How To Clean Walls Before Painting Interior

Rub that sponge vertically down the wall working one section at a time.

How to clean walls before painting interior. In one bucket we mixed 4 litres of warm water cup of vinegar and cup of baking soda. Cleaning cigarette smoke from walls with vinegar using pure vinegar is an excellent way to cut through the worst nicotine residue stains as the acetic acid breaks down the stain plus it helps in removing the stale smell. Make sure you rinse off any residues with clean water and leave the walls to completely dry before painting.

To clean walls that are painted with flat paint mix a few drops of dish detergent with a half gallon of water. Use an ordinary sponge mop to clean your ceiling and walls thoroughly with tsp and water. Remove any loose paint from your walls before you clean the surface too.

Add a quarter of a cup of trisodium phosphate to a bucket with a gallon of hot water and apply the solution to the wall with a sponge. Wipe off the dust and you re ready to paint. We used it to rinse the walls.

While there is no best way to clean walls before painting most walls can be washed using a sponge and warm water. Rinse your walls using a slightly damp cellulose sponge. We used this mixture to wash the walls.

Scrape any cracked or flaking paint with a paint scraper. Place newspapers on the floor up next to the wall. Fill up a second bucket with hot water for removing the cleaner from the surface.

For surfaces that have exposure to oil or grime like kitchen walls wash with a solution of water and grease cutting detergent and follow up with clean water to remove any residual cleaning agent. Once the walls dry sand the walls using a pole and disc sander as mentioned above. Use a putty knife or plastic scraper to do this properly.