After living in my old apartment for two years the walls were yellow from smoke. I don't want that to happen again. How can I stop it from happening? Is there anyway besides buying an air purifier?
2007-06-27 08:47:05 · 24 answers · asked by magikdream8 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
1. Smoke outside.
2. Quit smoking.
That's about your only options.
2007-06-27 08:58:22 · answer #1 · answered by Siobhan W. 4 · 6⤊ 1⤋
You can't keep it from staining your walls along as you smoke inside.Smoke outside so your apartment and stuff won't stink. Or you can quit smoking. I smoked for a long time and I quit cold turkey. I know it's hard for some people to quit but do it for you and the people who love you.
2007-06-27 23:00:02 · answer #2 · answered by alnaturalangel 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I just cleaned out my smoking brother's computer, and let me tell you- it was the nastiest computer I've ever seen! There were nicotine stains and tar buildup all over the heatsinks, fans, and intake vents in the case and power supply. It caused his system to overheat and he had to replace his hard drive. That computer had only been exposed to 2 years of his smoke, just like your walls had 2 years. Now, imagine what your lungs and throat look like and how many of your body's "components" are about to fail...
2007-06-27 17:55:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anomaly 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can't really prevent it. If your walls are washable use Greased Lightning. It's an all purpose spray cleaner. I discovered this product about 5 or 6 yrs. ago and it is the best I have ever found. Wash your walls and ceilings down with it about every 6 mos. It's easy. No scrubbing. Smoke comes right off. If they are not washable then you must paint.
2007-06-27 16:08:58 · answer #4 · answered by curious connie 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Even an air purifier will not completely prevent the staining. The only way is to not smoke inside. Possibly paint the walls a darker color to make it less noticeable.
2007-06-27 15:58:36 · answer #5 · answered by kitee80 2 · 3⤊ 4⤋
âºDon't smoke indoors. Smoke outside. Or just stop smoking altogether.
âºPrime and paint the walls before you move out.
âºWallpaper the apartment using a darkly-colored wallpaper pattern.
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2007-06-27 15:53:12 · answer #6 · answered by ♥☺ bratiskim∞! ☺♥ 6 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Not Smoking
2007-06-27 15:50:25 · answer #7 · answered by mrsknowitall 5 · 5⤊ 1⤋
Smoke outside or quit smoking.
2007-06-27 15:49:55 · answer #8 · answered by molly 5 · 6⤊ 1⤋
A. Stop smoking. Your lungs are even more stained than the walls are.
B. Smoke only outside.
2007-06-27 15:52:09 · answer #9 · answered by Deep in Thought 4 · 6⤊ 2⤋
If the cigarette smoke has done that to your walls imagine what it's also doing to your lungs. A friendly advice: just quit smoking.
2007-06-27 16:19:00 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋