Covering Nicotine Stains On Ceiling

Yes that s right dry cleaning.

Covering nicotine stains on ceiling. You can find simply green over here at amazon. Fortunately i know that simply green works great for nicotine stains and almost all other stains around the home. Most coatings don t do a good job of covering nicotine or other smoke stains on your ceilings. I find the best way to tackle stains of this sort is to wash the walls and trim with a strong cleaning product and use a good bit of elbow grease.

4 steps to painting over smoke damage on your walls ceilings step 1. Rollers extension pole and tray. Paper glass wipe roll. Forget sugar soap thats a bit old fashioned you will have more success with something like mr muscle a scourer sponge then rinse off.

Clean magic eraser all you need is the sponge and some water to remove crayon from walls or to eliminate nicotine or other stains. Sandpaper 120 grade fine dust mask. The scrubbers on these sponges are activated by the water and power through any cigarette stain on your drywall but also clean glass doors baseboards and more. Some simply green combined with magic sponges will get the job done every time.

Yes its extra work but unless you are moving out the following week you will regret taking any shortcuts. Primer we recommend a high quality stain blocker. Another good option is to start with a bucket of warm water mixed with vinegar increasing the strength of the solution depending on how tough the stain is. If you can still see the staining or soot on the surface after using the dry cleaning.

For best results start your painting job like the pros do with a stain killing primer. You shouldn t just paint over the problem as nicotine will still bleed into the following coats of paint and the unpleasant stains will linger. If you apply a coat of ordinary white ceiling paint the stain will continue to bleed through and even a second coat may not hide it. Dry cleaning sponges also known as chemical sponges are the.