How to clean kitchen walls and remove grease buildup ?

Question

IV MOVED INTO A NEW APARTMENT AND THERE ALOT OF GREASE ON THE WALLS NEAR THE STOVE.
ILL DO IT CAUSE THE LANDLORD DECUCTED $75 FROM MY RENT .
ONCE ITS CLEAN HOW CAN I HELP IT FROM HAPPENING AGAIN???????????????

THANK YOU ALL FOR ANSWERING ME ILL TRY THEM AND ILL VOTE FOR THE ONE I THINK WORKS BEST.

Answer 1

walmart sells this stuff called Greased Lightening it works wonders and it is cheap! i use it all the time

Answer 2

How To Clean Kitchen Grease

Answer 3

De-greaser is your best bet. When I had a summer job cleaning townhouses people moved out of, that's what we used. Of course, we got ours in stock supply from the college's kitchen... But I'm sure you could find it around somewhere. It works like a charm, but WEAR GLOVES. It's not very nice to your hands, trust me.

How to keep it clean? Don't fry a lot. Other than that, just keep up with it. See a few spots on the wall? Wipe 'em up. That way it doesn't build up and become overwhelming.

Oh, and check the blinds and the ceiling fan/light fixture. Grease will collect there in a kitchen. Also the fronts of the cabinets. However, be careful when you clean the fronts of the cabinets. Use a gentler cleaner if possible, so you don't damage the wood.

Answer 4

Ohh.. this would be a fun project to see the before and after!

I have a housekeeping business and have tried several options listed here.

However, one of the easiest ways to clean the grease, that I've found, is with those Mr. Clean Erasers. They don't last long, so you might need to get a few of them, but they pull off the grease without the harsh chemicals which could ruin the paint or wallpaper. Just keep it wet and rinse in hot water as needed. Get a new one out when the eraser starts to really fall apart.

To keep it from building up, wash down the area every so often (weekly is good) with 409 Cleaner. I like the 409 because it's versitile around the kitchen. You can use it on the counters, stove, cupboards, refrigerater, etc...

Throwing the stove hood filter (usually metal) into the dishwasher works really well for getting the grease out of the meshing.

Answer 5

I'm not sure what you can do to prevent it in the future, but to get it off in the first place use orange cleaner. It comes in lots of different forms, sprays, pastes etc. So you should be able to find some form of it that will work on whatever material your kitchen walls are. I wipe the area around my stove once a week with the stuff, and it helps keep the grease from building up too much,

Answer 6

There's no way other than the old-fashioned way to clean the walls -- elbow grease and a good cleaning product. There are many degreasers on the market. TSP is an option, but I'd leave it as a last resort as it is quite the heavy-duty product, requiring gloves, proper clean up after, and it's not all that friendly toward the environment.

Once the walls are clean, the easiest and most cost-efficient way to keep them clean is to wipe them down with a mild cleaning product routinely -- at least weekly plus after splatters. A splatter guard for your range may help some too, as will a functional range hood which pulls steam and odours up and out.

Answer 7

Jammer has the right idea sugar soap will work it is especcially designed to remove grease from painted surfaces. Using a product that you HAVE to wear gloves might damage the painted surface that the grease is on.

I would use sugar soap so there is no damage to the paint work. If you are going to deep fry heaps try and get a cover for the pan or get one of those deepfryers that have lids on them

Answer 8

I don't know of any way to stop it from happening again short of cooking fatty foods but if you wash the walls with TSP every few months you won't have a problem. This product is available everywhere, just be careful when using it. You need to wear gloves,

Answer 9

You can use a product called sugar soap, it is really good for cleaning walls. To prevent it from happening again, don't use too much oil whilst cooking, and don't cook with the elements turned up high so that food spatters go onto the wall.

Answer 10

After you get it clean, put up a piece of plexi glass (you can get at any hardware cheaply). and attach it behind your stove. This makes a big difference. You will have to clean the plexi glass, but it won't ruin the walls.

Answer 11

i would try dawn dish soap and a scrubby pad. mr. clean or some other multi purpose cleaner and a scrub pad should also do the trick. to keep it from happening again, just do a quick wipe of that area after you cook and wipe down your stove.