cleaning surface

04-22-2010, 10:17 PM	#1
mpj111 Member   Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 51	cleaning surface I want to pain my kitchen wall. Before I want to clean the oily surface. After several years, there is a oily films deposit on the surface of the wall, How do I clean this surface for new paint

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04-23-2010, 03:55 AM	#2
chrisn paper hanger and painter     Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Hagerstown MD Posts: 5,755	cleaning surface http://www.krudkutter.com/originalkrudkutter.asp found just about anywhere they sell paint

04-25-2010, 06:43 PM	#3
Tedstor Newbie   Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 10	cleaning surface I use TSP (or TSP substitute). I got a concentrated bottle at Lowes for $5-6( ithink). A 20oz bottle makes 5-6 gallons of cleaner. I used it to clean the walls in 3 large rooms and I barely made a dent in the bottle.