Washing Cigarette Smoke Stained Walls?

Question

What works good for washing cigarette smoke stained walls? I'm working on cleaning a house and the walls are terrible and I need something to get them white again without having to go back and paint. Any ideas?

Answer 1

You can use Mr.Clean Magic Erasers. You'll need a few of them, but it will work. Also, if it's white walls you can use Soft Scrub With Bleach.

Answer 2

The only solution that really works on smoke stains is to prime the walls and re-paint. It's also the easiest way, although people seem to think it's hard. I have no idea why people think painting is hard. I've painted more times than I can count. It's easy to do and nothing brightens and freshens a room more than a new coat of paint. Just use a good primer, like Kilz. Allow the primer to cure for a day. Then paint the room any color you like. Problem solved, guaranteed. No other solution is as sure to work as painting. Hope this helps. -

Answer 3

Mean Green which you can buy at Dollar General stores for about $2 for the spray bottle. this just melts off the cigarette smoke. washing walls was never so easy and fast. sure did make a difference on the walls.

Answer 4

A good question. My parents were both smokers. Notice I say "were". They have passed away. My Mother from lung cancer my Father from emphysema. Both from smoking. We had to prep their house for sale. It was a nightmare. They had smoked so much and for so long that the ONLY thing I could get to work was a paint product called KILZ. It will cover smoke and nicotine stains, it will get rid of the odor. It has to be painted over as its really a 'base' paint. It covers mold and blood too. My parents had never painted their walls and they were HEAVY smokers. I tried some of the other methods, but for me, they didn't work. But my situation may have been unique.

Answer 5

Thunder Blast buy it at Walmart, if your local store doesn't have it, use Formula 409 spray on and you'll see it start to break loose and run down the wall, just wipe clean, some spots may be worse than others, you may have to repeat process. On the really tough stains, put a little Comet on your dampened cloth and wipe the stains away.

Answer 6

Oh boy- Cigarette smoke is awful to deal with!

You may have to paint anyway, but try using a strong solution of lysol. From your description, it may take more than one bucket thereof.

Alternately, you could use a strong bleach solution. But be careful because bleach will take the color out of a lot of things.

Good luck!

Answer 7

Since I'm a smoker I have the same problem. Whatever you do, do not paint over the smoke. The walls must be cleaned first. There are many cleaning solutions available...I have the best luck with white vinegar and warm water and rinsing with clear water.

Answer 8

I would mix up a strong batch of Lemon Pinesol. Then I would clean the walls very well, change the water often. I would let them dry and then go over them again with white vinegar/water mixture.

Answer 9

painting over teh stains won't do anything. The paint won't stick. Rub the walls with rubbing alcohol. It is going to be long hard work, but it will work and be totally work it. You have to use a stiff brush too

Answer 10

Lysol Kitchen cleaner. It works for everything... It will melt the tar stains off the walls. All you have to do is spray and then wipe.