Preparing for the rapid removal of whitewash No matter how hard you try to completely avoid contamination when washing off whitewashing nobody will succeed, so we'll just try to minimize them.
To do this, as far as possible, take out all the furniture from the room, there also send both carpets and household appliances. It is allowed to leave bulky items that do not block the surface of the ceiling, but they will have to be covered with plastic wrap without any gaps. It is best for the reliability to glue the joints with adhesive tape, so that careless movement does not cause damage to the furniture.
The floor would be well covered with paper or oilcloth, optimally overlapped and in several layers.
Chandelier and other lighting devices also have to be removed. Before you start to remove the lime whitewash from the ceiling, turn off the electricity, and if possible, completely remove the wires from the washable surface.
Protect against the damaging effect of lime, you need not only a room, but yourself - this chemical compound can dry and burn the skin, mucous membranes, hair. Work is necessary in rubber gloves. Hair cover with a cap or a dense handkerchief, and clothes should cover the maximum body area. Use a respirator or, at worst, a gauze bandage, and protect your eyes with plastic eyewear.
Choosing clothes for traditional methods of removing whitewash from the ceiling, consider that it will become unusable to wear later - white spots will not be displayed.
How to quickly remove whitewash from the ceiling: spatula
The oldest and to this day the most popular way to remove a layer of lime from the ceiling - to remove it mechanically, with a spatula. The process is very laborious, however, quite effective and, in addition, is well suited for premises where the layer of whitewash on the ceiling is approaching record values.
We will need:
- actually a spatula, and better even a few;
- bucket of warm water;
- rigid brush;
- atomizer;
- is a large rag or sponge.
A small section of the ceiling must be soaked with warm water and allow it to soak for 10-15 minutes. It's easy to make a spray, but a sponge will do. Examine the surface - if the whitewash layer is impressive, repeat the procedure several times. It is necessary that all the lime soaked in water - only so it succumbs to a spatula.
As soon as the whiten swells and softens, use a spatula to tamper with the entire layer of finish and scrape it off. So it is necessary to do with the whole surface of the ceiling.
Remove any lime residues with a hard brush and remove with a damp sponge.
The fastest way to remove whitewash:
grinder This process is much less time consuming and lasting than the previous one, but it has one serious drawback: a lot of dust. If it is planned to overhaul the room, and there is no furniture in the room - the ideal option is to use a grinding machine( not cleaning kerkher type, namely for stripping).
In this case the respirator is mandatory( the gauze bandage will be clogged in a few seconds).Protective goggles, the closest to the face, too, will not be superfluous.
When removing layers of whitewash with a grinding machine, always wear construction glasses and a respirator, and only then proceed to remove the lime layer. It would be nice to hang the doorway with a damp coverlet from the side of the corridor - this will prevent the dust from seeping through the cracks.
After such a procedure will require a grandiose cleaning, because no matter how cautious, the dust will quickly disperse around the house, and other types of decoration - no paint, no putty, no wallpaper - the dust will not go well.
How quickly to wash the whitewash: solutions for the removal of lime with your own hands
Whitewash, which was often tested, simple warm water will not surrender. In the kitchen, where it is lime absorbed by years of fatty steam, or in the bathroom, where it was exposed to soap evaporation, soften the thick layer of the substance will help solutions. They can be prepared from the means available in each house, and the efficiency of work will increase at times.
For this purpose, use an acid and soap solution or paste.
A soapy solution to rinse whitewash
Beforehand it is necessary to prepare:
- a bucket of warm water;
- half a piece of soap soap;
- five tablespoons of soda;
- sponge or lush brush.
Soap is rubbed on a conventional kitchen grater.
Warning! For the sake of convenience, you can use liquid soap or detergent instead, but experts say that with soap is more effective.
We dissolve the soap shavings and soda in a bucket of water, then use it to impregnate the lime layer. Whitewash should gradually melt from repeated application, but you can hurry it with a spatula.
Clayster in the fight against whitewash on the ceiling
This is a very clean option to remove whitewash from the ceiling. It does not form difficult swabs and does not create a huge amount of dust. The main thing - to prepare a good consistency solution, and it's in the hat.
We will need:
- hot water;
- wheat flour( or potato starch);
- brush with thick soft pile;
- spatula.
Calculate the right amount of ingredients: the consistency of the paste should not be too thick and not very liquid. One liter of the prepared solution will require two tablespoons of flour( starch).
Water should be brought to a boil, then pour a small amount of boiling water into a separate container and stir until homogeneous with starch or flour. After this, pour the remaining water and mix thoroughly. Should get a liquid kissel.
The easiest way to apply a paste to a wall is by using a soft soft brush, as it should be done extremely evenly. On how exactly the layer of whitewash is evenly impregnated, the final result depends. When the paste clings and solidifies, it will bind the entire layer of lime into a continuous crust, which will be easily removed with a spatula.
Acid solutions wash the whitewash
If all of the above methods do not seem to you effective enough, you can use the following option. It is worth mentioning that the method is practically safe, it uses very weak solutions, so you can not be afraid for your health if you follow the precautions described above.
We will need:
- concentrated acetic or hydrochloric acid( sold in pharmacies);
- water;
- brush;
- spatula.
The solution is induced so that the proportion of acid is 3% of the total mass.
Important! First, water is poured into the container, and only after that - acid to avoid the occurrence of vapors.
Lime is one of the varieties of alkalis, and, as everyone remembers from chemistry lessons, it is neutralized by acid. Our weak solutions do not remove the whitewash completely, but destroy its dense structure. Whitewash, soaked in acid solution, starts to bubble, after which it can easily be removed with a spatula.
After such a wash, it is better to wash the surface whites again with clean water.
Industrial solutions for cleaning whitewashing
If there is no time and desire to induce the described solutions, you can use the products of the chemical industry. They act according to the principle of paste, that is, bind all the layers of lime, so that after drying, you can remove them with a single movement spatula. Additional convenience also carries a special structure of the solution, which makes it clear that it is possible to remove the glued whitewash by changing the color.
You can buy them in the building stores. Packaging is usually convenient in the scale of use - 3-5 liters. Popular to date, the products of companies Speed Stripper, Space, Kelid Dissucol, etc.
No matter how hard you try to completely avoid contamination when washing off whitewashing nobody will succeed, so we'll just try to minimize them.
To do this, as far as possible, take out all the furniture from the room, there also send both carpets and household appliances. It is allowed to leave bulky items that do not block the surface of the ceiling, but they will have to be covered with plastic wrap without any gaps. It is best for the reliability to glue the joints with adhesive tape, so that careless movement does not cause damage to the furniture.
The floor would be well covered with paper or oilcloth, optimally overlapped and in several layers.
Chandelier and other lighting devices also have to be removed. Before you start to remove the lime whitewash from the ceiling, turn off the electricity, and if possible, completely remove the wires from the washable surface.
Protect against the damaging effect of lime, you need not only a room, but yourself - this chemical compound can dry and burn the skin, mucous membranes, hair. Work is necessary in rubber gloves. Hair cover with a cap or a dense handkerchief, and clothes should cover the maximum body area. Use a respirator or, at worst, a gauze bandage, and protect your eyes with plastic eyewear.
Choosing clothes for traditional methods of removing whitewash from the ceiling, consider that it will become unusable to wear later - white spots will not be displayed.
How to quickly remove whitewash from the ceiling: spatula
The oldest and to this day the most popular way to remove a layer of lime from the ceiling - to remove it mechanically, with a spatula. The process is very laborious, however, quite effective and, in addition, is well suited for premises where the layer of whitewash on the ceiling is approaching record values.
We will need:
- actually a spatula, and better even a few;
- bucket of warm water;
- rigid brush;
- atomizer;
- is a large rag or sponge.
A small section of the ceiling must be soaked with warm water and allow it to soak for 10-15 minutes. It's easy to make a spray, but a sponge will do. Examine the surface - if the whitewash layer is impressive, repeat the procedure several times. It is necessary that all the lime soaked in water - only so it succumbs to a spatula.
As soon as the whiten swells and softens, use a spatula to tamper with the entire layer of finish and scrape it off. So it is necessary to do with the whole surface of the ceiling.
Remove any lime residues with a hard brush and remove with a damp sponge.
The fastest way to remove whitewash:
grinder This process is much less time consuming and lasting than the previous one, but it has one serious drawback: a lot of dust. If it is planned to overhaul the room, and there is no furniture in the room - the ideal option is to use a grinding machine( not cleaning kerkher type, namely for stripping).
In this case the respirator is mandatory( the gauze bandage will be clogged in a few seconds).Protective goggles, the closest to the face, too, will not be superfluous.
When removing layers of whitewash with a grinding machine, always wear construction glasses and a respirator, and only then proceed to remove the lime layer. It would be nice to hang the doorway with a damp coverlet from the side of the corridor - this will prevent the dust from seeping through the cracks.
After such a procedure will require a grandiose cleaning, because no matter how cautious, the dust will quickly disperse around the house, and other types of decoration - no paint, no putty, no wallpaper - the dust will not go well.
How quickly to wash the whitewash: solutions for the removal of lime with your own hands
Whitewash, which was often tested, simple warm water will not surrender. In the kitchen, where it is lime absorbed by years of fatty steam, or in the bathroom, where it was exposed to soap evaporation, soften the thick layer of the substance will help solutions. They can be prepared from the means available in each house, and the efficiency of work will increase at times.
For this purpose, use an acid and soap solution or paste.
A soapy solution to rinse whitewash
Beforehand it is necessary to prepare:
- a bucket of warm water;
- half a piece of soap soap;
- five tablespoons of soda;
- sponge or lush brush.
Soap is rubbed on a conventional kitchen grater.
Warning! For the sake of convenience, you can use liquid soap or detergent instead, but experts say that with soap is more effective.
We dissolve the soap shavings and soda in a bucket of water, then use it to impregnate the lime layer. Whitewash should gradually melt from repeated application, but you can hurry it with a spatula.
Clayster in the fight against whitewash on the ceiling
This is a very clean option to remove whitewash from the ceiling. It does not form difficult swabs and does not create a huge amount of dust. The main thing - to prepare a good consistency solution, and it's in the hat.
We will need:
- hot water;
- wheat flour( or potato starch);
- brush with thick soft pile;
- spatula.
Calculate the right amount of ingredients: the consistency of the paste should not be too thick and not very liquid. One liter of the prepared solution will require two tablespoons of flour( starch).
Water should be brought to a boil, then pour a small amount of boiling water into a separate container and stir until homogeneous with starch or flour. After this, pour the remaining water and mix thoroughly. Should get a liquid kissel.
The easiest way to apply a paste to a wall is by using a soft soft brush, as it should be done extremely evenly. On how exactly the layer of whitewash is evenly impregnated, the final result depends. When the paste clings and solidifies, it will bind the entire layer of lime into a continuous crust, which will be easily removed with a spatula.
Acid solutions wash the whitewash
If all of the above methods do not seem to you effective enough, you can use the following option. It is worth mentioning that the method is practically safe, it uses very weak solutions, so you can not be afraid for your health if you follow the precautions described above.
We will need:
- concentrated acetic or hydrochloric acid( sold in pharmacies);
- water;
- brush;
- spatula.
The solution is induced so that the proportion of acid is 3% of the total mass.
Important! First, water is poured into the container, and only after that - acid to avoid the occurrence of vapors.
Lime is one of the varieties of alkalis, and, as everyone remembers from chemistry lessons, it is neutralized by acid. Our weak solutions do not remove the whitewash completely, but destroy its dense structure. Whitewash, soaked in acid solution, starts to bubble, after which it can easily be removed with a spatula.
After such a wash, it is better to wash the surface whites again with clean water.
Industrial solutions for cleaning whitewashing
If there is no time and desire to induce the described solutions, you can use the products of the chemical industry. They act according to the principle of paste, that is, bind all the layers of lime, so that after drying, you can remove them with a single movement spatula. Additional convenience also carries a special structure of the solution, which makes it clear that it is possible to remove the glued whitewash by changing the color.
You can buy them in the building stores. Packaging is usually convenient in the scale of use - 3-5 liters. Popular to date, the products of companies Speed Stripper, Space, Kelid Dissucol, etc.
