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Blu tack stains on painted walls

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mrsoutnumbered · 02/05/2018 14:02

Urgh. I made the mistake of putting Blu tack on my kids walls - bought a pack of those glow in the dark stars - and the tack has left loads of greasy looking blobs on the walls Angry

Any way to get rid or will I be better off painting over it?

I've tried oven cleaner, sticky stuff remover, washing up liquid... nothing has worked so far!

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Cracklesfire · 02/05/2018 14:25

I had to paint over it when I did this. Nothing really took the marks away fully.

Cleanerswin · 02/05/2018 14:26

Scrape off with a sharp scraper. Clean thoroughly with alcohol then sugar soap and hot water. Let it dry then paint with stain block paint. Don’t just emulsion over, it’ll come through.

Maybeicanhelp · 03/05/2018 14:35

Take the old blu tak and roll it over the stain, like an eraser. That has worked for me in the past.

mrsoutnumbered · 03/05/2018 18:14

Thanks all.

I think I've tried everything, so looks like I'll have to paint over it. Sad

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