I'm helping with the refurbishment of a student flat. It's been let to Chinese students for 4 years and the kitchen ceiling (10 feet up!) looks horrible. I'm assuming it's grease, etc from wok cooking. What suggestions for cleaning it prior to repainting please ?
Thanks
Rob
I'd start with a normal Jif/Cif type abrasive cleaner. If that doesn't shift it, washing soda should, but that will run down your sleeves. Sugar soap similarly I would think. Maybe there's a gel type product you could put on with a roller
Sugar soap, a floor squeegee type mop (Saves the hard work) and a lot of clean hot water to clear it
Dry steam cleaner (similar to a wall paper stripper) & plenty of cloths.
Failing that a good hard surface cleaner like Starclean from Morrisons and a microfibre cloth, plus a bucket of rinse water.
No easy way, ladders or a tower + elbow grease.
Many thanks guys. I think I might have a sicky that day !
Rob
Probably better to have a sicky that day than be sick the next day.
Owain
Be grateful it isn't a really rough Artex or "Polytex"
There is a spray degreaser that is water soluble that seems to be used in catering establishments that you can use. I use it at home as I have a similar problem, the wife uses a wok a lot. Just spray it on, leave it a few minutes, wash it off, the results are amazing. Can't give you a name but I buy it in Makro ot Costco.
Kevin
You mean like our kitchen ceiling? Rips a sponge to shreds in no time. :((((
We had ours skimmed. *What* an improvement!
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Us too. Definitely the way to go. Wish I could afford to have the whole house done.
Might be 'citrus degreaser', a janitorial supplies would have it in student-landlord sizes.
cheers, Pete.
We had the living re-done in Artex, but a much lower, and random, pattern (it's called "Broken leather, laced" if anyone cares). I rather like it.
We'll have to do that, and in the bathroom, on the wall right next to the bog, so if you stand up and turn the wrong way you scrape your bum on it.... well once is enough so it's only visitors now.
Brave man to admit it.
We have carpet in the bathrooms, too. :o)
Snap, been there 24 years with no problems. Cannot see what all the fuss was about. Irrational in my opinion. To those who might question, yes it has been cleaned and removed on several occasions to paint, plumb, etc.
Do you have a telescopic sight on your todger?
Does it help ? :-)
DG
Radar-aimed, innit.
The aim might be good, but splashback is unpredictable. Why have a wc in the bathroom anyway?
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