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: 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. Keep a second bucket full of hot rinse water so you can rinse with a clean sponge. Do not let drip or run marks stay on the enameled walls. Fireplace Smoke
Anyone who uses a fireplace can forget to open the damper, causing the smoke to fill the home or room. Wood smoke is not as hard to remove as cigarette smoke, but it still may contain wood resins and tar. Mix 1 cup of clear ammonia in a gallon bucket half-full of warm water.