How to wash washable wallpaper: do it right
How to wash washing wallpaper? Maintaining cleanliness in the house is important for health, for a comfortable and pleasant stay in the room.
The use of washing wallpaper is a practical and beautiful option. For easy washing and removal of all dirt, it is better to glue matte and smooth cloths without relief.
Glued wallpapers can be treated with special water-repellent compositions that protect the material from soot, grease, steam, dust, but this will not help from the presence of ink stains on them, from sauce, juice or wine. In this case, it is better to use washable wallpaper, and how to care for them with your own hands will tell the article.
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Features and types of washable wallpaper
Moisture-resistant or washable wallpaper, got its name because of the ability to undergo wet cleaning, and the most durable of them can withstand even brushing.
Such materials are recommended for use in:
- Hallway.
- The kitchen.
- Hallway (see Choosing a wallpaper for a small hallway).
- Children’s. Here, wallpapers are most affected by various types of pollution.
Classic wallpapers that can withstand wet cleaning can be divided into several types.
They may be:
- By paper. This thin wallpaper made of paper, covered with a special moisture-resistant varnish, is used, most often, in the kitchen and in the hallway.
- Vinyl (cm. The difference between vinyl and non-woven wallpaper: consider in detail) The material of the kitchen theme, foamed, and then fixed by inhibitors, the wallpaper is soft and pleasant to the touch.
- With silkscreen printing. Strong enough, but thin vinyl in which fibers of fabric are added.
- Vinyl hot stamping, having a non-woven backing. Most often it is a meter wide, long rolls that withstand very harsh cleaning and washing.
High wear resistance of the material has a negative point - the coating does not allow the walls to "breathe", which requires a high-quality ventilation system.
The material is almost universal:
- Suitable for gluing walls of any materials:
- concrete;
- plasters;
- drywall.
- He does not need special care. It is enough to use a brush or a damp cloth.
- It has a long service life, up to 15 years.
- It can quickly stick and quite easily removed from the walls, if necessary.
What tools are used to wash wallpaper
Tip: The most convenient and common tool for washing wallpaper is a solution of baking soda.
Baking soda is always available at home, the composition is easy enough, and its price is a penny. The effectiveness of the wallpaper cleaner is enough to maintain order with infrequent cleaning.
A soda solution includes two ingredients:
- One liter of water at room temperature to dissolve soda faster.
- Up to 30 grams of soda.
After preparing the composition, a rag or sponge is wetted, the wallpaper is gently wiped, being careful not to damage them.
Tip: If the room is pasted with a hot embossed non-woven vinyl wallpaper, a sponge or a rag, you need to replace it with a brush with soft bristles, which will make the cleaning effect better.
Another popular wallpaper cleaner is soap solution.
Wherein:
- For the manufacture of mixed in a ratio of 10 to 1 water and soap. Instead of soap, you can use a dishwashing detergent.
- So foamy wallpaper wiped.
- External dirt, dust are removed.
- If pollution is reduced, the concentration of the composition is recommended to be reduced, and in the end, take clean water.
Tip: These two methods should be used for light soiling on the surface. Remove large contaminants they will not work.
With established pollution, a thick layer and the relief of the wallpaper, the use of chemicals is required. Before proceeding to washing the wallpaper, the instructions for its use located on the product packaging should be carefully studied. Find out if it will not damage the persistent wallpaper, whether it will corrode them.
Tip: To check the quality of the solution, mix it with a lower concentration.
It is recommended to rid washable wallpaper from mold by such means as:
- "Anti-mold."
- "White".
How to wash wallpaper
If the room has washable wallpapers, the owner decides how to wash them. But it is necessary to do this very carefully and accurately, with excessive strong contact, you can harm the decorative texture of the material. It is necessary to try to apply smooth movements, not strongly pressing a rag to the wallpaper and not rubbing the surface for a long time.
It should be borne in mind that:
- Foamed vinyl is recommended to be washed only with a soft sponge, these wallpapers have the softest coating.
- Washable paper wallpapers are afraid of solid objects, unforeseen mechanical contact can immediately tear a wallpaper sheet.
- Silkscreen wallpapers are not afraid of direct contact, but they do not withstand many chemicals.
If washing wallpaper, than washing them, the issue is resolved, you must additionally purchase:
- Soft cloth / sponge.
- Dry absorbent cloth / sponge.
- Means for washing dishes or soap shavings.
- Capacity.
- Mixer.
Wallpaper washing technology is as follows:
- Collected in a container, preferably in a basin, warm water.
- A construction or conventional mixer is turned on and carefully lowered into the water.
- In small doses, a dishwashing composition is poured.
- The mixture is whisked until a good, dense foam is obtained.
- When cleaning colored wallpaper, ordinary household soap is used, whitening agent is used for whites. You can use a special liquid detergent used for washing.
- Take a foam sponge or a soft cloth.
- Urinates with water, squeezes well.
- Some foam is scooped up.
- The prepared foam is applied to the test site, without effort. Gently, with forward movements, a sponge blot the wallpaper.
- Remains of foam and droplets are removed with a dry sponge / cloth.
- After drying of the experimental site, the preservation of its quality is checked.
- If he was left without deformation, bubbles, and the paint was not damaged on the wallpaper, you can remove the main dirt.
- To clean a heavily soiled surface, work is also performed on the test site. The main conditions: you can’t apply force and rub the wallpaper so as not to tear the thin top layer on the PVC films: foam is applied and the blurred area gets wet. With a dry cloth or sponge, moisture is removed, as shown in the photo.
- The cleaned place should dry well.
Tip: If there is a residue of pollution, you can’t immediately start washing the wallpaper again - they must dry well on the surface and inside. It must be borne in mind that washable wallpapers should not be washed often. This will lead to their rapid wear.
These are some ways to do if the washable wallpaper is dirty, than to wash it. It is necessary to try to regularly perform wet cleaning of heavily polluted rooms, which will prevent the deep ingestion of dirt into the texture of the wallpaper, and give the appearance of the surfaces clean and tidy. All the nuances of the work shows the video.
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