how do i get cigeratte smoke stains from white gloss doors and frames?

Question

and i have tried bleach but it dont work,

Answer 1

How gross. I would simply wash them down with soapy water because the smell of stale smoke is repulsive and then paint over them again. Have you just moved into a place where people before you used to smoke indoors or is it your smoke? If it's the latter then I would smoke outside, it's healthier for everyone around (especially kids) and there's nothing worse than a house that stinks of dirty ashtrays and has nicotine stains all over the walls! Rank!

Answer 2

clean with sugar soap or similar. Rub down with fine sand paper. Make sure you use a good undercoat before you gloss to stop stains bleeding through again. You can buy very good paint at specialist suppliers which only requires one coat but it is really expensive. And yes indeed, give up smoking.

Answer 3

Stop smoking and give your doors and frames a good clean then re-paint with a high quality liquid gloss

Answer 4

I use Dow Scrubbing Bubbles and it works great for me. I just spray it on and you can see the smoke stains just start running down the door. My doors and trim are painted in semi-gloss paint, but I have used it on regular paint and everything else and it has always worked for me. I use it to clean everything. Good luck

Answer 5

nothing, the stain will have permiated the paint.
the only answer to get that nice freshly painted look is to rub down the woodwork, and re-gloss.
bleach will dull the effect of gloss paint.
the best tip i can give you, as a smoker myself, is to not smoke in the house.

Answer 6

SCRUB with vinegar and leave for 20 minutes and wipe off with a damp cloth. Make sure it's neat.Cigarette stains are pretty tough so you might have to paint over them.

Answer 7

Ivory dish soap in a bucket of hot water sometimes will do the trick. If not, TSP sold at hardware stores will take it off but also might take off some of the gloss.

Answer 8

Wash them down with Sugar Soap available from all good diy shops.After washing down,a light sanding then undercoat before glossing.And finally,give up smoking.Your health will improve and your decorating wont take so long next time!! Good luck.

Answer 9

apply another coat of paint and stop smoking bfore it's to late to worry about paint on doors

Answer 10

try black gloss paint, you can still keep smoking and never have to clean or paint ever again.