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Removing Wax From Wallpaper?How do i get wax off wallpaper?

 

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Cleaning Walls in a Mobile Home?I live in a mobile home, and the glue that they used in the panels is showing through. To make matters worse, yes, we are smokers. How can I clean these stains off?

 

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Cleaning Bird Droppings Off Painted Walls?How do I get bird poo off painted walls?

 

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Black Scuff Marks on Doors and Walls?Some of the doors and walls in my home have black scuff marks on them. I have tried everything I can think of to get it off. Please help. Susan from Arizona

 

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Removing Pen Marks from Wallpaper?My son has drawn ball point pen on the wallpaper and I have tried nail polish remover and other cleaning products but I have to be careful not to tear the paper as he has pierced it with the pen already.

 

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Washing House Siding?Can I use Totally Awesome in a pressure washer? If I can, is it safe to use on vinyl house siding and how much do I dilute it? Is it safe around outdoor plants?

 

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Cleaning Walls Covered with Aromatic Candle Soot?My neighbour burns nice aromatic candles in a very small space of his studio apt. The walls are coated with this black haze. I have tried everything I can find with not much results. Any new ideas?

 

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Removing White Tack Stains on Matte Painted Wallpaper?I put up banners in my daughter's house for new baby/welcome home. They were stuck up with white tack. She has just taken the banners down after two weeks of being up, and there are greasy marks left all over the walls, 8 banners worth of greasy marks. Her wallpaper is painted with matte paint so not washable. Can I use baking soda to try to remove the stains?

 

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Cleaning Very Old Pine Wood Paneling?I recently moved into an older home with very old pine wood paneling that is very dark. I have started cleaning it with Murphy's Wood Oil Soap, which is proving a bit expensive, to say the least. I am trying to find a more economical and quicker way to remove the buildup as this would really brighten the room.

 

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Removing Melted Candle Wax from Walls and TV Cords?How do you get splattered candle wax off of white apartment walls and especially all the tv cords? ):

 

Removing Hair Dye Stain on Wall - streaky stain on wall

Removing Hair Dye Stain on Wall?How can I remove this stain? I tried using the Kroger alcohol and it's not working. What else can I use to remove black hair dye from my wall?

 

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Painting Over Grease Spots on Walls?Wax deposits were removed from the wall, but grease soaked into the wall surface and left small marks. Which now I don't accept emulsioning over. How can I remove the residue?

 

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Removing Nicotine from Wallpaper?Our mobile home has wallpaper on walls and wood framing around doors and windows. Can I use vinegar and water on the wallpaper or will it peel? Should I use something stronger on the white wood door/window frames?

 

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Removing Hair Dye on Painted Wall?I recently dyed my hair a reddish purple and accidentally have a few small stains on the wall. My mother wasn't too pleased with this. I used alcohol wipes, but it took paint off.

 

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Removing Scuffs on Wall?Thanks for the ball trick I will try it out! I haven't been able to find anything to take scuff marks off of MDF board, that we have on the walls of our gym.

 

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Removing Cigarette Smoke Residue from Walls

Removing Cigarette Smoke Residue from Walls?We just found out from our next door neighbor that the people who rented the mobile home we just moved into this February were smokers. When I wipe the walls with a damp tissue there is a yellow stain on it. We want to clean the walls (big house) and want to use the best stuff.

 

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Removing Cigarette Smoke from Walls?How do I remove cigarette residue and odor off walls without removing paint and without leaving a chemical odor? The residue is a result of one year of smoking.

 

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Removing Permanent Marker from Painted Walls?My two boys wrote all over red walls in their room. How do I get it off? I never had to deal with this as they are 3yrs old and 2yrs old.

 

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Removing Pen Ink from Walls?I found pen ink on my walls and now I can't get rid of it! I've tried vinegar, but it doesn't work! Does anyone know how to fix this?

 

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Removing Ink from a Textured Wall?My sister drew a picture on my wall. It has a thick texture almost like sandpaper. How do I get it off?

 

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Removing Permanent Marker on Wallpaper?I see everyones' answers for removing permanent marker off painted walls. Does anyone know how to remove permanent marker off wallpapered walls without having to replace the wallpaper? The wallpaper no longer exists in any of the local stores.

 

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Removing Spray Paint from a Wall?I live in Victoria, Australia. I had an old fridge in the kitchen and I decided to spray it purple. The spray from the can went on the wall. I now have a 12 inch long purple stripe on the white wall. Can anyone suggest something to take the purple off without ruining the white wall?

 

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Cleaning Smoke Off Kitchen Walls?How do I clean smoke from walls after a kitchen fire?

 

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Painting Wallpaper Stained With Nicotine?Can wallpaper be covered with paint and not be effected by the underlying nicotine? Is there any undercoat that can be used?

 

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Washing Walls?Can you use Murphy oil soap on walls?

 

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Removing Hair Dye from a Painted Wall?How do you remove hair dye from a painted wall?

 

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Removing Hair Dye from Painted Wall?How do I remove hair dye from a wall?

 

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Removing Candle Wax from a Wall?Any suggestions on how to remove candle wax from a wall would be appreciated.

 

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Removing Hair Dye from Bathroom Walls?I use black hair dye occasionally. Sometimes I see some splashes on the walls. How can I remove it?

 

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Removing Hair Dye from Bathroom Walls?What do I use to get brown hair dye off bathroom walls?

 

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Soot Removal?We have soot smoke on the walls and on the ceiling. How can we remove it?

 

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Removing Candle Wax from Painted Wall?I recently got blue wax on a white wall from my candle. I picked the wax with my nail, but it's a day old and the stain is still there. It's not a gloss finished wall. Please help.

 

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Removing Hair Dye from Bathroom Walls?How to remove hair dye from bathroom walls?

 

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Removing Hair Dye on a Wall?Our granddaughter got black hair dye on the wall in her bathroom. Is there anything that will remove it?

 

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Cleaning Nicotine Off Walls?Is nicotine a grease?

 

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Removing Dark Hair Dye from Walls?l have tried to remove dark hair dye from my bathroom walls with nail polish remover and straight bleach, but it won't come out.

 

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Removing Hair Dye from Painted Walls?How do I get hair dye off painted walls?

 

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Cleaning Cigarette Smoke Off Walls?How do I wash walls with heavy cigarette smoke?

 

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Removing Cigarette Smoke Stains from Wood Paneling?This house is at least a hundred years old. The person smoked for years and the wood paneling is stained with cigarette smoke, and it is hard to wash off. I need a solution to make it easy to remove.

 

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Removing Nicotine from Dry Wall?How do I remove nicotine safely from dry wall without doing any damage?

 

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Removing Soot From Walls?What is the best cleaner to remove soot off painted walls?

 

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Cleaning Nicotine Off Walls?I am looking for home remedies to get nicotine off of painted walls and paneling in the easiest way.

 

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Balloon Melted Onto a Painted Wall?I had a birthday balloon affixed to my wall for too long, it actually melted on the paint. Anyone know what I could use to get it off without harming the paint?

 

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Removing Dried Paint from Wallpaper?I was painting my dining room and got paint on the border. Before I noticed it it was already dry. How do I get the paint off?

 

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Removing Stickers from Wood Paneling?How do you remove the stickers that the children have put on the wooden paneling?

 

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Removing Nicotine Stains from the Walls?How can I remove nicotine stains from walls to prepare for repainting?

 

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Removing Cigarette Smoke from Walls?What is the best and easiest way to clean cigarette smoke off of walls?

 

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Removing Hardened Wax on Wall?How do I get get hardened wax off the wall in my bedroom that's painted with flat paint?

 

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Removing Wallpaper Glue Prior to Painting?How do I prepare walls prior to painting, after removing wallpaper?

 

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Removing Hair Dye from the Bathroom Wall?How can you removing hair dye from bathroom wall?

 

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Cleaning Nicotine Off of Walls?I live in an apartment that was smoked in a lot, you can see where the picture's used to hang on the walls. I have heard of products like T.S.P., and I do not want to use anything that is harmful to the environment. So any suggestions that any of you out there have would be appreciated. Thank you.

 

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Removing Hair Dye from Walls and Floor?I dyed my hair black last weekend and it won't come out of my walls and floor. What should I use to get it out? I used everything I could think of. Please help.

 

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Nicotine Stains and Odor on Wood Paneling?I just purchased an old home with old wood paneling that reeks of nicotine. What is the best way to clean it?

 

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Cleaning Cigarette Smoke Off Walls and Woodwork?I would like some advice for getting cigarette smoke off of walls and painted woodwork. I tried using Scrubbing Bubbles on a small area of my painted work.Wow, it was amazing. It feels a little sticky. Should I wash it before painting and with what. Can you use it on varnished woodwork?

 

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Cleaning Walls?I have a bad back and find it hard to clean the walls. Any suggestions on the easiest way to do them?

 

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Removing Candle Soot from Ceiling?The ceiling (white) and painted walls beneath the edge of the ceiling are marked with the blackish soot from burning scented candles. What is the best way to remove the soot without making it a blackish sooty mess?

 

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Removing White Film from Wall Paper?How do I get white film off of wall paper?

 

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Cleaning Nicotine Off Walls?Nicotine in the wall makes us sick, with cough and sore throat. Can I clean the walls with cleaner or do I have to paint over?

 

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Removing a Butter Splatter from Wallpaper?Hot butter exploded and went on the wall paper.

 

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Removing Hair Dye from Painted Wall?How do I get hair dye off a painted bathroom wall after it has dried for a few minutes? OK, so my wife dyed her hair in my mom's bathroom which of course she did not see it at the time.

 

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Cleaning Nicotine from Painted Walls?What product will clean nicotine of walls the best?

 

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Removing Biro Ink from Walls?What gets Biro off walls please?

 

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Removing Scotch Tape from Window?How do I take old Scotch tape off a window?

 

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Black Sharpie on Walls?How do you get black Sharpie off of white walls?

 

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Cleaning Wall and Cabinets After Stovetop Fire?I had a small stove top fire in a skillet and the fire scorched the wall above the stove underneath the overhead vent. It scorched the wall and the cabinet with black smoke. What is the proper way to clean off the smoke and how can I remove it from the wood cabinets? Regular soap/water will not remove it, just spreads it.

 

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Cigarette Stains on Walls and Woodwork?How do I clean cigarette stain off walls and woodwork?

 

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Removing Soot from Walls and Ceiling?How do you get the black soot off the wall and ceilings when the furnace blows up and blows it out the vents?

 

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Removing Cigarette Smoke on Walls?I need to remove the smoke from my walls. I smoke cigarettes.

 

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Cleaning Smoke Stains Off Walls?I am cleaning walls that have been smoke covered. I left a pan on the stovetop and smoked out the house. I would like to know what to use to clean smoke off?

 

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Cleaning Grease from Textured Wallpaper?We recently bought a flat and the kitchen is papered in quite a thick embossed wallpaper. However, as it's in the kitchen it's smothered in quite a thick layer of grease from years worth of cooking.

 

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Removing Black Marks on Walls?My son would like to know how to clean black marks on walls. He is moving and found some in the bedroom his 9 year old son stays in when there.

 

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Removing Candle Wax from a Wall?How do you remove dried wax from a wall?

 

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Removing Candle Smoke from Walls?Is there an easy to clean candle smoke from walls and ceilings?

 

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Removing Scuff Marks from Matte Painted Walls?I'm looking for a tried and tested method of washing walls to remove scuff marks as part of a spring clean! I live in a rented flat so just repainting the walls isn't an option. I don't want to wash the existing matte paint off by scrubbing too hard!

 

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Removing Nicotine from Walls?What is the best product to use to clean nicotine and cooking grease from walls?

 

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Arm and Hammer Washing Soda for Cleaning Wallpaper?Will this hurt my washable wallpaper at all? I put in a 1/2 cup of it to a small container of hot water, a small Sun Oxygen tub size. I want to know if it will hurt the paper or the linoleum floor as it drips on it. It looks cleaner by the way!

 

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Cleaning Cigarette Smoke Residue Off Paneled Walls?How do you clean paneled walls and get cigarette smoke film off?

 

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Removing Soot Marks on a Concrete Wall?How to you remove black soot marks on an outside concrete wall from your BBQ?

 

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Shaving Cream Left Light Lines on Painted Wall?Last weekend I had a party that got a little crazy and some kids covered my whole bathroom with shaving cream and it left a faint line where it had been sprayed. I was wondering if any of you knew if there was a product that could be used to get rid of these faint lines?

 

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Cleaning Candle Wax Stain from Wall?I am trying to clean red candle wax from a white wall. How do I get the stain out?

 

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Cleaning Vinyl Wallpaper?How do you remove smoke from vinyl wallpaper?

 

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Getting Soot From Woodstove Off Painted Walls?How do I get the smoke damage (black) off my painted walls from the winter use of the woodstove? Any suggestions please?

 

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How Do I Clean Spit Off of Walls?I have a 16 year old foster son and the walls in his room are stained with I want to assume is spit. Do I need to use anything special to clean the bodily fluids from the walls?

 

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Removing Nicotine Stains From Wallpaper?How do you clean nicotine stains off walls? Both wallpaper and paneling?

 

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Removing Wax from the Wall?How do I get wax off of my wall?

 

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Cleaning Permanent Marker Off Walls?How do I get black permanent marker off the walls?

 

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Cleaning Redwood Walls?How do I clean redwood walls with satin sealer on them?

 

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How Can I Remove Hair Spray from Wallpaper?I have navy blue and white striped wallpaper in my bathroom. I've tried several different cleaners to remove hair spray droplets. I've yet to find one that works. Any ideas?

 

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How Do I Remove Kerosene Soot from Walls and Ceiling?I have a kerosene heater. When I woke up, I had black all over my walls, ceiling, and rugs. What do I do to get it out of my house and do I have to stay out my house for a certain amount of time?

 

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Soot on Painted Wall?I would like to know how to clean soot off of the walls.

 

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Removing Candle Wax from Carpet and Wall?My cat knocked over my scented wax warmer and the wax is on my wall, wood border, and carpet. How do I get it cleaned off without damaging the painted wall, wood work, and carpet?

 

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Cleaning Grease Splatters Off Walls?How do I get grease off of the wall?

 

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Removing Nail Glue from Walls?How do I get nail glue off my walls? The lady that I bought my house from used nail glue to glue ceiling tiles on the walls, I'm not sure why. I was able to get the tiles off, but now have gobs of glue everywhere

 

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Remove Pen From The Wall?How can I remove splashes of felt tip pen off my bedroom wall?

 

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Mold on Wooden Walls?How do I get mold out of my wooden walls?

 

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Permanent Marker on Wallpaper?What is good to clean permanent marker from wall paper? The Magic Eraser removes the ink from the wall paper.

 

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Cleaning Walls and Hard Surfaces After a Fire?How do I remove the smudge stains after a fire? The fire was in my kitchen. The house is made of cement. The walls are a mess. Please advise.

 

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How Do I Clean Walls With Flat Paint?My walls are painted with flat paint. I have a three year old grandchild. There are many unknown spots on the walls. The Mr. Clean sponge leaves residue and you can see every place I've tried to clean.

 

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Cleaning Nail Polish Off a Wall?The other day my three year old daughter colored the wall with nail polish. Does any one know how I can remove the stain from the wall? I desperately need a solution other than re-painting the walls.

 

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Removing Pritt Brand Glue from Wallpaper?How do I remove Pritt brand glue from wall paper without damaging the paper?

 

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Cleaning Painted Walls?How do you wash oil based painted walls?

 

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Cleaning Wood Paneling?What's the best thing to use on paneling that is too dry and needs to be cleaned?

 

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Removing Crayon From Walls?How do you get glue and crayon marks of every color off?

 

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Scuff Marks on Walls?Any ideas on how to remove scuff marks (from furniture not shoes) off a painted wall? I tried the Mr Clean Magic Eraser, it worked a little, but took paint off the wall.

 

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How Do I Clean Non Vinyl Wallpaper?How do I clean non vinyl wallpaper? My Mom used to buy wallpaper cleaner in a can, we used it like playdough to clean walls. Any ideas?

 

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Pen Marks on Painted Walls?I need an idea for taking ink off of painted walls.

 

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Cleaner for Non Vinyl Wallpaper?I am looking for old fashioned wall paper cleaner, not vinyl paper cleaner.

 

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Cleaning Crayon Off Walls?How do you remove ink and crayon from walls?

 

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Cleaning Fireplace Smoke Stains off Walls and Ceiling?How do you get smoke stains off the walls from the fireplace?

 

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Black Soot on Walls?How do you clean black soot from a grease fire off textured walls?

 

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Removing Ink from Walls?My 2 year old marked up all the walls in the apartment with pen and permanent marker. How do I remove it from flat painted walls?

 

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Removing Crayon from Wallpaper?My lovely 3 year old son is fast becoming a graffiti artist. Does anyone know how to remove crayon from wallpaper?

 

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Removing Stickers From Wallpapered Wall?How can I remove bedroom wall stickers? I have wall stickers in one of the kid's bedrooms. They are the type that you get specifically to decorate bedroom walls. Some are quite small and some are about the size of my hand.

 

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Ballpoint Pen on Wall?How I can clean blue ball point ink stains from my light grey paint?

 

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Permanent Marker on Flat Based Paint?I need to know how to remove markers off flat painted walls.

 

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Washing Walls and Ceilings?I need to know the easiest way of washing walls an ceilings? What do I use to get stains, finger prints, and dirt off? What is the best cleaning solutions and methods? Thank you.

 

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Removing Nicotine Stains from Vinyl Wallpaper?How do I get nicotine stains out of vinyl wallpaper? The previous owners were heavy smokers. The wallpaper is all yellow. I have tried Greased Lightning, Handy Andy, Janola, and all sorts of cleaning products and home made ones like sodium bicarbonate, etc.

 

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Cleaning Stucco Walls?We moved into a house with stucco type walls in the kitchen. There is a lot of greasy, gunky build up on the walls. How do I clean this gunk without tearing up my hands, walls, and rags? Thanks for any help you can give me.

 

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Cleaning Wallpaper?How do you get black marks off wall paper?

 

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Removing WD40 from Walls?I moved into a home where the previous owner used WD 40 on the door hinges to keep them from squeaking. Now I have oil residue on the walls behind the doors. How can I get oil off of painted walls?

 

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Sharpie Marks on Walls?How do you remove sharpie marks from walls without rubbing the paint off?

 

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Removing Pencil Marks from Wallpaper?How do I remove a pencil drawing, without damaging the wallpaper? The paper is pink and has love hearts that are raised.

 

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Black Marks on Walls?This winter we started developing a dark or black substance on our plasterboard walls in the living room. It is slightly in the kitchen, very dark on the wooden cover over the attic in front of the bathroom doorway, and just slightly in the computer room behind the bedroom.

 

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Liquid Laundry Detergent on Wall?I recently spilled liquid laundry detergent on my wall. I can't get the stain off the wall. Does anyone have any suggestions? I have flat paint and I'm afraid that it will bleed through if I paint over.

 

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Permanent Marker on Paneled Walls?How to get permanent marker off paneled walls?

 

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Oil Stains On Sheet Rock?Fuel oil was recently spilled on the sheet rock wall next to our oil tank. I can see the areas where the fuel oil stained the wall. What product is best to use for cleaning the spots? The wall had been painted with latex paint.

 

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