How do I clean the soot of the drywall?

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My house has smoke damage from a fire. How do I clean the soot of the drywall, without having to rip it all out ?Insurance won't cover it as all the drywall on the 2 top floors is still standing in one piece

Janet Pizaro · Answer

homeguides.sfgate.com/remove-black-smoke-plaster-walls-39260.html

William · Answer

http://www.wikihow.com/Clean-Soot-Stains-from-Walls

Phyllis · Answer

Wash the dry wall than seal and than paint. If you don't seal the stains will bleed through the new paint.

Hillela G. · Answer

Magic erasor worked for me! But it might not work for a huge section. How big is your space?

Anna · Answer

Thank you all for your suggestions

I appreciate it

I guess we will try 1 wall, for starters ( whole house has soot )

Carol · Answer

won't your insurance cover the cleaning from a fire? Ours did, and so did a neighbor when she had a kitchen fire. Sometimes you need to pressure the adjuster!

Colleen Patrick Rucker · Answer

Try TSP - just follow the directions on the box. I've found that this cleans just about everything I've ever had on a wall. Also has cleaned soot off of my fireplace bricks. Be sure to wear gloves.

Anna · Answer

Thank you

I appreciate it

Its fireproof drywall, and turned completely black

I'm talking several rooms

Diana Deiley · Answer

I have used the TSP substitute (non toxic) and hot water and a kitchen sponge, didn't have to wear gloves. Works great. If you have energy afterwards, you can rinse the walls with hot water and a cup of fabric softener. ( I do all of this to remove hard wallpaper paste, or to clean old paneling, prior to priming with Kilz, prior to painting walls & woodwork.) Best of luck.

Alison Savill · Answer

Vaccuum pieces of soot away wipe stain with dry sponge dip clean cloth in rubbing alcohol and use it dabbing and blot the soot until it’s gone

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