Magic Tricks to Banish Wall Stains for a Fresh-Looking Home

It’s hard to keep your home looking fresh when the walls show signs of wear and tear. Luckily, there are several simple ways to make your white walls look beautiful and shiny like new.

How often should walls be cleaned?

Walls are often not cleaned regularly, usually only before important events or when you move in and do a deep clean.

However, white walls get dirty quickly from human contact or accumulated dirt from the outside, like when opening windows… so you need to clean them more often, especially if there are children and pets in the house.

Prepare the tools

Tools needed to clean walls: All-purpose cleaner, mild dish soap, baking soda, sponge, scrub brush, small fiber cloth or washcloth, paper towels.

Overall inspection of the walls

Before cleaning the walls, you should assess their condition to determine the appropriate cleaning level. The size and type of stains will determine the amount of work and the cleaning tools you need.

For the most part, you can tackle any stains with a soft sponge, but for tougher stains, you may need a scrub brush or scraper.

Sweep and dust from ceiling to floor

If the stains are caused by dust clinging to the walls, you just need to climb a ladder, use a clean cloth, and start wiping. You can use a long-handled broom to reach higher areas or a paintbrush to clean small corners.

If there is too much dust, you may need to use a vacuum cleaner and its brush attachment to clean.

Use all-purpose cleaner

You can use a washcloth or paper towel according to your preference, then soak it in all-purpose cleaner for stains that cannot be cleaned with regular water. All-purpose cleaner with a gold sponge will help clean white walls.

A small tip is to choose an all-purpose cleaner with a similar texture to soap so that you can use the same type. This method also works best in removing grease stains in the kitchen and has the best effect in cleaning stains stuck on white walls caused by food or drinks.

This cleaning method also works best if you deal with stains immediately and promptly.

Dish soap and soft sponge

As a smart homemaker, don’t let the product name deceive you, because dish soap is actually an amazing cleaner that can clean tabletops, foot mats, and more.

To clean the walls, you should choose mild dish soaps that don’t have strong fragrances or harsh chemicals harmful to users. For fresh stains, you can take a damp sponge and dip it into the dish soap, then gently scrub until the stains fade. You may need to repeat this process 2-3 times if you want to clean the walls.

Use Baking Soda

Tough wall stains, you can try this natural remedy for all types of stains and surfaces.

You can take a little baking soda into a bowl, mix it with water to create a thick mixture. Then you gently apply the mixture to the wall with a damp sponge. Let the solution soak as long as possible. Finally, when the stain has soaked enough, wipe it clean with a small fiber cloth or paper towel.

Use a specialized cleaning sponge

If the wall stains are still there after applying the above methods, you can use the “magic” eraser.

You can moisten the Magic Eraser and gently scrub the stain or scratch until the wall is clean. This product has very strong cleaning agents, so users don’t need to exert too much force to scrub the wall.

Be careful with glossy and shiny painted walls. This sponge may leave scratch marks of a different color on the wall.

Tips to keep the walls clean

Regular cleaning to prevent stains from seeping into the walls.

Thoroughly vacuum to avoid dust clinging to the walls.

Dust from the ceiling to the floor, especially on ceiling fans. Running the ceiling fan will make the dust fly around, and a lot of dust will stick to the walls.

According to Thespruce/Education & Times