point ink stains from my light grey paint?

 

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Permanent Marker on Flat Based Paint?I need to know how to remove markers off flat painted walls.

 

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Washing Walls and Ceilings?I need to know the easiest way of washing walls an ceilings? What do I use to get stains, finger prints, and dirt off? What is the best cleaning solutions and methods? Thank you.

 

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Removing Nicotine Stains from Vinyl Wallpaper?How do I get nicotine stains out of vinyl wallpaper? The previous owners were heavy smokers. The wallpaper is all yellow. I have tried Greased Lightning, Handy Andy, Janola, and all sorts of cleaning products and home made ones like sodium bicarbonate, etc.

 

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Cleaning Stucco Walls?We moved into a house with stucco type walls in the kitchen. There is a lot of greasy, gunky build up on the walls. How do I clean this gunk without tearing up my hands, walls, and rags? Thanks for any help you can give me.

 

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Cleaning Wallpaper?How do you get black marks off wall paper?

 

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Removing WD40 from Walls?I moved into a home where the previous owner used WD 40 on the door hinges to keep them from squeaking. Now I have oil residue on the walls behind the doors. How can I get oil off of painted walls?

 

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Sharpie Marks on Walls?How do you remove sharpie marks from walls without rubbing the paint off?

 

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Removing Pencil Marks from Wallpaper?How do I remove a pencil drawing, without damaging the wallpaper? The paper is pink and has love hearts that are raised.

 

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Black Marks on Walls?This winter we started developing a dark or black substance on our plasterboard walls in the living room. It is slightly in the kitchen, very dark on the wooden cover over the attic in front of the bathroom doorway, and just slightly in the computer room behind the bedroom.

 

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Liquid Laundry Detergent on Wall?I recently spilled liquid laundry detergent on my wall. I can't get the stain off the wall. Does anyone have any suggestions? I have flat paint and I'm afraid that it will bleed through if I paint over.

 

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Permanent Marker on Paneled Walls?How to get permanent marker off paneled walls?

 

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Oil Stains On Sheet Rock?Fuel oil was recently spilled on the sheet rock wall next to our oil tank. I can see the areas where the fuel oil stained the wall. What product is best to use for cleaning the spots? The wall had been painted with latex paint.

 

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Removing Stickers From Painted Wall?How do you remove stickers from a wall without removing the paint?

 

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Removing Wallpaper Adhesive?I have removed the wall paper border, but the adhesive remained on the wall. Does anyone have a solution for removal? I have tried to sand it off, but it is time consuming and dusty. Has anyone just painted over it? It is in a bathroom. Thank you.

 

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Removing Hand Sanitizer Stain On Wall?My mother accidentally got hand sanitizer on a painted wall in her bathroom. After numerous attempts to clean it off, it is still there. Any suggestions? Thanks.

 

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Removing Tape From Painted Drywall?I am having a problem removing tape residue from a flat white painted wall (drywall). I have tried warm water and soap, but am afraid to damage the paint by trying a marketed product.

 

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Cleaning Walls in a Mobile Home?I live in a mobile home, and the glue that they used in the panels is showing through. To make matters worse, yes, we are smokers. How can I clean these stains off?

 

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Cleaning Steam Marks Off Bathroom Wall?How do I clean steam marks off of bathroom wall. Liquid cleaner doesn't work and the brown steam marks look terrible even after washing the wall down in the spring.

 

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Removing Potpourri Wax from Wall?How do you clean wax from a potpourri melt off of the wall? I blew out the tea light from underneath but was too high. The wax spattered all over the white textured wall.

 

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Removing Butter Stains From Wall?My 2 year old went to the fridge and got hold of the butter. Last week she did the sharpie on the wall thing(by the way all advise on this was great).

 

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Removing Dirty Marks After Taking Pictures Down?What is the best way to remove the dirty marks on my painted walls after taking pictures down?

 

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Dog Saliva Stains on Walls?I have matte finish walls and have discovered that the dog has left saliva on the wall (his dog food bowl is right next to it). I've tried cleaning it off with soap/water and the magic eraser, but the spots remain. Any tips, besides repainting?

 

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Ink on a Matte Finish Wall?How do you get ink off a matte finish wall?

 

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Prestik Stains on Walls?We have recently moved into a rented house. The previous people had used a ring of Prestik to hang decorative plates in the bathroom. When they were removed, it left a greasy mark on the wall.

 

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Cleaning Dark Panelling?What is the best way to clean very dark panelling? I was asked to help clean someone's panelling in a home where they have no pets, but the occasionally smoke. I was thinking on using my usual bucket of hot water and liquid Lysol.

 

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Stain on Ceiling?Here's a good one. You know those decorative jello like window clingy thingy's that you put in your window for holidays, etc.? Well, my husband and son thought it would be fun to throw them on my white kitchen ceiling.

 

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Washing Walls?Tips for cleaning walls. Post your ideas.

 

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Cleaning Unpainted Plaster Walls?Our rented house has all plain, smooth, unpainted white plaster walls. It still looks good but over the years the plaster has dulled a bit, and doesn't look so fresh and white. Is there a safe way to clean plaster and bring back the whiteness?

 

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Removing Wax From Wallpaper?How do i get wax off wallpaper?

 

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Crayon on Sand Blasted Knotty Pine?How do you remove red crayon from sand blasted knotty pine wood wall?

 

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Cleaning a Brick Wall?How can I clean a brick wall in my family room?

 

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Cleaning Fabric Wallpaper?How do I clean the years of finger prints off fabric wallpaper without damaging the fibers and color? The fabric is a multi textured silk - varied shades of green?

 

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Marker on a Wall?How can I remove marker from a wall without removing the paint?

 

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Playdough Stain on a Wall?Does anyone know how to remove playdough from a textured wall? My 2 year rubbed it in pretty hard and the more I try to remove it, the more the paint comes off.

 

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Removing Glow in the Dark Stickers from Walls?Does anyone have any idea how to get those tiny glow in the dark stickers off painted walls? My daughter had stars on her walls when she was little. Now we are getting ready to paint the room and the stickers are brittle and won't come off, unless I pick pick pick at each tiny one. Plus some residue stays on.

 

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Scuff Marks on Baseboards?How do you get black marks off of white glossy baseboards, caused by the vacuum running up against them? Also, how to get white marks from the same thing (vacuum) off of dark polished wood?

 

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Cleaning Textured Wallpaper?We have 30 year old wallpaper that is not in too bad of condition. We tiled our kitchen floor and now looking at the wall paper, we're thinking of changing it or maybe someone out there knows a good cleaning agent to use, it's textured!

 

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Kerosene Film on Walls?Tips for cleaning the film left by Kerosene off the walls.

 

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Hairspray on Bathroom Walls?I have noticed lately that on my bathroom walls from using the pump hairspray I have little hairspray drops now on my walls. Does anyone have a rememdy to take it off without removing the paint?

 

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Mustard Stain on Wall?How do I get a mustard stain off a wall?

 

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Toothpaste Hardened on Wall?Hope someone can offer some advice. I am attempting to clean a wall in which someone has used toothpaste as a means to hang posters. The green toothpaste has hardened like plaster and will not budge! I have tried soaking it with various cleaners and scraping (gentely) with a blade without success.

 

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Egg Stain on Wall?How do I get raw dried egg off a wall?

 

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I Have The Worst Luck Washing Walls!I read a few of the tips on washing walls but still had a question or two. Can I use a mixture of water with either bleach or sunlight dish soap? How much should I use? I have the worst luck washing walls! My mother used to use Tide. Her walls were fine, but I am thinking I used too much Tide?

 

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Hair Dye on Wallpaper?I was shaking a bottle of brown hair dye and got it all over my white wall paper. Anyone know how to get it off?

 

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Cleaning Oak Paneling?I have relatively new, oak colored paneling and I would like some advice on how to clean it without harsh chemicals or anything that would leave a residue.

 

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Black Marks On Walls From Vacuum?I have black marks on my white walls from the vaccum. They are from the rubber bumpers on the side of the vaccum so you don't scratch or dent the walls. I have tried everything that I can think of to get these off and nothing is working.

 

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How do you remove cooking spray from a sheet-rock wall?My two year old was expressing himself again, this time with canola cooking spray on my laundry room wall. Now I have the "prettiest" greasy spot you ever saw. I thought about dawn and water but I am not sure if you can get that kind of wall wet. Can someone please help me?

 

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Dry Erase Marker on Walls?My nephew drew all over the walls in our study with dry erase marker! I've tried Mr. Clean sponge and fingernail polish remover but everything also takes the paint off!

 

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Removing Pen Marks from Wallpaper?My son has drawn ball point pen on the wallpaper and I have tried nail polish remover and other cleaning products but I have to be careful not to tear the paper as he has pierced it with the pen already.

 

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Margarine (Oil) Stain on Wall?I'm trying to remove a margrine stain from a painted wall. Soap and water didn't do the trick, and if I rub it too hard, the paint starts to come off. Any suggestions besides painting over it?

 

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Cleaning Heavy Smoke Damage From Walls, Ceiling and Hardwood Floors?I recently had a house fire, what is the best way to clean heavy smoke damage on my walls, ceiling and hardwood floors?

 

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Removing Tape Goo From Walls?How do you get tape goo off walls?

 

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Brown Water Stains on Fabric Wall?What is the best way to remove a brown water stain from a fabric wall that is inside the cabin of a boat? I've tried some cleaners using a Little Bissel green machine without any affect.

 

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Smoke Stained Wall?Hello, Can some one help me? I have a smoke stained wall. Is there any thing that can get it out?

 

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Keeping Mildew From Coming Back?I would like to know how to keep mildew from forming on my walls, especially in the winter time. It really makes a mess, and it's hard to clean as well, especially behind the beds and dresser. Is there anything I can do to keep it from coming back next year? Thanks for any help you can give me.

 

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Candle Soot On Walls?I have just painted my rooms in my house and over the winter I burn candles. Now I have black soot like material on my walls. Anyone have any easy idea on how to get this off? I work 65 hours or more a week at the hospital as a registered nurse and I don't have too much spare time Thanks everyone, AJ FAN

 

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Coffee Stain On Wall?Does anyone know how to remove a coffee stain from a wall? I tried cold water, lukewarm water and detergent, vinegar, even Shout. My fiancee is going to call it off if she finds out! David Ennis

 

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Cleaning Base Boards?Our baseboards are in dire need of a good cleaning and I just hate to do it. They are painted with white semi-gloss paint and they show everything. Having a Saint Bernard and 3 cats doesn't help either. Does anyone know an easier way to clean them than the "on my hands and knees" deal.

 

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Black Scuff Marks on Doors and Walls?Some of the doors and walls in my home have black scuff marks on them. I have tried everything I can think of to get it off. Please help. Susan from Arizona

 

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Cleaning Grease Off Wallpaper?I recently bought a mobile home and the people who lived there before me never cleaned the walls. I do not wish to paint over the kitchen, but do not know how to take off the grease without ruining the wallpaper. Any Ideas? Allison from New York

 

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Wine Stain Off a Wall?How do you get a wine stain off a wall?

 

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Removing Water Stains from Old Wallpaper?I was wondering what if anything could be done to remove water stains from wallpaper? I cannot replace the stained section as they do not make the pattern anymore (antique victorian).

 

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Ink Stains Off Paneling?Help! I am trying to clean a pen mark and permanent ink mark off of paneling in a manufactured home. Any ideas would be appreciated.

 

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