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Help! Horrible Dirty Walls!!! :-)
Get some Kilz, a paint sealer, and go over the stains that won't wash out,then paint your walls. Let your kids see you doing this and explain to show how ...
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- I have the same problem and dread having to paint everything again. I painted the whole house when my son was an infant. He is now 2.5 and also a stinking Picasso. H...
- C., I really think your best solution is painting. Magic Eraser is great... so great in fact, that it removes the paint too! We had the builder's white in our ho...
- HI C., Use WD-40 on your FLAT walls. It is GREAT WITH CRAYONS & MOST OIL BASE MARKERS!! WELL FOR THE HANDS JUST PLAIN OLD.... DAWN DISH DETERGENT & A LITTLE BLEAC...
Crayon off the Walls?
Everything comes off, but the paint stays on. I also use them to wipe down the bathroom walls because I always leave the window open and with the steam of ...
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- The ONLY thing that worked for me was the Magic Eraser, and it takes some hard scrubbing on textured walls, but it removes it completely.
- S., Sorry, but my advise is to just go out and get the Magic Erasers. They work great. Takes crayon, pencil marks and just plain grime off of walls without hurting...
- Hey there!!! Try the Mr. Clean eraser. It even took permanent marker off of my laptop!!! K.
Permanant Marker on walls...HELP!
You will have to paint 1st w Kils primer and then the wall paint If you just paint it will bleed through My son did the same thingand nothing else worked ...
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- Hi J.,, This might do the trick hydrogen peroxide,,,this is the stuff in the brown bottle i really thiink this will help you can also us to clean with i keep spay...
- Hi J., Try Huggies wipes. I swear they clean up everything. Good luck! :) A.
- Bath and Body Works Body Splash!! Any fragrance will do:) I worked there for almost 9yrs and anytime we had black perm. marker on something we would spritz it on it, l...
Painting with Popcorn Ceilings
I need to paint, but we have those horrible popcorn ceilings. I really don't need the ceiling painted, but do need the walls. Is there a trick to painting ...
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- No you do not have to paint the ceilings. You can just take your paint brush and make a line at the top of the wall. If you want to paint the ceilings you need to buy...
- Hi, My husband and I own a painting company in Superior, so you can consider this "professional" advice :) The way we make clean lines with popcorn ceilings is to ...
- I sympethize with your delima... we had the same problem when we bought our house... We ended up scraping the popcorn stuff off the ceiling. It looks MUCH better but i...
Writing on Walls
I was given the advice to put paper up on the walls for him or to even paint a wall with that chalkboard paint. My husband and i discussed it and we thought ...
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- I have no clue how to get him to stop, but maybe you could set aside a wall in his room or in the family room and cover it with those big sheets of drawing paper and e...
- Explain to him that your new place has clean walls and they have to stay that way. walk him through it alone so he can see what it looks like nice and clean. Then pro...
- I have also had the same problem with my 3yr old. he would find any pen,pencil,crayon or whatever in every nook and cranny and write all over ever wall in my home. I w...
Washing Walls
I want to wash/disinfect the walls, but I'm not sure what the best way is. I don 't know what kind of paint is on them. I have used a magic eraser on them ...
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- I know of a Great health and Wellness company that has amazing cleaning products. If you would like to know more just let me know- their products are non toxic and be...
- As somebody else said, Simple Green is a good cleaner. I really like it, and I think it sort of smells like wintergreen. Also I just bought a new product by Clorox, ...
- Add lemon juice to your vinager water mixture. It will smell a little but not for long at all.
How to Clean White Walls
I'm not afraid to get in and work on it, I just want to be careful not to wear the paint off the walls completely like I have done in some spots. ...
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- vinegar works wonders and also just plain old bleach water
- You are covered by what is considered normal wear and tear. Your Landlord is not able to hold the security deposit back for what the law sees as normal wear and tear o...
- J., I would ask the land lord what type of paint to buy or if they have some they would give you. Our last place just told us to bring in something to put it in a...
How to Get Wallpaper Glue off of Walls
Wall paper is not fun to get off and that's why people hate wall paper. Just get off as much as you can, and then get a good primer before you paint. ...
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- Hi, We used a mixture of water and liquid fabric softener. Put it into a spray bottom and spray your walls. Line the floor w/ towels to sop up the stuff that runs do...
- We re-did a bedroom several years ago and went with all the fancy gadgets (adhesive remover, scrapping tools, ect) on one wall! That's as far as those went!!! It took ...
- You can use dishwasher soap with phosphates mixed with water. It removes the glue really well and leaves the room smelling clean. You will have to change the water fai...
Getting Highlighter off Walls and Pen Out of Microfiber
magic erasers do take paint off the wall, so do be careful. Helpful? Yes | No Save This Remove This Report This Share. J.A. answers from Seattle on August ...
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- Believe it or not, aerosol hairspray will get ink out of fabric. You will need to spray a little, spot with water, spray a little, spot with water until it comes out....
- ditto on the baby wipes for the micro fiber couch. Thats what we have used to get out anything on our microfiber, it has even cleaned up the pen mistakes the kids hav...
- Hi, One more suggestion is a product called "Awesome" that comes in a spray bottle. Believe it or not, the only place I have found it is at Dollar Tree. It will t...
How to Paint My Dining Table
As long as you aren't using flat paint you probably won't need a top coat or sealant. ... Have You Tried Painting Panel Walls Before? ...
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- HI T., You probably already have completed this project. My name is P. and I do interior redesign and staging. In my experience you would have to give it a lite sand ...
- Hey T...Way cool idea on saving money and making something old, new again. If your table and Chairs have a shiny finish as I am sure it does. You will have to sand it ...
- I have done that a few time and it is a long process if you want to do it the right way. Yes you would first have to sand it, and yes you have to prime it, i recommend...