House Cleaning and Stain Removal Forum

[niord]

Hi all, I'm a first time poster.

I was recently using DW40 on the hinge of my cupboard and I accidentaly sprayed some DW40 on my light cream wall, and it has stained it a darker colour.

Can anybody think of a way to remove the stain.

Thanks.

[mrscleannw]

Hello Niord,

When using any sprays there is the chance of some overspray and unfortunately you happened to get this on your painted wall.

We have listed some cleaning methods below but I'm not sure how effective they will be. You may end up having to repaint your wall. If you end up re-painting the wall you will still need to get some of the grease up or sand it off so it doesn't bleed through.

Poultice:
Make a thick poultice of cream of tartar and water, using just enough water for it to stick to the wall without drying out.
Place a piece of plastic wrap over the mixture and let sit for awhile. Wash off with warm water. If this does start to work you can repeat the process.

TSP (Trisodium Phosphate):
TSP is a heavy duty cleaner which neutralizes and floats away grease, grime, dirt, and oil. TSP contains no phosphates, soap, lye or abrasives and is a strong and effective cleaner. Be cautious and test in an inconspicuous place first and follow the manufacturers instructions as it can cause paint damage if mixed too strongly.
Be sure to wear gloves and eye protection and have good ventilation when using this product.

Goop:
Goop is a hand cleaner made specially for removing grease.
Rub this directly on the affected area, washing off with warm water.

Mrs. Clean

[niord]

Thanks very much

I'm in the UK so unfortunately I can't get Goop which would have been my preferred option. Could I just ask; by tartar do you mean Potassium bitartrate?

Thanks for your help. I will probably try the TSP option.

[mrscleannw]

Do you ever use ebay? I found it there. I'm not sure if this link will actually work. I just did a search for "goop".

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Goop-Han ... veQ5fTools

Cream of tarter is used in cooking. It looks like the actual name is potassium hydrogen tartrate and also known as potassium bitartrate. It's a thickener used in cooking that you can find in the spice section at the grocery store. It's possible that corn starch would work as well. These products pull liquid out as they dry, so it's important to use as little water as possible.

Please be careful trying this and test in an inconspicuous place first. You don't want to make the stain worse than it already is trying to remove it!

This site has more information on cream of tarter.
http://www.ochef.com/933.htm

[niord]

Hi

The link you gave me was for the US Amazon site and it only ships to the US. Thanks in any case.

I will look into using cream of tartar. I will be careful .

Thanks for your help.

I

[niord]

Hi

I just got the cream of tartar. I'm not sure how to make the poultice; what do I mix it in? I've never done anything like this before.

Thanks for any help in advance.

[mrscleannw]

Use only just enough water to make a thick paste. As the water dries, it will work to draw the stain out.

There is more info here:
wood-stain-on-rock-fireplace-t623.html

Note to use water to mix the poultice for this stain, not hydrogen peroxide as we advised for the problem in this other post.

[niord]

The poultice worked brilliantly.

Thnaks Mr. Clean!