HowTo: Remove Wall Stains

by p. chan

We always want the wall of the homes and offices look clean and remain the same on the day they were painted. It has been observed that with time, we cannot avoid stains and spots to appear naturally on the pristine walls. These wall stains make the appearance of the walls look dirty and hence it is very much necessary to remove stains.

Wall stains can appear on the walls in various forms and you must know how to clean each one of them. If you want to remove cello tapes from the walls, take a lightly heated tea spoon and press it gently against the cello tapes and they will come out without making any mark on the wall.

If you have a fireplace at home, stains may appear on the wall from the smoke. Make mixture with half cup borax, 2 spoonfuls of soap flakes and 1 spoon ammonia with requisite amount of water. Just clean the wall around the fireplace with it and you can see that all those wall stains have been removed.

Pencils marks are another common form of wall stains and you must know how to remove stains. Take some baking soda and mix it with some water. Rub the walls with the mixture and you can see that all the pencil mark stains have disappeared. The pencil marks which are very deep can be removed by using a non-gel tooth paste.

Ink spots may also appear as a stain on your wall and these can be easily removed by applying non-oily spray quite regularly. After applying the spray, the wall should be wiped with a clean cloth and you can see that it is quite effective in removing wall stains. The crayon marks on the wall can be cleared with the help of a damp cloth dipped in baking soda.

Wall stains can also come from water and oil. Mix some dish washing liquid with color safe bleach and clean the walls accordingly. The oil stains can be removed by making a paste of cornstarch and water. Let the paste get dried up in two hours time and then you brush off the paste. You can see that the paste has soaked up the oil or the grease.

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