How to wipe the paste from the handle from the wallpaper?

In a house where there are small children, wallpaper often becomes a kind of platform for their creativity. Drawings made with pens, markers, or colored pencils may regularly appear on pasted walls. In such a situation, a decision may arise to leave the first creative impulses of your child on the wallpaper and even, as an option, place them in a frame. If in your case it is necessary to remove traces of the handle from the wall wallpaper, you can use the tips given in this article.

It is always unpleasant when dirt or stains appear in a conspicuous place of a wall pasted over with wallpaper. Traces can also be left by an adult through negligence. However, much more often, wallpapers suffer from the manifestation of the talents of the little inhabitants of the apartment. It is worth leaving the baby unattended for literally a few minutes, as his inquisitive instinct breaks out. Things are thrown out of the drawers, my mother's cosmetic bag is emptied and its contents are studied in detail, and the wallpaper is irresistibly pulled towards itself, like a blank canvas pulls towards itself an artist.

Before making any attempt to remove ink marks on the wallpaper, you need to decide what type of wallpaper you have to deal with. In our case, we are primarily interested in they are washable or paper.

Of course, it will be much easier to wash or wipe off traces of the pen from washable wallpaper. This type of wallpaper is well tolerated both wet and dry cleaning. Some chemical cleaners can also be used to clean them. This makes the task much easier and will most likely give you a better result.

Paper wallpapers, on the other hand, do not tolerate wet cleaning. They are also very sensitive to rough mechanical cleaning. In this case, unfortunately, there is a very high probability that it will not be possible to clean the gel or ballpoint pen from their surface.

In the case of vinyl, acrylic or other types of washable wallpaper, you can use wet cleaning using various solutions. Here are some ways you can take advantage of at home, without resorting to special detergents and cleaners:

• Potassium permanganate crystals should be diluted in a small amount of 6% table vinegar. The solution should acquire a bright purple hue. Saturate a sponge or gauze swab with the resulting composition and treat the traces of the pen on the wall with it. The ink will dissolve literally before our eyes, but a pinkish spot will remain on the wallpaper.

• You can try using a mixture of ammonia and baking soda.The components must be taken in equal parts, for example, one teaspoon, and pour a glass of warm water. Soak a cotton swab liberally with the resulting solution and treat the stain.
• Hydrogen peroxide works well when paired with glycerin. Glycerin solution and peroxide must be mixed 1: 1 and wipe the ink-contaminated areas.

You still need to be prepared for the fact that you will have to use "heavy artillery", that is, resort to detergents. There's nothing wrong with that if you know the basic rules for their use to remove the paste from the handle from the wallpaper:

• The simplest and most affordable option is to use a regular soap solution. Laundry soap is best for preparing the solution. Use a soft cloth or sponge soaked in it to gently wipe off traces of ink from the surface.
• Perfectly dissolves gel and ballpoint inks of all shades, acetone or nail polish remover. After their application and the disappearance of the stain, the surface should be wiped with a damp sponge dipped in plain water.
• You can apply shaving foam to the stain from the pen and let it dry on the surface of the wallpaper. Carefully remove the dried foam with a dry method.

• For light and still fresh soiling, dishwashing detergent can be of great help. They treat the surface with stains and dirt, then gently wipe the area with a damp cloth or sponge.
• If you need to remove traces of ink from plain white or light-colored wallpaper, the use of chlorine-based bleaching compounds is a very good option. An aqueous solution of bleach is applied to the wallpaper. After the disappearance of traces from the writing pen, the surface is wiped with a damp sponge.

Some housewives, experimenting and using ingenuity, were able to discover not quite ordinary recipes and means for cleaning wallpaper:

• Ink corrodes well all acidic solutions. Therefore, you can try to remove stains with lemon juice, citric acid solution or mild vinegar.
• Kefir or sour milk will also help to cope with the stain. The only thing that this method is not very convenient for is the need for a long exposure to the paste stain. Having applied kefir to the sponge, it is necessary to press it against the stain and hold it in this position until the ink begins to color the kefir.

• A regular eraser will help to slightly reduce the intensity and brightness of the ink stripes. This method can be used with caution on paper wallpaper.
• Some housewives claim that an ink stain can be removed with a boiled chicken egg. An egg cut in half after boiling and cooling must be applied to the trace of ink and wait until they are absorbed into the yolk. The method is, of course, debatable. It might be worth trying as an alternative or in combination with other remedies.
• Starch diluted in water can be used to treat a stain on the wallpaper. Then wipe the wallpaper with a dry cloth or sponge.
• Light and white wallpapers can be cleaned with toothpaste. Apply a small ball of toothpaste to a brush or hard sponge. Gently, without excessive pressure, rub the stain. The remains of the paste must be removed with a dry cloth or sponge.

If you have a need to wash traces of ink from wallpaper, you should keep in mind the following tips and tricks:

• When resorting to any of the methods for cleaning wallpaper, it is advisable to first try it on other, not visible sections of the wall. For example, apply bleach or other composition to a small area of ​​wallpaper behind a cabinet or cabinet. This test is done to see how the selected product or solution will affect your wallpaper. Despite the fact that washable wallpapers are quite resistant and unpretentious, it is still impossible to give a 100% guarantee that there will be no negative reaction.
• It is better not to delay cleaning the wallpaper from traces of the pen. The longer the ink is on the wallpaper, the more it will absorb into the material. So, the sooner you take action, the greater the chances of a successful outcome and the preservation of the appearance of your wallpaper.

• When working with solutions and detergents, be sure to use rubber gloves. This will help avoid a possible allergic reaction or irritation of the sensitive skin on your hands.
• You need to be prepared for the fact that it will not be possible to quickly wipe off the ink, and you will have to apply any of the methods repeatedly, or resort to several methods for the best result.
• Unfortunately, none of the methods guarantees 100% stain removal. Even washable wallpaper is not always possible to clean completely, to its original appearance. The result of your efforts will depend on the degree of old pollution, on the type and quality of the ink paste, on the type of your wallpaper.

• To prevent such pollution of the wallpaper in the future, you should calmly explain to the baby what his mistake was. You can do this in the form of an interesting role-playing game.It is advisable to take care of a children's drawing board and other drawing accessories so that the child is not drawn to show his talents in places in the apartment that are not intended for this.

A visual demonstration of the "rescue operation" wallpaper is waiting for you in the next video.