Title: How to Clean Smoke Off the Walls | Hunker
Headings: How to Clean Smoke Off the Walls
How to Clean Smoke Off the Walls
Caked-On Smoke
Fireplace Smoke
Smoke and Fire Damage
Furnace Smoke

Content: How to Clean Smoke Off the Walls | Hunker
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How to Clean Smoke Off the Walls
By Laurie Brenner
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The hardest thing about cleaning smoke from walls is the sticky residue it leaves behind. You can wear yourself out scrubbing smoke residue from walls once it's caked on. It doesn't matter if the buildup got there from a stove-top grease fire, a fireplace or wood stove, or because you or the former inhabitants of the house smoked cigarettes. Remove the ugly-looking residue if you plan to paint the room -- or if you want it to just look and smell good. Advertisement
Caked-On Smoke
For caked-on smoke from grease fires or smokers in the house, mix 1/4 cup of baking soda, 1 cup of ammonia and 1/2 cup of vinegar in a gallon bucket filled with the hottest water you can stand. Wearing rubber gloves dip a sponge's abrasive side into the mixture and wash the walls from the top down; this helps you to clean up drips or runs as you go.