Dirty Walls! Flat Paint! What's A Girl To Do? - Home-Ec 101

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Hi Ladies,I have a quick question about washing my apartment walls. I desperately need to get my security deposit back, and they look nasty. Normally, I’d just use some soapy water and dig right in, but my landlords used cheap, lousy, thin flat white paint. I’m afraid that my washing will ruin the surface. I read online that flat paint shouldn’t be washed, but that if you had to, you could use a mop and an ammonia solution. Does this seem reasonable to you guys? I’m sort of terrified to do anything with it, but I need to get my money back!Thanks, as always!Whitewashed in Walla Walla

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Oh, man, we’ve been there with the horrid walls and the landlord’s awful paint. The very first thing we would do to perhaps save doing any work at all is call the landlord. Many apartment complexes automatically repaint for each new tenant and they may not care how dirty your walls are. Unless, you have serious marker stains, like Sharpies. In that case, offer to Kilz over the walls when you leave. It will save you a lot of money.

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If you still need to wash your walls, I’ve been there. The thing that worked the best for me was vinegar on a damp rag. Make sure it’s not too wet, that will mess up the paint. And don’t scrub really hard, just a light wash is the best you can do.

Hope this helps!

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