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Cleaning Walls and Wall Coverings

Wednesday, January 1, 2014

There's no need to purchase expensive wall cleaner. You can make your own economical cleaner by mixing into a gallon of warm water XU cup of washing soda, V* cup of white vinegar, and Vi cup of ammonia.

Lift crayon marks off a painted wall by rubbing them carefully with a cloth or sponge dampened with mineral spirits or lighter fluid. Remove any shine by sponging lightly with hot water. To remove crayon marks on wallpaper, rub carefully with a dry soapfilled, fine grade steel wool pad. Or use a wad of white paper toweling moistened with drycleaning solvent and delicately sponge the surface. Carefully blot and lift in small areas to prevent the solvent from spreading and discoloring the paper.

It's best to wash walls from the bottom up; otherwise, water trickling over the dry, unwashed areas creates hardtoremove streaks. You can make washing walls less of a wet, messy task by decreasing the amount ofwaterand using an egg beater to make thick suds.

Cleaning Walls and Wall Coverings
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Remove ordinary soil marks from wallpaper by rubbing them gently with an art gum eraser. It s easy to remove transparent tape from a wall without mamng the paint or wallpaper ifyou press the tape through a protective cloth with a warm iron to soften and loosen the tape's adhesive backing. To prevent water from running down your arm when washing walls, fashion a bracelet from a sponge or washcloth held in place with a thick rubber band.

For cleaning roughtextured walls, old nylon
Clean nonwashable wallpaper with rye bread. Make a fistsized wad of bread and rub it across discolorations and dirt. stockings or socks are better than sponges or cloths because they won't tear and leave difficult toremove bits and pieces on the surface.

You can sponge washable wall coverings and some vinyls with a mild detergent. To find out how much elbow grease your paper can take, first work on a scrap. grease stains from washable wallpaper with a paste made of cornstarch and water. Alternatively, rub dry borax over stains.

To remove grease stains from a grasscloth wall or ceiling covering apply an aerosol dry cleaner. Follow instructions carefully. To remove a grease spot from nonwashable wallpaper, place a blotter over the spot and press it with a moderately hot iron. The blotter will soak up the grease. Repeat as required.

You can also use talcum powder to remove a grease spot on nonwashable wallpaper. Dust on the talc with a powder puff, leave it for an hour and then brush it off. Repeat, if necessary. To remove white water marks from wood wall paneling, rub mayonnaise into them. Wipe off the mayonnaise 12 hours later. The marks will have vanished.

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