55p kitchen cupboard item helps remove tough stains 'without damaging paint'
Now that the pleasant chaos of Christmas has passed you more than likely have some more cleaning to do, including the wall stains left by little hands and residue left behind on walls by decorations.
Removing blue tack or stickers from your walls can be a pain, you can easily peel away the paint underneath. However, experts say that with with right tools and preparation, removing stains can be achieved without damaging walls.
Removing stains can be a task, often store bought sprays can be toxic and damage surfaces they are used on if not used correctly. However, this cost-effective hack will easily remove tough stains without damaging paint and you more than likely have the ingredients needed in your kitchen.
Experts at Limitless Walls, have said that removing stains from walls can be a simple task if you have the right tools, reports. They recommend treating the entire process like you are painting.
You should protect the room and furniture to make sure nothing else can be ruined. Push away furniture to the centre and cover it as well as the floors to avoid getting any splatters of any cleaning products onto it.
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You can use a store-bought stain remover however this can be toxic and often expensive. Instead, experts suggest the “tried and true metaphors” that you probably won’t even need to leave your home for.
Experts have shared alternates that “will do the job inexpensively, safely, and well” - removing that pesky residue “without damaging your or wall” underneath. They claim that the “best solution,” is simply a combination of dish soap and hot water, combine some liquid with water and you are good to go.
Using a spray bottle you should spray the solution you’ve mixed onto the section of the wall that has been stained. The experts said: “You will see the stains wipe away with ease without damaging the paint as it softens.”
If you are removing softened glue you can carefully and very gently use a putty knife or flat object to scrape away the residue. To give your solution a bit of pizzaz, or “a bit of extra oomph,” you could add baking soda to your mixture.
Washing up liquid is something all households will have and it only sets you back 55p from Morrisons.
Another natural solution that you can use when cleaning is white vinegar. A solution of a one-to-one ratio of with warm water in a spray bottle can be used to clean away stains, you should let the solution sit over the stain before wiping away.
A more appealing solution for your senses might be mixing one part liquid fabric softener with two parts water. You should use this in a very small section on the wall as the fabric softener could stain the wall or leave streaks.
A clothing steamer - for those who have one - can also help remove sticky residue, the heat will soften the glue and then you can wipe away the residue.
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