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What is the best cleaner to remove soot off painted walls?
By Ed
Look for a product at the Dollar Store called Totally Awesome. I have used it for everything from washing mechanic greasy clothes to hard water stains. It's named as it works.
The ceiling (white) and painted walls beneath the edge of the ceiling are marked with the blackish soot from burning scented candles. What is the best way to remove the soot without making it a blackish sooty mess?
My mom had a fire and I had a fire. I also helped my daughter buy a house from an older lady who smoked for 35 years, 24 hours a day. Her house was gross as I am allergic to smoke and throw up. So for my daughter the first thing I did was hire a professional to clean the duct work and the vents. It is worth it. Then not having a lot of money or help I knew a retired, nice, man who helped people all the time and had helped me with an older camp. He had used my alum boat a few times. So I offered him my boat and he thought about it overnight and told me yes the next day. He was an oil man and I bought tools as we needed them. I am kind of creative and I can scrub, hold things up , measure and paint. For the smoke, yucky soot stuff Run to the store and buy Krudcleaner. It is a spray at the lumber yards and the stuff melts and runs on the walls. She had paneling and sheetrock. They do not make sheetrock or paneling the way they use to... Never use water on your walls unless you put all kinds of fans in the room. I used rags and threw them away. Do not save your rags after cleaning soot as it will hurt your washing machine. You could also have reactions with your cleaning supplies. I also used a yellow liquid that was great called Awesome in a spray. The stuff is great. You will use elbow grease. I used many cheap sponge mops and just sprayed the stuff on the sponge and used my painters ladder. All I use was a quality paint from Better Homes and Gardens. I think Wal-Mart use to sell it.
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