How To Wash Interior Walls
The best way to wash walls painted with latex paint is to use warm water and a nonabrasive all purpose cleaner.
How to wash interior walls. Put on your rubber gloves before you begin to wash the walls to save your hands from drying out. 1 4 cup white vinegar to one quart 32 ounces of warm water. To clean walls that are painted with flat paint mix a few drops of dish detergent with a half gallon of water.
Dip a sponge in the water and wring it out completely to avoid leaving streaks. Rub that sponge vertically down the wall working one section at a time. Wipe the wall with the cleaner and then wipe it with just water to rinse.
Rinse with clean water and a cloth. Place the mild soap or detergent in the first bucket and agitate slightly to mix and form suds. Rinse with a second sponge and clear water.
If they just need a light dust i like to go over them with a foam craft brush. Dip the sponge into the hot water and squeeze out the excess water just enough to keep it from dripping. 3 create a vinegar mixture to remove any stains.
Work top to bottom left to right and gently spray more mist than stream the wall down with your cleaner of choice. If my baseboards are really dirty i attach the broom brush to my vacuum. Start cleaning in small sections working from the bottom to the top.
Use two buckets one for the cleaning solution and one for the water. Moisten the sponge with the sudsy water and squeeze it out thoroughly. Always test your homemade cleaning solution on a small and inconspicuous area first before using.