How to Clean Oil Soot Off Walls

Oily soot may be caused by grease fires or other sources of burning oil. Sticky particles created in the burning process can attach to the walls, leaving black stains that are difficult to remove. Because soot spreads easily when wet, remove most of it with a vacuum before attempting to clean with water. A strong cleaner such as trisodium phosphate can remove greasy and oily soot stains from your walls with minimal effort.

Wet/dry vacuum
Bucket
Trisodium phosphate
Spoon
Rubber gloves
Cloths
Towel

Instructions

- 1
  Vacuum the walls with a wet/dry vacuum to remove as much soot as possible.
- 2
  Fill a bucket with 1 gallon of hot water and add 1/4 cup of trisodium phosphate. Stir the solution with a spoon until the trisodium phosphate fully dissolves. Put on rubber gloves.
- 3
  Dip a cloth into the bucket and wring it out. Wipe the soot stains with the cloth, limiting scrubbing to the stained area to avoid spreading the soot. Rinse the cloth in the bucket and wring it out as needed.
- 4
  Rinse the walls with a clean, damp cloth. Allow them to air dry or dry them with a towel.

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