How to Clean walls
Cleaning
- To clean a tile wall , sprinkle Baking Soda on a damp sponge , scrub and rinse clean.
- To clean food splatters from walls, use Baby wipes
- To clean grease from walls, sprinkle corn starch on a soft cloth and rub the spot until grease disappears. Corn starch absorbs grease.
- To clean stains from walls, spray antibacterial kitchen cleaner and wipe clean
General finish carpentry Plus other general repairs and maintenance
Crayon Marks
- To clean crayon marks from a wall, sprinkle
baking soda on a damp sponge and scrub.
- Place a paper towel or brown caft paper over the crayon mark and iron over the paper with a clothes iron set on warm. The iron will melt the crayon and will be absorbed by the paper.
- To clean crayon marks from walls, make a paste from one teaspoon hot water, smear the paste over the crayon marks, wait ten minutes, then wipe clean with a damp cloth.
- To clean crayon marks from walls, put some toothpaste on the marks and scrub with a sponge.
- To clean crayon marks from wallpaper, set a hairdryer to hot and move dryer over crayon marks until the wax warms up, then wipe clean with a paper towel.
- Wipe crayon marks with a baby wipe.
- Wearing rubber gloves, scrub crayon marks from wall with a soft, clean cloth soaked in Ammonia. Make sure windows open and room is well ventilated.
Ink Marks
- Spray the ink mark with Hair Spray and wipe clean. The acetone in hair spray removes permanent marker from walls.
- To clean indelible ink from a wall, sprinkle some baking soda on a damp cloth and wipe clean.
- Rub a dab of vegetable shortening on the ink marks, wait a few minutes, and wipe clean with a soft cloth.
- To clean indelible ink from a wall, saturatea cotton ball with Vodka and wipe clean.
Mold and Mildew
To clean mold and mildew from outdoor siding, tile, brick, or stucco, mix 1 cup of bleach in a bucket of water. Wearing rubber gloves, scrub the affected area with the solution. Bleach kills and removes mold or mildew.
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