Gross Cleaning Question

Updated on April 30, 2009
Y.D. asks from Lewisville, TX
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My daughter has this poster right above her bed that recently got ripped so I decided to take it down. Well, when I took it down there were at least 50 boogers and snot smears on the wall. When I tried to clean it up it started taking the paint off. We live in an apartment and I don't know what to do. Any ideas on how I can get these off without stripping the paint?

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S.S.

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I use scrubbing bubbles for just about everything stuck on. Spray, wait, wipe. Repeat if necessary.

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B.B.

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What did you use? I would think that soap and water would work just fine. If they get wet first, then that should loosen them up and make it easier to clean. The magic eraser is also great, but I don't know about how it works for things like snot! Good luck!

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C.H.

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just spray clorox cleanup & use a scratchy wet sponge

T.F.

answers from Dallas on

Magic Eraser? I agree with asking for some paint so you can touch up.

Also, buy your daughter a box of tissues and let her know the purpose of them. Yuck....

I know kids will be kids.......

M.D.

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Y.,
You should ask the apartment people if you can have some paint so it matches. They will give it to you and then you can repaint the wall.
Kids are full of surprises...:) hang in there

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A.A.

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I second the Mr. Clean Magic Eraser sponge. Have never used it to clean that particular scenario, but it has cleaned clay, paint, soccer cleat scuffs, and unidentifiable things from my sons (I really don't want to know what it is).

It might not be your fault. Apartments don't spend much on painters and many painters add water to the paint in order to make it stretch for a job. Sometimes apartments will give you the name of the paint, which you can then take over the Sherwin Williams or something and have them prepare a tiny can.

Good luck! :) I would still trade booger clean up for "boy toilet" clean up. Hee hee. Isn't being a mom a little gross sometimes?

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L.K.

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Try using one of those Mr Clean Magic Erasers. They aren't supposed to peel paint off. Hope it works for you!

B.C.

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Did you try to spray something like lysol on them to "loosen" them a little first? I would try that, and then tell your little girl not to do that anymore. :) Kids are great, aren't they? lol!

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