This is a weird one - getting marks off walls

Platinum Member Joined: Mar 20 2005 Posts: 5321

I need to know how to get sneaker marks and dirt off my walls Question

I know it sounds weird but I on't want to have to repaint it when we move and there is all these marks.q

Posted: Tue, May 30 2006, 11:34 am Post subject: re: this is a weird one

Try Soft Scrub; it's gentle, yet it has a good abrasive. Good luck!

Posted: Tue, May 30 2006, 11:37 am Post subject: re: this is a weird one

Mr. Clean Magic Eraser

Platinum Member Joined: May 16 2005 Posts: 6262

it doesnt sound wierd at all! I also clean my walls. I think its a good thing to do if u want your house to look clean!

Diamond Member Joined: Apr 03 2006 Posts: 4473

Definately. A new coat of paint can do wonders - but since you can't paint every month, the upkeep is just as important.

Diamond Member Joined: Oct 24 2005 Posts: 4689

kneadable art erasers or rubber artgum erasers work. so does a paste of baking soda and water, but the paint must be washable. you don't want to remove the paint with the dirt!

Posted: Tue, May 30 2006, 9:31 pm Post subject: Re: re: this is a weird one

Posted: Wed, May 31 2006, 1:12 am Post subject: re: this is a weird one

I don't know if this product is available overseas, but I use sugar soap - it works amazingly for walls.

Posted: Wed, May 31 2006, 2:47 am Post subject: Re: re: this is a weird one

Posted: Wed, May 31 2006, 3:51 am Post subject: re: this is a weird one

Yup, I vote for Magic Eraser too.

Platinum Member Joined: Mar 20 2005 Posts: 5321

Thank you all. I will tell you how it works out. Do you think bleach would work?

Posted: Wed, May 31 2006, 7:45 am Post subject: re: this is a weird one

Posted: Wed, May 31 2006, 12:30 pm Post subject: Re: re: this is a weird one

Moderator Joined: Nov 20 2005 Posts: 4872

you won't find that in NY!!

Posted: Wed, May 31 2006, 1:27 pm Post subject:

In Israel, in most cases, the deal is that if you come into a freshly painted apartment, you have to leave a freshly painted apartment- TO THE EXTENT THAT if you only live in an apt for 2 YEARS, you STILL have to paint EVEN if your kids didn't do a blessed thing to the walls

-a disgrunteled tenant who is now a proud owner of her OWN apartment!

Posted: Wed, May 31 2006, 3:59 pm Post subject: re: this is a weird one

The way they do it in Israel sounds fair to me. The way it is here, we spend 1500 dollars to do a nice paint job, and 3 years later, there are crayons, markers, all over and /or peeled sheetrock, gauges, and holes in the walls....The apartment is generally a mess, the refrigerator and stove are filthy......

When the tenant vacates, eating up their deposit by not paying the last month rent, we still have to paint,repair all the damage, and hire cleaning help and cannot even show the apartment till then.