Author:
Peter Berry
Date Of Creation:
11 February 2021
Update Date:
2 July 2024
Content
Over time, your walls may become full of marks, dirt, and dirt. You will find your home and garden surprisingly bright after the walls are cleaned. If you are planning on cleaning your wall, you will find some helpful suggestions below.
Steps
Method 1 of 10: Basic tips for cleaning walls
Always start with dusting off the wall. You can use a brush, brush or vacuum cleaner to do this.
- If the brush or brush is too hard, tie in an old t-shirt or rag to avoid scratching the wall.
Wipe the dust off your walls often, even if you don't plan to clean it thoroughly. This is especially important in areas around kitchens, sinks, bathrooms, and anywhere there is steam, dripping or splashing water. In addition, you should also regularly clean stains, especially around places like light switches, where stains are easy to stick to.- Dry dirt can be easily wiped off with a dry sponge.
- To get rid of stains on painted walls, try this: Put a teaspoon of lavender oil in a spray bottle with 1 liter of water. Spray it in a bun and wipe away any stains, especially sticky spots. The aroma left over after wiping also helps you feel comfortable.
Cover carpets and furniture in the cleaning area. Anything that can be damaged by splashing water or detergent should be covered. Old linens are a good choice. If you don't have one, you can go to charity stores to buy it cheap. Other materials include old newspapers, towels and painter's floor coverings.
Start cleaning from the base of the wall. Then wash gradually up, wash until dry until there. This will avoid water streaks.
- To dry the wall, you can use a soft, clean cloth.
Wear wristbands to prevent perspiration when washing walls. This way the water won't flow down your arm when you wipe it up.
Use two buckets to wash the wall. One bucket contains cleaning solution, the other has water to wash again after using cleaning solution. Change the wash water when it becomes dirty. (Of course this doesn't apply to walls that cannot be washed with water, see below.) advertisement
Method 2 of 10: Wall painted
Cleaning painted walls is quite simple, but you still need to be careful not to stain or peel the paint. It helps to know what paint on the wall is - modern paint like washable gloss. Older paints, however, especially those of white lime, can be flaky and need extra care when cleaning.
Clean dust from the wall. Use a soft brush, broom and a brush tip vacuum cleaner to remove dust before cleaning. This step helps to remove anything that could stain during cleaning.
First need to remove stains or stains. Identify stains and handle them properly. One tip for you: Before cleaning your wall, always test it on the blind to make sure the product you use doesn't remove the paint.
- One of the simplest and most effective detergents is a paste made of baking soda and water. This mixture can remove stains such as wax, pencils, luminous markers, stains created by objects rubbing against walls, ink and similar stains. Dab the mixture with a rag and rub over the stain until it's clean.
- The wax color can be removed with a cloth dipped in turpentine or a little toothpaste (let it sit for a few minutes, then wipe off).
- Toothpaste can remove black streaks caused by objects rubbing against walls. Just gently apply toothpaste to the stain, let it sit for a few minutes, then wipe it off with a soft, damp cloth.
Wash the wall. Most painted walls need only warm soapy water. Or if you want the solution to be more effective, you can place a cup of white vinegar in a bucket of warm water. The vinegar leaves no trace, so you don't need to rinse it off.
- Avoid products containing alcohol to wash the wall. These products are capable of stretching the paint surface and will leave light streaks on the stretch marks.
Make a stronger wall cleaner if necessary. If warm soapy water doesn't work, you may need a stronger solution. You can do it yourself at home as follows:
- Mix 100 g of washing soda detergent powder with 4 liters of water.
- Wipe the wall with the above mixture, then rinse with water, dry and check to see if it is clean.
Rinse off the solution. Use a towel soaked in warm water and gently rinse off the cleaning solution. Pat dry with a soft towel.
- There is no need to rinse again if using the vinegar solution.
Method 3 of 10: Wall stickers
Wallpaper comes in different materials, some are washable, some can't be cleaned. If you know what kind of wallpaper your home is, that's fine. If not, try up a blind spot first.
Method 4 of 10: Water resistant wallpaper
Waterproof wallpaper coated with a thin layer of vinyl can be cleaned with a damp cloth.
Cleaning. Use an old t-shirt cover brush, soft brush or brush tip vacuum cleaner to clean.
Remove stains from water-resistant paper walls. Stains need to be treated after dusting and cleaning before wall cleaning. Some of the most common stains are:
- Ink stains, wax and luminous markers: Use a solvent like WD-40 or dry cleaning solution to clean it.
- Grease stains: Use warm soapy water.
- Other stains: Use according to the manufacturer's instructions, if any.
Wash water-resistant wall stickers. In general, after cleaning the dust, you can wash the wall with warm soapy water or warm water with a little ammonia added.
- Wallpaper with vinyl coating can also be washed with cloth dipped in white vinegar (do not use vinegar directly on the wall).
- Follow the manufacturer's instructions if applicable.
Wash. Use a cloth soaked in warm water and gently wipe off the detergent solution. Pat dry with a soft cloth. advertisement
Method 5 of 10: Wallpaper is not water resistant
Wipe water-resistant wallpaper. Cleaning water-resistant wallpaper is more difficult, as using any liquid can cause the paper or the adhesive to fall.
- Start with dusting as clean as possible. Use a small soft brush or a soft broom, such as the broom in the dust collector. If possible, use a vacuum cleaner to vacuum up wallpaper. This step will clean away spider webs, dirt, food crumbs and the like.
If there are stains, you need to treat them first.
- Grease and grease stains can be cleaned with heat. Apply blotting paper to the stain, use a quick iron on the paper, and the stains will turn to blotting paper.
- You can also remove grease stains with powdered powder, cornstarch or borax. Make a paste using baby powder, cornstarch or borax with a little water. Apply the mixture to the stain and allow to dry. Use a soft cloth to wipe and the grease stain will disappear.
- Use a soft cleaning or soft remover to remove stains such as furniture brush stains against walls, pens or pencils.
- For the wax color, try shaving first to see how much cleaning you can get. Then use pencil eraser to erase, and if that doesn't work, you can try a suitable cleaning material (see recommended "bread" method section below).
Method 6 of 10: Clean grease on both types of wallpaper
Consider using bread to remove grease from the wallpaper. Bread can be a very good absorbent agent for removing grease on both water-resistant and water-resistant wallpaper. You will need breads that are roughly the same color as the wallpaper - light breads are for light wallpapers, dark breads are for darker wallpapers.
- Remove dust with a soft brush or vacuum cleaner.
- Grab a piece of bread with clean hands (or rub the ball if it is easier) and rub it back and forth over the stain until it's clean.
- Sweep again to remove breadcrumbs.
Method 7 of 10: Wall made of cork material
Although not as popular as it once was, this material is still found in some quite old kitchens.
Wipe the dust first.
Rinse with hot water. Do not add detergent. Let dry naturally.
Get rid of stubborn stains as follows:
- Mix the solution with one part methanol alcohol and 10 parts water.
- Dip a rag in the mixture and wring out the water.
- Wipe the stains until clean.
- Wipe with a damp rag.
Method 8 of 10: Wooden wall
The wall here is said to be a veneer wall if it is an interior wall. Exterior walls are also mentioned briefly, but you need to seek special advice for cleaning exterior walls.
Wipe dust off the wall. You can use the broom, the broom in the broom set with the dustbin or the vacuum cleaner with the brush tip.
Use warm soapy water to wash the wall. Use a mild soap solution. Instead of washing the entire wall, just focus on washing the dirt.
Wash outside wooden walls.
- Wooden exterior walls need to be washed on a dry day to avoid wood decay. If possible, you should avoid spraying water on the adjacent boards, as the water can run down below the board, allowing mold to grow.
- You can use a tap to wash stubborn external stains, but only focus on the dirty area. Other areas just need to be wiped clean.
- Lichen stains, moss and similar stains can usually be cleaned with a white vinegar rag. Wear gloves to prevent damage if you get cuts or scratches.
Method 9 of 10: Wipe around the light switch
Use vinegar. If the wall is water-washable, you can use a mild vinegar and water cleaner to wash the stains around the light switches. advertisement
Method 10 of 10: Eliminate frost mold and wall mold
Mold is a mold that grows shallow on the surface, while mold grows deeper and produces long lasting black spots!
Use vinegar and water to scrape off mold from the wall. If the wall is too dirty because of mold, it's best to use a suitable product to wash the wall - follow the manufacturer's instructions.
- Be careful when spraying mildew remover on the wall. Droplets can permanently stain the surface of the wall. Spray slowly and carefully, paying attention to wipe the dripping water immediately before they damage the whole wall of your house.
Dry the wall after bathing and cooking. Use a rubber broom or tie a towel to the tip of a mop to wipe damp walls.
Find a permanent solution.
- Inspect the wall surface. Mold grows in humid places, so they often become a major problem in bathrooms, kitchens, and outside wall closets. If these surfaces are not painted, replace them as soon as possible because the easiest way to get rid of mold is with regular washable varnish or gloss.
- Install a dehumidifier. Mold will continue to grow unless you remove the source of the moisture.
Advice
- Wall cleaning is a job so many people work together. Ask at least one more person to help you speed up and share tasks, such as stain removal, dusting, and wall cleaning.
- If your walls are covered with fabrics, brush off the dust often. Stains need to be disposed of right to keep from sticking. This is probably one of the hardest to clean wall types, which is why people often do not attach fabrics directly to the wall.
Warning
- If you are not sure if a certain solution (even water) is suitable for wall cleaning, try a small amount on the blind spot first. If there is no problem, you can use it for the whole wall.
