Before I discovered the wonder adhesive that is Command™, I have been making do with ordinary mounting tape. You know those — foamy and sticky but useless. After an unfortunate incident ending up with my eyeshadows broken and shatter glass pieces stuck to my foot, I've decided to just give up. However, by giving up and removing the hooks, I was left with this sticky mess:
2. With a paper towel or clean cloth, rub the adhesive off. It will take a little elbow grease.
3. Voila! Clean walls!
If you look real closely, you might see yellowish marks from the adhesive but that's just the result of having those adhesives stuck there for quite some time. Nothing a little paint can fix.
By the way, I got the 3oz bottle of WD-40 at P144.50. It's not that expensive and considering its many uses, you won't regret having this bottle in your DIY/Repair arsenal.
There you have it — non-sticky walls! If you have the same problem, I hope this helps.
Small but Wonderful with Clean Walls,
Monica
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| So ugly! |
What am I going to do with this? I've tried alcohol, soap and water, scraping with a knife. Nothing worked! And then I remembered a suggestion from a car forum about using WD-40 on hard to remove decals. I thought to myself, it might just work!
The only problem was I didn't know if WD-40 was available in hardware stores around the metro. I've been frequenting hardware stores a lot and I've never seen one. But lo and behold, when I went to HandyMan in WalterMart to buy Command™ adhesives, I saw WD-40 bottles by the counter! Imagine my delight.
So here's how I got rid of those ugly sticky marks from my wall using WD-40.
1. Spray a liberal amount of WD-40 to the sticky surface. Let it soak for a while.
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| Spray! |
2. With a paper towel or clean cloth, rub the adhesive off. It will take a little elbow grease.
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| Rub-a-dub-dub |
3. Voila! Clean walls!
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| Ready to paint over. |
If you look real closely, you might see yellowish marks from the adhesive but that's just the result of having those adhesives stuck there for quite some time. Nothing a little paint can fix.
By the way, I got the 3oz bottle of WD-40 at P144.50. It's not that expensive and considering its many uses, you won't regret having this bottle in your DIY/Repair arsenal.
There you have it — non-sticky walls! If you have the same problem, I hope this helps.
Small but Wonderful with Clean Walls,
Monica
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