Nicotine Saturated Walls

RE: Nicotine Saturated Walls Post By Paul (Guest Post) (07/10/2008) Hi there! The residue that is on your walls because of smoking is tar. Tar is a long chain of carbohydrate and is hardly soluble in water.You could compare it to grease, oil or fat. To get it off your walls, You have to use a solvent for fat. The cheapest thing out there that is really effective is AMMONIA. dilute it with water and add some regular detergent. Ammonia can also be used to clean any other greasy surface like your cooker hood etc... If you have curtains that were spoilt by smoke, just handwash them in ammonia solution before you get them into the washing machine. Make sure to try with pure ammonia on a less visible part of your fabric so to make sure it won't damage the colors. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Nicotine Saturated Walls Post By Steve (Guest Post) (05/08/2008) I found this by searching google. Customer Testimonial " I own a rental house and my tenant had smoked there for over 20 years. The popcorn ceiling was dark brown like chocolate. Where the pictures had been hanging on the wall was white and the wall was brown. The carpet stunk and was stained. I needed to get this house rented quickly so I was in a panic. I was glad to find your website and get next day delivery. One jar cleaned the whole house. I just sprayed the ceiling and it turned white after a few hours. The whole house smelled and looked clean after using your product. WOW! thanks again for such a great product". Bobby L., Dallas Texas Clean-n-Brite's formula comes in the form of all natural Power Crystals and mixes with your own tap water to release its full cleaning strength Report Spam or Abuse RE: Nicotine Saturated Walls Post By Adks (Guest Post) (03/15/2008) Water, ammonia and a little dish detergent. Be sure to have ample ventilation. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Nicotine Saturated Walls Post By Jamie (Guest Post) (02/02/2008) There is a product called T.S.P. It is a mild natural acid that will deglaze and clean the walls after which i would recommend painting. Being a painter myself i have used this product many times and it has never failed. Yous 1st coat should be an oil primer after which you can paint with whatever product you see fit. You should also ask your local paint store for details. Hope this helps. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Nicotine Saturated Walls Post By (Guest Post) (10/07/2007) Here could be some advice. I use a product called grease lightening. but you should be careful not to leave it on to long. it did take the finish off of my grandmother hardwood floor. but it works great for nicotine stains on the wall for just for general cleaning. i hope you find this to be useful info. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Nicotine Saturated Walls Post By silkynjoe (Guest Post) (05/07/2007) have you tried using bleach water to clean walls and ceiling if they are white or really light in color it worked for me..if you have to and this helps try a fresh new color of paint afterwards or buy something called kilz (washable) than a fresh coat of paint Report Spam or Abuse RE: Nicotine Saturated Walls Post by ripley7 (1) | (12/16/2006) Contact I would simply like to know how to paint over the nicotine on the walls as easy and quickly as possible. I do NOT want to do a lot of cleaning or prep work. Thanks and God Bless! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Nicotine Saturated Walls Post By Anonymous (Guest Post) (12/04/2006) The way I got rid of the smoke staining was using a product made by the S.C. Johnson Wax Company called "GP Forward". Don't leave GP Forward undiluted on either your painted walls or your waxed floors because it'll peel the paint and strip off the wax. I use it diluted about 5 to 1. Diluted 5 to 1, it should remove the smoking stains just by itself, but if you really want to do a good job, read on... I use an ultrafine (the light grey ones) Scotch Brite pad available from whatever place the local 3M sales rep tells you sells them (usually industrial supply places) on a "doodle bug pad holder" available at any janitorial supply store and wash the walls and ceilings with that. Get the kind you can put on a pole so you can do the ceilings with a long pole and the walls with a shorter one. The GP Forward softens latex paint, so you'll find you can scratch it off the wall easily once the GP Forward has soaked in. Don't worry about that, it'll return to normal after it dries. Dip the Scotchbrite pad in a shallow pan containing about 1/4 inch of GP Forward and scrub the wall with that. You'll notice the cleaner turns the same colour as the wall. That's because it's removing the surface layer of paint. Don't worry, it won't remove it all. Once you've cleaned a section, remove the cleaner off the wall with a squeegee. Make a pass or two with the squeegee, then wipe up the collected liquid with one pass of a damp sponge. After you've cleaned the cleaner off, rinse with clean water and an Atlantic Bee Mop. Keep two buckets going; a dirty water bucket and a clean water bucket. Wring the sponge mop out in the dirty water first, then the clean, and pour out the dirty water often and then use the clean water as the dirty water and new water as the clean water. Cleaning the walls this way will clean the smoke film off. But it'll also roughen the surface of the paint so it'll look flatter. It's not flat because the gloss goes all the way through the paint. I use this method to clean apartments after tenants move out. Once every ten years or so I paint. Then over the next 10 years I remove the surface layers of that paint after each tenant moves out. Guestimating by the colour of the dirty water I pour out, I figure I take off about 10% of the thickness of the paint each time I clean. GP Forward is sold at any janitoial supply store that carries S.C. Johnson Wax products. It comes in a gallon jug or a 20 liter "enviropac". One gallon will do 4 or 5 two bedroom apartments. But it's also a great cleaner for other things too. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Nicotine Saturated Walls Post By Grandmashadit (Guest Post) (02/15/2006) I can totally relate to Sara. I paid a small fortune to repaper my master bathroom. The nicotine has discolored the paper. I love the pattern and want to try and clean the paper. What can I use? Kilz works great on painted surfaces. I painted the walls and the popcorn ceiling. Once that was done I painted the ceiling with ceiling white paint and the walls with semi gloss latex. The room smells great now. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Nicotine Saturated Walls Post By Sherry (Guest Post) (10/10/2004) I just remodeled my home, and had to clean the walls of my living room as a prep to painting. Instead of the TSP solution, I tried a cleaner my father had given me. It is Quick-n-Brite. This product is a type of gel-like paste. After using, I almost didn't need to paint! I believe it is available from TV, i.e., infomericials. I have used it since on carpets stains and it works great! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Nicotine Saturated Walls Post by SWeyer (1) | (09/21/2004) Contact Thanks everyone! I will check out these ideas right away! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Nicotine Saturated Walls Post by QueenBeeCrafts (219) | (09/21/2004) Profile | Contact We cleaned our walls with Oxy Clean - really took off the 75 year accumulation of nicotine - then painted them will Kilz. It has really blocked the stains - and the smell. Just cleaning was good - but did not get it all. Good luck! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Nicotine Saturated Walls Post By walker (Guest Post) (09/21/2004) My first husband smoked. Although he went outside to light up the apartments we lived in always reeked of that nasty smell and film. After trying everything we got the landlord of one of the places to repaint. this was the best way. I wouldn't even bother trying anything else now. Smoking is such a dirty habit not only for those who choose to smoke but for those of us who have to live in the after math. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Nicotine Saturated Walls Post By (Guest Post) (09/20/2004) Kilz will block the seeping stains. I hope the odor of smoke isn't into the walls, tho. I don't know what would block that. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Nicotine Saturated Walls Post By Thissie (Guest Post) (09/20/2004) If you're just worried about the smell left after cleaning the entire room, here's one that I've successfully used in my home, an RV, and in cars. Every night, or when you are away from home, place a bowl of pure ammonia in the middle of the room and shut the door. After about a week of this the smell should be gone or drastically reduced. The ammonia works for musty smells, and other nasty, ungodly smells as well. It's inexpensive and hasn't ever let me down. Good luck. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Nicotine Saturated Walls Post By acraftycat (Guest Post) (09/20/2004) Sara You might want to clean the walls with tsp let them dry then paint with Kilz stain blocker and then regular paint. Good luck! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Nicotine Saturated Walls Post By Kim (Guest Post) (09/20/2004) I used manage apt complexes, and my hubby did the painting and maintenance. The only thing we used was Kilz, available at any home improvement store. If you're on a budget, you can buy a spray can at a time. It workes really well, and sprays on white, probably just like your walls are supposed to look like. Good luck! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Nicotine Saturated Walls Post by karicarlson (2) | (09/20/2004) Contact We moved into a house that was heavily smoked in - the only things we found helpful were a Odor Removal company (approx $200 for our 3 level house). Carpet cleaning, removing wallpaper and paint. Nothing was real cheap (except for the paint). We also used a Kilz primer that blocked smoke. You may want to check home improvement stores or paint stores for their oops! paint - costs about $5 or less. Report Spam or Abuse