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The Best Smoke Odor Eliminator For Stained Ceilings

March 19, 2018 6 Comments

This post is so exciting for me because we discovered another tip while working on our latest flip project that I just had to share with you. Matt and I were so amazed at how well this worked and we knew other people will benefit from this tip. When we bought the flip house, we knew there would be a lot of cleaning before we could do any painting. No one has lived in the house for a long time so with that comes a lot of dust and dirt, but the last person who lived there smoked. There was a lot of smoke stains on the walls and ceilings we had to remedy before we could paint. This post is all about what we found to be The Best Smoke Odor Eliminator For Stained Ceilings.

If you are looking for the best way to clean smoke stained ceilings before you paint, we found the best smoke odor eliminator for stained ceilings that made the job easy and fast.

Before we discovered the best smoke odor eliminator for stained ceilings, Matt and I washed all the walls in the house and the ceilings in the bedrooms. We were using an all-purpose cleaner and some rags and Magic Erasers. Those worked okay, but it was a lot of work and we didn’t think it cleaned as well as we wanted. The living room ceiling is a very rough, popcorn ceiling and it was the worst for smoke, dust and dirt stains. We started cleaning it with the all-purpose cleaner and the rags, but the popcorn on the ceilings was too rough and we just weren’t getting anywhere.

If you are looking for the best way to clean smoke stained ceilings before you paint, we found the best smoke odor eliminator for stained ceilings that made the job easy and fast.

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Supplies Needed For The Best Smoke Odor Eliminator:

Sunnyside TSP Solution

Buckets (one to mix solution and something big enough to get a roller in)

Paint Roller

Paint Roller Grid

Rubber Gloves

Mask

Safety Glasses

Wear Long Sleeves

A Shower Cap so you won’t get the mess in your hair. 🙂

If you are looking for the best way to clean smoke stained ceilings before you paint, we found the best smoke odor eliminator for stained ceilings that made the job easy and fast.

We starting researching different solutions and asking staff at our Menards store. In the end, we decided to try Sunnyside TSP Solution. 

You guys! This stuff was a game changer for us! It is amazing! 

 

If you are looking for the best way to clean smoke stained ceilings before you paint, we found the best smoke odor eliminator for stained ceilings that made the job easy and fast.

Let me tell you the best way we found to use this solution.

The back of the bag has a “recipe” for what they recommend, but I mixed it a little stronger. We needed a fierce smoke odor eliminator. 

I mixed about 1/2 cup of the Sunnyside TSP Solution with a bucket full of hot water. I stirred it with a paint stick. The solution dissolves pretty quickly.

Once I had the solution mixed, I poured it into a bigger plastic tote so we could get the paint roller and paint roller grid inside very easily. 

If you are looking for the best way to clean smoke stained ceilings before you paint, we found the best smoke odor eliminator for stained ceilings that made the job easy and fast.

The actual cleaning process could not be any easier: dip your roller in the solution and then roll it up the roller grid to get some of the excess water off.

Now, roll the ceilings.

You want your roller pretty wet so you are using the grid so it isn’t drenched and you are just flinging water everywhere you don’t need it. 

If you are looking for the best way to clean smoke stained ceilings before you paint, we found the best smoke odor eliminator for stained ceilings that made the job easy and fast.

As soon as we started rolling, the orange smoke stains came right off!!

I was so excited, I hopped on Facebook live and did an Instagram story. 

After a few times, we found that it worked best to start rolling with a pretty wet roller in one area. Then, squeeze out the roller and go back over that area to pick up excess dirty water on the ceiling. The video below will show you the exact process we did:

 

If you have smoke stains on any ceilings, you must try this process before you paint. It will get rid of all the smoke stains and make it ready for paint. 

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If you are looking for the best way to clean smoke stained ceilings before you paint, we found the best smoke odor eliminator for stained ceilings that made the job easy and fast.

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Comments

  1. Vivki says

    June 24, 2018 at 8:37 AM

    Hi thanks so much for the idea I’m going to try this but I have a question.? Can this be used while an elderly person is in the home….Thanks Vicki from Ky

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    • Lindsay says

      June 25, 2018 at 5:12 PM

      For the best answer, I would read the instructions on the back of the package.

      Reply
  2. Katelyn says

    July 1, 2020 at 5:27 PM

    I just purchased a multiunit where one unit has been smoked in. Did you find that cleaning all ceilings and walls gone rid of the smell of smoke or did you have a lingering smell afterward? How about after painting with Kilz?

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      July 6, 2020 at 10:16 AM

      I would recommend primer after the cleaning for sure. That will just add another layer of protection.

      Reply
  3. Fc says

    February 6, 2021 at 6:28 PM

    I was wondering what size map on roller cover?
    Thanks

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      February 9, 2021 at 8:27 AM

      I am not sure about the size. It is regular map size. I don’t have it there anymore so I can’t measure it. Sorry.

      Reply

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