How to Clean Walls

Walls collect a lot of smudges, dust, and dirt over time. If you are going to clean the walls, take a look at the suggestions below!

l  Preparation

1.        Cover any carpet or furniture with old sheets, newspapers, towels or moisture-proof cloth to prevent splash of water or detergent from damaging carpet or furniture.

2.        Prepare a broom, brush or vacuum cleaner.

If the broom or brush has strong bristles, wrap an old T-shirt or rag to prevent scratching the wall.

l  Type 1: Cleaning Painted Walls

              

Most painted walls are easy to clean because you don't have to worry about expanding the stains or damaging the paint. However lime walls are easily broken and require extra care.

1.        Use a soft brush, broom or vacuum cleaner removes the dust.

2.        Remove the traces and stains from the wall. One of the simplest and most effective cleaners is to mix the baking soda and water into a paste, pour it on the clean rag, and remove the crayon, pencil, marker, ink and other similar stains on the wall. Crayons or black stains can be removed with turpentine or a little toothpaste (painted for a few minutes and then wiped off).

3.        Scrub the wall. For most painted walls, use warm, soapy water. Alternatively, adding a cup of distilled white vinegar to a bucket of warm water can be more effective. White vinegar will not leave traces and will not be washed with water.

4.        If warm soapy water does not work, you need a more powerful cleaner. It can be made in the home as follows. Mix 100g of sodium carbonate and 4 liters of water.

Scrub the dirty area with this mixture, rinse with water, and dry with a soft towel.

Type 2 Cleaning Wallpapered Walls

1.        Use a broom, brush or vacuum cleaner removes the dust.

2.        Remove the smudges on the wallpaper. If the wall has stains such as ink or crayons, scrub with a liquid detergent such as WD-40 or dry cleaning solution. If the wall has greasy dirt, you can hold a bread with a clean hand (or crumpled it into a ball) and rub it back and forth until it is clean.

3.        Clean the wallpaper. Wipe with a rag soaked in warm soapy water or ammonia-added water or white vinegar.

4.        Rinse with water. Gently scrub with warm water and dry with a soft towel.

Type 3 Cleaning Cork Walls

           

1.        Clean the dust first.

2.        Wipe with hot water, dry naturally, do not add detergent.

3.        Use the following method to remove stubborn stains: Mix methylated alcohol (white wine) and water in a ratio of 1:10.

Soak a clean rag and wring it out. Wipe the wall until the smudges are removed. Wash with a damp cloth.

Type 4 Cleaning Wood Walls

1.        Use a broom, brush or vacuum cleaner removes the dust.

2.        Wipe the wall with warm soapy water. A mild detergent can also be used.

3.        Wipe the wood wall outside.

It is best to clean the wood walls outside during the day so that it is dry faster and avoids wood decay. If possible, do not use a high-pressure water gun, as the water may seep in and wet the plasterboard inside, causing mold to grow.

Use a rag soaked in white vinegar to remove the lichens and algae, remember to wear gloves to avoid being scratched.

Type 5 Cleaning Diatom Mud Walls

1.        Remove dust with a duster, clean rag, or vacuum cleaner.

2.        If the diatom mud wall is accidentally stained with the colored liquid such as coffee, orange juice, red wine, etc., it is best to wipe it in time before the stain is completely penetrated and diffused. The shallow traces can be treated with chlorine bleach. Remove it with a clean cloth and gently wipe it. If it has penetrated and spread and the stain is large, it needs to be shoveled after it is completely dried, and then covered with same diatom mud.

3.        For handprints, footprints, ball prints or handwriting on the surface of diatom mud, it can be easily removed with simple tools such as soft rubber, hard rubber or fine sandpaper.

Type 6 Cleaning Wall Cloth

              

Nowadays, the wall cloth has been treated with waterproof, greaseproof and anti-fouling and will not be soiled by general sewage, juice or oil. Even if there are stains, wall cloth is easy to take care of:

1.        For dry dust, pat or use a feather duster to remove it;

2.        For mild dirt, it can be scrubbed with a white wet towel, and then allow it to dry automatically in summer. In winter or rainy days, it can be blown dry with a hair dryer (the temperature should not be too high);

3.        For heavy dirt, it can be scrubbed with a white wet towel with neutral detergent, soap or wall cloth special cleaning agent.