Cleaning Nicotine off Walls

RE: Cleaning Nicotine off Walls Post By bigmamma (Guest Post) (07/05/2008) If you paint over nicotine its just going to come threw it make your walls look dirty again. Better to wash them, the mean green is a good cleaner takes it off like magic, and if you have off white walls it's good. Bleach doesn't eat the paint away. Bleach just discolors the nicotine, not washes it off. Just use any purpose cleaner, hot water, and arm muscle will get your walls clean. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Nicotine off Walls Post By gigi (Guest Post) (03/20/2008) Many years ago we moved into an apartment with tan walls in living room & a heavy smoke odor throughout. Kitchen was AWFUL. I bought every cleaner known to exist that I could find. Nothing worked. Then one day, I tried something my mother used to use. I bought a small box of Arm & Hammer WASHING SODA and some vinegar. Just dumped about a cup of vinegar and a handful of the washing soda in a bucket and added hot water. (Later found some great recipes for these cleaning jobs in a book called "Mary Ellen's Helpful Hints." I then dampened a rag, and went into the living room, where I swiped the rag just above a heat register in the wall. It was MAGIC!!! And the wall was not tan, it was a pretty pale green. My only problem was this one clean spot was in full view so I had to do the whole HUGE room. Took me a week, after working a job all day, but what a difference. The owner thought I had painted. (He had refused to do so.) You don't have to scrub hard but do have to change the water often, or rinse rag in another bucket before putting it back in the cleaning solution. That stuff turns the water black in no time! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Nicotine off Walls Post By Lisa (Guest Post) (02/14/2008) I heard that vanilla and water will take the smell of nicotine off walls. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Nicotine off Wood Post By kristian (Guest Post) (12/30/2007) o my goodness i have tried everything to get nicotine off this lovely painting! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Nicotine off Walls Post By Guest (Guest Post) (11/16/2007) I know this is an old post, but hopefully someone will find it of some help. I looked at this post earlier today to get some ideas and I took a shopping list of all the things mentioned here for removing nicotine stains. While at Dollar Tree, I came across "LA's Totally Awesome All Purpose Concentrated Cleaner" and figured I'd try it. It was only $1, so I wouldn't be out much if it didn't work. Plus it is concentrated, so if I generously cut it in half, I'd get twice as much. Wow! I was very impressed. The bottles says to use full strength for nicotine, but I diluted it 2 parts cleaner to 1 part water in a spray bottle, sprayed it on and watched the nicotine gunk roll off the woodwork. (Turn on the vent and/or open the windows for ventilation, and make sure you don't get the mist in your eyes or nose. Just for safety) and wipe down with paper towels and then follow with a damp rag. (Put an old towel or something absorbant on the floor to catch the drips.) I don't think I would try it on painted walls at 2:1 as I noticed that where the spray got on my semi-gloss paint it kinda took the gloss down (on the drywall, woodwork looks great), but this can probably be avoided by applying with a rag instead of a sprayer. Also worked great on my kitchen cabinets. I'll definately keep this in stock under the kitchen sink and let this be my #1 cleaner. I haven't been this excited about a cleaning product since I bought my first Magic Eraser! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Nicotine off Walls Post By cindi (Guest Post) (04/11/2007) Well, I am testing everthing. Seems to me that oxi-clean is doing the best job, thus far. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Nicotine off Walls Post By danielle (Guest Post) (04/10/2007) SCRUBBING BUBBLES Or WINDEX trust me. my grandparents smoked in there house for 40 years and when i moved in i tried everything. only things that work are above. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Nicotine off Walls Post By Debra (Guest Post) (03/06/2007) i am pregnant and i need to get nicotine off my wallpapered walls. it is old wallpaper, at least 12 years old, i need to know if i can clean 6 yrs of 5 to 15 people smoking off these walls or just paint over it. please notify me at smokinghot07 AT yahoo.com Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Nicotine off Walls Post By Dan (Guest Post) (02/01/2007) As a landlord I have had two serious cases of houses occupied by hard smokers for years. I tried TSP but it still left a yellow stain. Now I use Tilex and it works very well. I don't know if it is cleaning better or cleaning and bleaching the stain but the results are very good. It might save you one coat of painting. Wear old clothes as the drips will bleach whatever you have on. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Nicotine off Walls Post By EX smoker (Guest Post) (01/02/2007) What will clean nicotine off of painted walls without taking the paint off? Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Nicotine off Walls Post By Graham (Guest Post) (12/20/2006) Does the dirty nicotine water become a poisonous solution that can be absorbed through the skin ?I have just washed down a ceiling,window unit and smoke alarm that were brown from smoking and felt decidedly nauseous after about half an hour of cleaning. I neglected to wear gloves. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Nicotine off Walls Post by deeches (1) | (05/20/2006) Contact My husband and i bought a house where the original owners smoked for 40 years. So we did a bunch of research to find out what kind of paint primer, and cleaners to use. My husband was at the hardware store buying B-I-N ( a heavy duty paint primer) and he ran into a professional painter who told him not to bother cleaning the walls as it just spreads the nicotine around and makes it worse. So he recomended just using B-I-N to paint over it. Saved us a ton of work and it works like a charm. You can paint anything with it and the nicotine doesn't leak through, which is great considering we have to paint almost everything in the house :) We read plenty of reviews that also say B-I-N works better then Kilz. Please make sure to where a gas mask or that your house is very well ventalated before using it. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Nicotine off Walls Post By Shelley L. in CA (Guest Post) (05/02/2006) The best and cheapest thing to get nicotine off anything like wood, glass, walls etc. is rubbing alcohol. I hope you see this, it really really works! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Nicotine off Walls Post By mary Olson (Guest Post) (03/31/2006) i have tried, ammonia, vineagar, bleach, tsp. and the only thing that will take it off. Bleach and hot water is the only thing that i have found that will take off nicotine, cigarette smoke off walls. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Nicotine off Walls Post By crystal (Guest Post) (03/27/2006) i have got and old dresser, chest, and head board. They are yellow from the Nicotine i have use all kinda things on it and BAM works the best but it is not getting it any help? Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Nicotine off Walls Post By barbara (Guest Post) (03/17/2006) any good info without damaging this expensive wallpaper please e-mail me at buggsy @ mail.com (remove spaces) Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Nicotine off Walls Post By scott (Guest Post) (02/11/2006) i use a mixture of hot water, vinegar, and simple green and it took it right off the interior of my work van. Open all doors because it will be hard to breathe real quick. God Bless You Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Nicotine off Walls Post by keligator (28) | (11/02/2005) Contact Scrubbing bubbles. spray and watch the dirt run down the wall. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Nicotine off Walls Post By Sarah_bellum (Guest Post) (11/02/2005) I bought a house that had less than desirable occupants in it, needless to say, there was a lot of illegal activity going on in it so they nailed blankets over the windows and then no less than ten people chained smoked in it. I started to rehab and found that paint will not stick to nicotine, it had stained the walls, the fridge and the oven hood. After several attempts to get the stuff off the walls, I found three things work. Ammonia and water, but open the windows!! TSP and a magic eraser for surfaces such as applicances. It worked and I can now say after the rehabbing my house is clear of nicotine. I hope this helps!! Sarah Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Nicotine off Walls Post By Louise (Guest Post) (11/01/2005) Use TSP you get at hardware stores and hot water and gloves. I used this on walls in a very old home that was 60 yrs plus old and the walls hadn't been washed for 10 yrs. I washed them and then rinsed and it was just like a new paint job had been done...The walls were dark yellow almost brown when we were done they were beautiful white walls. Have used nothing else for years on a lot of other things Very inexpensive around $8 for a 7 lb box. use use 1/4 to 1/2 cup per gal water app. I adusted to fit the stain on the walls..... Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Nicotine off Walls Post by meoowmom (1247) | (10/31/2005) Profile | Contact my friend smoked and never opend a window... we cleaned yellowed walls with cleaner called TSP found in Home Depot or store like that hardware stores carry it too...also air it out after and use vinegar in cleaning carpets and floors good luck Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Nicotine off Walls Post By Michele (Guest Post) (10/31/2005) Hi Dab, let me say this first, my friend has a double wide and NO ONE smoked in her home, her walls still yellowed! She called the moble home place where she bought the double wide and was asking them about what to do short of painting and they told her it was from the formaldehyde they spray on the walls, counters ect to keep the shine on them. When we bought our mobile home the smell from the formaldehyde was so strong we had to let it air for TWO WEEKS before we could move in...it made me and our kids throw up. But any way, that is what they told her, and our walls did the same thing after a couple of years. We primered the walls with Oops! and then painted the color we wanted. Everything is fine now! Good luck...it is fustrating I know. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Nicotine off Walls Post By Marylin (Guest Post) (10/31/2005) After cleaning the walls (I used Murphys soap spray), then we called in Service Master. They fogged the house and it's guaranteed for ever. Ours also was a double wide with the furniture. Some way you need to get the smell out of furniture and carpeting. Servicemaster did that for us. We needed one return trip after about 6 weeks. Really works!! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Nicotine off Walls Post By Skip (Guest Post) (10/31/2005) TCP from most any paint store. Works wonders and safe to use. Old Painter Report Spam or Abuse Archived Request: Cleaning Nicotine off Walls Post by ThriftyFun (3734) | (10/31/2005) Profile | Blog! | Contact Does anyone have any suggestions on how to remove nicotine from walls, I have tried every cleaning product I have in the house? - Dottie Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Nicotine off Walls Post By shelley (Guest Post) (10/20/2005) use 1 cup vinegar and 1 gallon warm water with a wash cloth. vinegar cuts through just about anything Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Nicotine off Walls Post By Jada (Guest Post) (06/02/2005) We just bought our first home. It is 40 years old and filled with 40 years of nicotine covering the walls.I found that spraying fantastic cleaner directly on wall and using wall mop and bucket with water was the only way to break down the nicotine and draw it out of the walls. You will probably need to do this more than once (depending on how bad walls/ceiling are). Report Spam or Abuse Cleaning Sharpie off the wood Post By CC (Guest Post) (05/28/2005) Mr. clean magic eraser got SHARPIE of my nice dining room Table! I thought I would never get it off! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Nicotine off Walls Post By merrie (Guest Post) (05/02/2005) mr. clean magic eraser.....elbow grease.....works great....daughter moved into a new place and the walls were awful....tried everything and got out the trusty eraser and poof nicotine was gone Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Nicotine off Walls Post By Rick (Guest Post) (01/29/2005) Best solution: paint the walls. It is the easiest and produces the best results. Oh, and stop smoking in the room :) If painting is out of the question, laundry detergent, one scoop in a two gallon pail works well. Regards. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Nicotine off Walls Post By Brit (Guest Post) (05/20/2004) I have found that bathroom cleaner works GREAT. I use it for everything. When my pets use to pee in the floor I would get the bathroom cleaner and spray some on it and then scrub. Works wonders. Gets finger prints and dirt off the wall also. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Nicotine off Walls Post By shawn spencer (Guest Post) (05/08/2004) the best cleaner for nicotine no scrubbing just spray and watch it run.(mean green) sold at all dollar generals and dollar tree stores.and most dollar store chains. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Nicotine off Walls Post by Sharonx6 (2) | (03/01/2003) Profile | Contact I have found that Windex works great also. I use it all the time for my small clean ups as well as my big ones. Its a great grease cutter. For big jobs I buy the big jugs. Pour it into a bucket & use a rag or sponge. It's a good cleaner for the outside of the refrigerator also. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Nicotine off Walls Post by vlgilvear (1) | (05/17/2002) Contact I found that Mr.Clean full strength will take it off quite quickly, I used rubber gloves and an old facecloth, lots of clear hot water to rinse with. Start at bottom and work up though, cause if it runs through the unclean portion,it will leave streaks that will be very hard to scrub off. I'm going back tomorrow with a sponge mop to see if I can clean up a larger area with less scrubbing. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Nicotine off Walls | (01/17/2002) Here's a recipe for an extra strength household floor and wall cleaner that works good on nicotine. 1 gallon hot water 1/2 cup of 20 Mule Team Borax 1/2 teaspoon liquid dish detergent (Dawn cuts grease and would work well for the stains) 1 tablespoon ammonia Use gloves because it will be a dirty job. Rinse your sponge, mop or cloth often in clean water before dipping back into the cleaner so that you won't just be spreading the stuff back on. If you have a sponge or mop with a scrubbie attached all the better. Make sure you rinse the wall well after washing to get off what has been loosened. It does clean it off. Another thing that works is straight rubbing alcohol on a sponge but because it is a large job I wouldn't recommend it except for stubborn spots. If you decide to repaint instead of cleaning, first paint with KILZ. It will seal in the stains so they won't bleed through the new paint job. -- Susan Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Nicotine off Walls | (01/17/2002) Simple green and lots of elbow grease...and if that doesn't work try bleach - Mara Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Nicotine off Walls | (01/15/2002) Depending on the color and texture of the walls, either "clorox clean-up" spray will make it come off on color fast walls, or vinegar on a cotton cloth should make it come right off. It's worked for me !! Good luck, Lynda Report Spam or Abuse