Prepping Walls For Paint / TSP Cleaner on Walls / Step by Step Painting / Remove smoke from walls

[@hart316]

Followed your advice and it worked great! Walls and home is like new again! Thank You!!!!!!! As I had fear and doubt of my limited options.

[@homesteadhideaway]

Glad it helped!

[@barbj9785]

I just had professional painters paint a small room where the previous owner smoked. We used Bin Zissner Ultra Stain Blocker. It took 2 coats to cover the walls. Then 2 coats of color. Waiting for paint odors to clear before we do the rest of the house. I was going to go with Kilz Original oil based primer. May try that in another room as it gives far more coverage than the Bin Zissner did which had a very thin consistency.

[@sherriek4209]

After watching several videos on the subject I vote yours the best.

[@homesteadhideaway]

Glad it helped, thanks for watching

[@TheSkubna]

My tip for cleaning walls. Start at the top and clean your way down. In low humidity you can quicklu get brown streaks to clean back up

[@megan8741]

Thank u so much we just bought out first home smoked in for 30 years

[@homesteadhideaway]

GLad it helped, thanks watching

[@Kleidenwaht44]

The best primer to use in a smokers house is Zinsser BIN shellac based primer. It completely seals any surface it's applied to stopping odor and stains. It's an acetone base so you should just throw out the brush and roller you use and it's expensive but it is an amazing product.

[@homesteadhideaway]

Thank you, it is a beautiful thing when you have fresh air in the home again. Thanks for watching and have a wonderful day!

[@moth9181]

Need to do this. Went too hard with the candles and it caused smoke damage to my apt walls.

[@ckpcrafts]

Awesome works great for this.

[@homesteadhideaway]

Glad it helped

[@michelemarch8270]

Thank you😊

[@tbjr8257]

you had said you need to clean the walls but the ceiling and upper walls were still yellowed. is it you just need to clean them once with TSP let it dry then paint? the way it was presented you have to get the walls back to white as close as possible. my brother was a heavy smoker and we are fixing up the bedroom and the walls are tar and nicotine covered.

[@raatroc]

In Belgium I use Solarine it's a product containing essential pine oil; it really does wonders and can also, in a concentrated form, be used as a paint stripper. The wall you showed there would be really much cleaner with Solarine (I had an even browner wall I wanted to paint in white and one coat of primer and one final coat was sufficiant). I have no idea if a comparable product exists in te U.S.

[@homesteadhideaway]

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[@shawnamorales4930]

Did you rinse after using the tsp? I read that it is crucial to rinse?

[@Remos92]

Excellent thank you

[@Albertangelo123]

I moved into a home where the previous owner painted over the nicotine walls without any prep. How should I try to clean the walls or can I still clean the walls with this coat of paint on top of the nicotine? Thank you!

[@rvsolarinstall195]

Never heard of TSP Ill have to check it out

[@homesteadhideaway]

It works pretty well.

[@athenalorraine]

What is the thing you pick up at the Dollar Store abrasive? I was thinking of using a sponge mop to apply and rinse. Thanks for the video.

[@robremlap4071]

What about popcorn ceilings? can I just spray 2 coats over it? Or how to clean the ceiling

[@ZenCloud9]

I have a garage with just a faint tinge of a smoky smell (from a wood stove). The woodstove was removed by the past owner, but the scent lingers in the garage. Should I still use TSP or is odoban mixed with water and Kilz primer enough to get the job done?

[@sammypotpie]

Hey family, try a bin shellac primer after cleaning with tsp to seal the tobacco smoke. Enjoy.

[@Garagejunky09]

How does the synthetic shellac Bin works vs the shellac bin?

[@rosalbagonzalez5369]

Will this also work with walls that have mold on them? Can Kills create a layers from behind to the front? A friend's landlord keeps denying that there's mold, but they keep cleaning and it keeps coming back

[@jakenessirio7886]

Thanks for the inspiring video!)

[@jesseechavarria1574]

Great stuff! Thank you!!

[@homesteadhideaway]

Thanks for watching

[@cjpatterson4711]

Thank you for saying that the stains may not come out. Because im looking at that Wall and saying.......its not clean.... All that is necessary to paint is getting the sticky nicotine off.

[@Patriot1776-0]

Smoking destroys everything...home car anything....I'm a smoker 🚬 after cleaning the walls ceiling cleaning car ...think I'm quitting this sucks all the scrubbing before painting....that nicotine is a bear to get off ....

[@wiseowl1580]

Try vaping. I quit a 43 yr habit in 1 day. True facts.

[@CjJohns1776]

I think a common misconception is it's just nicotine. What I've encountered is layers of cooking grease from fried foods stained with nicotine. It's like wax & it gets into EVERYTHING. Even air conditioner & shower wall. Its much worse than just nicotine.

[@chrishouse5753]

It's actually far more tar than nicotine (though there is both). Tar is a very sticky substance produced during tobacco combustion. But I agree, once you get one stick substance on the wall all kids of other things; dust, dirt, pollen, food, grease, sloughed skin.... so the mix of cleaning products can help attack the differently bonded chemicals. E.g., detergents will break down grease and oils, bleach will disinfect, and TSP helps set up chemical and microscopic mechanical bonding for paint.

[@gfzfz1384]

Best way to dispose of diluted TSP solution? Septic safe?

[@triskelworkshop2855]

only one thing works before painting You need to cover your floors first with plastic first and open your windows (the smell will give you headake) Use amoniac in a spray bottle (test the result wipe it down with a paper towel AFTER WAITING for like 10 minutes) You need the product to do it's work before wiping it off...then look at the result on your towel. Next, use bleach, but ...not in a spray, just on a microfebre towel. Wipe down the surface very slowly and with caution. You don't want the bleach to end up on the floor or any unwantend surface. Wait for the bleach to do it's work (10 min will do) Rince with a good soap & water solution (make sure there's no more bleach left on any surface) If completely dry...you are ready to paint

[@Methodical2]

Me and my daughter did this type of cleanup about 2 weeks ago on our rental property. The walls were nasty, especially in the corners. All the corners of the house looked like soot. It looked like smoke from a fire. I have no idea how it got like that. TSP cleaned it up.

[@homesteadhideaway]

Yes, luckily TSP exists because bleach and water did not stand a chance. Smoking inside the home really does some damage, I agree our place looked like soot too. Thank you for watching😉 Enjoy your day!

[@Methodical2]

@@homesteadhideaway I had some from about 20 years ago (concentrated liquid form) and it still worked. When I went to find some of the liquid TSP, I found that they have discontinued it (EPA I think). We used the powdered form.

[@homesteadhideaway]

@@Methodical2 🤔That is interesting.

[@Methodical2]

@@homesteadhideaway You can still find the liquid concentrated version where you are?

[@homesteadhideaway]

@@Methodical2 Im not sure, we just bought the version Lowes sells. I didn't know they discontinued the old stuff. Thanks for letting us know, this stuff works pretty good but Im sure the original is way better.

[@hannahfagerlie6562]

try kilz restoration next time for paint.

[@thisisjax8661]

Thanks for the tips

[@homesteadhideaway]

Youre welcome

[@lvteachme973]

Helpful tips. Thumbs up for your video! New subscriber.

[@shawnsmith5028]

I bought a condo that has nicotine stains on the ceiling. The previous owner tried to hide the stains by painting over them near the edges of the ceiling. So now I have a ceiling with nicotine stains and fresh paint near the edges. Is there a way to remove the cover up paint so that I can clean the nicotine stain under it? I heard that TSP removes the gloss from paint, but will it also remove the nicotine stain under the paint?

[@homesteadhideaway]

Most likely you will have to try to seal what is there with a oil based paint to try to lock it in and then repaint.

[@geico1975]

Wonder if we sanded with like a 50 or 60 grit, then wipe walls clean with like say Clorox wipes after drying paint the wall? I'm just cirious if sanding would remove smoke stains?

[@homesteadhideaway]

Nicotine seems to soak into the paint so you would have to do a lot of sanding which may damage the finish.

[@hauntastic7461]

What if my walls are lightly smoke damaged? Maybe a 1/4 of what you are showing...is the same paint "fire power" necessary? My walls were white and slightly smoke tinged and I am looking to go a medium rich Turquoise color. (Office). The quickest route is best as I am older. I was hoping that with only 1-2 years of smoke damage and going a much darker color that 2 coats of priming could be avoided. Please advise.

[@homesteadhideaway]

I would clean it well and try a single coat of primer to start and see if it bleeds through

[@clearingtheair1]

Wow great tips, thanks!

[@homesteadhideaway]

Hope they help! Thanks for watching 😁

[@ruthgodfrey6955]

It's the tar that leaves the yellow/ brown gunk on smoker homes.

[@sq207]

Does the nicotine bleed through over time or does the smell come back over time? We are in the process of buying a home that has been smoked in for 50 years and debating whether doing the tsp and painting will take care of it or if we need to rip out the drywall and redo it.

[@homesteadhideaway]

So far it hasnt bled through and is covering the odor (or we are getting used to it) oil primer might be your best bet.

[@SeraphimCherubim]

Clean it with TSP. Use killz original or shellac. Shellac is expensive but it will work. Make sure all the widows and doors are wide open.

[@terryd862]

i just bought a smoker house and cleaned all the walls with tsp . The walls are a flat beige color, maybe used to be white. Do I need to sand before preimer paint?

[@homesteadhideaway]

No sanding needed

[@LeverPhile]

I think the TSP which is an acid actually etches the old paint chemically, which does the same thing as sanding to allow paint adhesion.

[@peroperic3692]

How is the smell in the long-Term? Does it come back?

[@homesteadhideaway]

2 years later we are still without the smell of smoke.

[@peroperic3692]

@@homesteadhideaway thank You for Your quick Answer. Did You have any Mold problems after painting with this Paint?

[@peroperic3692]

I have removed the paint first with "Anlauger" , just scraped it away. It got rid of the sweet-sour disgusting smell, but I am considering either applying a high quality colour, or removing Plaster from Walls and Ceilings entirely. I would rather try the hard Method, but theres a Possibility that the Nicotine got into Brickwork and the hard Work would be in Vane

[@silver831cali3]

Hey, in new at this but wouldn't it be easier to sand the walls? You'll be be fixing any imperfections for a smooth finish.

[@silver831cali3]

NVM. It creates a lot of fine powder and really messy. Might be best for people who are remodeling with an empty house.

[@felicia9321]

I should have took a photo but my MIL house is gold from smoking, I used clorox gel spray, it went from brown gold to WHITE!!

[@homesteadhideaway]

Wow great tip, might have to try the gel.

[@ShanetteHyacinthe]

Did it get rid of the smell?

[@frankmartinez5307]

Mother-in-law

[@maudejourdain]

If someone painted over it, will the TSP still work for the smell/nicotine after ?

[@OneOfTheVillagers]

I have this question too!

[@terryd862]

any tips for popcorn ceilings ?

[@homesteadhideaway]

Probably scrap them off and redo

[@LivingLegend83]

use a paint roller and gently clean it.

[@melindabridges4292]

What happens if u have already painted over the nicotine....I bought a house and my ex did no cleaning and no blocker...just painted and almost 2 years later nicotine is seeping down my bathroom walls

[@homesteadhideaway]

Would still want to clean and seal it to repaint.

[@KimmoJaskari]

People who smoke indoors are such fools. It does such huge damage to the home, it takes heroic efforts just to get it to a point where it's somewhat livable.

[@homesteadhideaway]

That is for sure. It took us months before the home was exceptable for us non smokers to move in . Thanks for watching!

[@Diane56ful]

Scrubbing bubbles works!!

[@homesteadhideaway]

Great tip, thanks!

[@zigwil153]

Try 'Blue Wolf'.... read instructions for safety...

[@homesteadhideaway]

Thanks for the tip. Hopefully we do not have this issue again...😆 Thanks for watching!

[@dmagic8007]

Whoooah get a mask on with that TSP!

[@homesteadhideaway]

Why, there are no harmful odors? Please provide the data you are referencing.

[@dmagic8007]

@@homesteadhideaway It's an abrasive chemical. Gloves/long sleeve shirts/eye wear/masks are the least that you can do. It's a great product, and I appreciate the video, but I'm just pointing out the obvious.

[@bengalcat291]

That was a nasty wall, glad it covered.

[@homesteadhideaway]

It really was thanks for watching!

[@buck7477]

I have a hose just like that flat paint roach poop tobacco stain dead cock roach splatter.how the heck do I clean a flat paint wall?