How do I get a water stain off a painted wall?

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How can i get an old water stain off a painted wall?

my indoor walls are paper lined and painted cream. there is a dried out water stain from when the gutter leaked outside last year. any ideas on how to remove it as i really don't ...show more

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Paint the stain with oil based paint (gloss) this will seal in stain - give it two coats of gloss, leave...

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What is this wall stain, and how do I get rid of it?

I've got this white stain on my wall. It was coming through the wallpaper, so I removed the wallpaper and painted over it. Now it's coming through the paint. It's a white stain higher up, and seems to have just darkened the paint farther down. I thought...

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It is caused by water from above that is bringing the gypsum from the wall and through the paint. Gypsum...

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How do you get a lysol stain out of the wall?

I sprayed some lysol on my painted wall and now theirs a big mark where the spray hit the wall. how do you get rid of it. it basically just looks 2 shades darker than the rest of the wall. thanks

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If it didn't simply roll down, the paint is flat. You can't. The wall has to be primed and repainted...

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How can i remove a perfume stain from a freshly painted wall?

My girlfriend has accidentally spayed perfume on our freshly painted bedroom wall,i have tried a damp sponge and water but its still there. Any suggestions??

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There is oil in perfume. The oil has penetrated the paint surface. You can't clean it off. You'll have...

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How do I get food stains off a painted wall?

The people who rented my apartment before me spilled all types of food on the walls and my landlord just painted over it! Is there a way I can get the stain off even though it's been painted over? Thanks!

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blue tack or repaint

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How do you get bluetack grease off a painted wall?

Iv had pictures on a painted wall and when I took them off it left a small stain where the bluetack had been, How do you get rid of that? thanks

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the only way you can really get it off is by rubbing it with sandpaper and painting over it again, my...

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Answer best way to do it so it doesn't come back through is to purchase some stuff called KILZ. comes...

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For cleaning the water stains from the walls all you need are water and bleach. Simply mix 1 part bleach...

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try rubbing alcohol.

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