Need help: non-washable walls

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  1. Gwen17

    Gwen17 New Seed

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    Over time our walls become dirty but we can’t clean them with any products. Do you have any tips or tricks for this?
    Thanks for help,
     
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  3. Netty

    Netty Chaotic Gardener Plants Contributor

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    I love the "Magic Eraser" for getting spots off the walls, but this wouldn't work for big areas. I wash my walls down floor to ceiling twice a year with soapy water too.
     
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    Thank you for replying Netty, are you sure that soapy water won’t have any bad effects on walls?
     
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    carolyn Strong Ash

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    Gwen17, what kind of walls do you have that they can't be washed? the only kind of walls that I have seen that weren't washable had fabric/upholstery on them. Flat paint is washable, but it doesn't look clean, wood is at least wipeable. otherwise vacuum the walls to get any dust off of them.
     



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  6. Ronni

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    Yeah, I was going to ask the same question. Flat paint on walls looks weird when it's wet, but it dries to look just as it was...minus the dirt. :)

    I've attacked walls with everything from plain water to bleach, grease cutters to soap. Of course if I'm not sure what might happen, I test an inconspicuous area first, but I've never had any product that I've used damage a wall.
     
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    If wallpaper is soiled you can use white bread. Just make a wad of cheap white bread and use it like an eraser. When the wad gets dirty, throw it out for the birds!
    I am not kidding. I worked at a historic home museum, and we cleaned the 19th century wallpaper this way. It won't remove water marks or mold stains, but ordinary house dirt goes away.
    Finally, a good use for that spongy square white bread!
     
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    Soapy water is ok but it depends on the walls, you can also use potatoes; it’s a perfect wall cleaner.
     
  9. ellaloo

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    why not repaint it? and remember to choose water-proof paint.
     

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