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how to clean walls when magic eraser doesn’t work on them?

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DrinkFeckArseGirls · 08/07/2018 09:39

My landlords painted our flat off white on the greyish side with a hint of duck egg. However the type of paint is not as easily washable as the last one. Scuffed the wall with a bike wheel, before - no problem magic eraser or even normal sponge with tiny bit of soap - job done and no watermarks. Tiny bit of pencil - again before I would just use eraser but this time there is mark after the eraser 😫
Plumbers sprayed drops of brown water - before I wipe down whilst still fresh would do the job - now, nada.
Before it was big standard dulux (on a yellowish side) and it was so easy to clean. What to do?

Actually this time I only used the magic eraser paste spread on a sponge - maybe a normal magic soonge will work?? Any tips?

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mommybear1 · 10/07/2018 07:53

Sounds a bit odd I know but try a baby wipe.

Wondermoomin · 10/07/2018 21:58

Sugar soap. You can get it in ready-to-use spray bottles from places like Wilko and B&M.

HouseOfHorrors · 15/07/2018 11:56

Bar keepers friend and a cheap microfibre cloth (it ruins the cloth).
Tbh if it marks that badly though I'd get the most similar colour of scrubable paint you can and repaint the rooms most prone to marks - probably less work in the long run.

DrinkFeckArseGirls · 15/07/2018 13:15

Thanks.

I’ve used baby wipes on the walls when the previous paint hd silk finish, I’ll try in some inconspicuous place on this. The best way I can describe the current paint is matte but very porous - it will soak uo anything. Bedrooms and sitting room are pretty mark free but the bathrpom and hallway not so much.

I’ll the the sugar paste and bar keepers friend too. The landlords should hve some spare paint - the colour was escoecially mixed 🙄

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DrinkFeckArseGirls · 15/07/2018 13:16

Ah - sorry - you said scrubbable paint. Hmm it might be a good idea but the colour is off charts. Will ponder that though - the marks are not too bad but driving me mad Blush

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megletthesecond · 15/07/2018 13:18

I'd like to know too.
We have wipable walls but magic erasers and nail varnish remover won't get deliberate, heavy pen marks off. I'm going to try graffiti remover I think.

MrsE87 · 07/08/2018 23:01

Toothpaste got pen off ours

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