Comments on: How To Clean A Curling Iron http://tipnut.com/clean-curling-iron/ Creative Homemaking Ideas & Household Tips Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:28:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Michael Rich http://tipnut.com/clean-curling-iron/#comment-64384 Michael Rich Tue, 18 Aug 2009 20:27:39 +0000 http://tipnut.com/?p=12975#comment-64384 Try washing the walls with shampoo. The same formulae that takes hairspray and other build-up off your hair will usually work for walls. Try to avoid too much shampoo - you don't want a sudsy mess. If that doesn't work, and you really don't care about the paint, you can try what professional painters do. With the room REALLY, REALLY, REALLY well ventelated (or wearing a respirator mask - but the room should still be well ventelated)wash the walls with lacquer thinner. This is a very strong and highly flammable solvent, so be careful. Unplug anything that might create a spark, make sure there are no live pilot lights (hot water heater, etc.) in the area. Start at the bottom of the wall and work upward. Change the rag frequently. When done with a rag, take it outside, spread it out, and let it air-dry before disposing. DON'T just toss them in a pile, or put them in a bag when they are still damp. They can spontaneously combust. Lacquer thinner is a pain to work with, but it will really do the job. Try washing the walls with shampoo. The same formulae that takes hairspray and other build-up off your hair will usually work for walls. Try to avoid too much shampoo – you don’t want a sudsy mess.
If that doesn’t work, and you really don’t care about the paint, you can try what professional painters do. With the room REALLY, REALLY, REALLY well ventelated (or wearing a respirator mask – but the room should still be well ventelated)wash the walls with lacquer thinner. This is a very strong and highly flammable solvent, so be careful. Unplug anything that might create a spark, make sure there are no live pilot lights (hot water heater, etc.) in the area. Start at the bottom of the wall and work upward. Change the rag frequently. When done with a rag, take it outside, spread it out, and let it air-dry before disposing. DON’T just toss them in a pile, or put them in a bag when they are still damp. They can spontaneously combust. Lacquer thinner is a pain to work with, but it will really do the job.

]]> By: kev http://tipnut.com/clean-curling-iron/#comment-64355 kev Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:14:38 +0000 http://tipnut.com/?p=12975#comment-64355 Any suggestions on getting years of hairspray accumulation off a wall? We just bought a house and the previous owner's 20-something daughter has spent the last 8 years lining her bathroom with a nice sticky layer of hairspray. Frankly, I don't mind if I ruin the paint. Any suggestions on getting years of hairspray accumulation off a wall? We just bought a house and the previous owner’s 20-something daughter has spent the last 8 years lining her bathroom with a nice sticky layer of hairspray.

Frankly, I don’t mind if I ruin the paint.

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