What is the easiest way to clean white walls? Everything is taking the paint off!?

Question

My two young kids fingerprints are everywhere!

Answer 1

Mr Clean Magic Erasers. They are amazing and clean just about anything.

Answer 2

It's darn near impossible. Pressure washing won't do a thing, the concrete is way too porous. Sandblasting would work if it is a finished concrete surface or brick and morter but not on cinderblock (it'll really damage the surface of the cinderblock). There will be some damage to the finished concrete surface giving it a rough texture similar to a paved road. If the surface is brick and morter and not extremly old, sandblasting is definitely the way to go. Although if it is too old, it'll blast away the powdery morter. It also depends on the type of paint. If the paint is acrylic, you might want to try scrubbing in some kind of solvent (Lowes and the like have plenty of them) and then pressure washing it. If the paint is oil based, scrubbing it with a solvent would just leave an oily mess and pressure washing wouldn't help. Then it would look worse than when you started. If the walls are brick and morter like I imagine they are, they will be a different color than the rest of the brick on the house because of the newly exposed and un-weathered surface. Sandblasting a whole house isn't exactly practical for something like this. Hope this helps.

Answer 3

Mr. Clean Magic Eraser

Answer 4

You can't. The paint used on your walls is cheap and not washable. Just warm water and a washcloth with gentle rubbing is all you can use on that type paint.

A number of years ago I moved into a brand new house with white walls. I thought, it being new, the paint would be perfect for years to come. Not so. The painters had sprayed the bare minimum of paint, and it just wiped off, even with a damp cloth. I finally started painting the walls myself, and did not use flat paint. Flat paint, even the kind that says it's washable, is not even wipeable, in my experience.

Make those kids wash their hands more often, and repaint! Use satin, or eggshell paint for the walls, and roll it on for a good coat.

Answer 5

Mr Clean Magic Eraser is tops! You can clean almost anything and everything. It's very effective on walls. You can use it in your bathroom too. I moved into an older mobile home, pre-owned, and it saved my sanity. I didn't have to buy a bunch of other junk either, so saved me money too. You'll be surprised at what you can clean with it. You can use it and use it and use it some more.

Answer 6

First off, if everything you are using to clean these walls is taking the paint off, then you have the wrong kind of paint. Sounds like you have flat paint. The best thing you can do is to repaint the walls in semi-gloss or kid approved paint for the durability of it.

Answer 7

I had a wall heater that left my wall very very dirty and I used one of those Mr. Clean magic erasers on it and my gosh...It looked like I just painted. No Kidding...This stuff really works !

Answer 8

There is a very interesting product now on the market called "Magic Eraser." I would suggest this (although I can't remember what company manufactures it). The Magic Eraser works wonders.

Answer 9

The problem is probable not with the cleaning product but rather with the paint application. If flat paint is put over gloss or oil base is covered by water base you will have this "lifting" problem....

Answer 10

Magic Eraser( Mr. Clean) works great! find it in the cleaning section at Walmart, or anywhere.