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  1. 4th June 2011, 10:24 PM #1
    angela.shiflett
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    Default Any tips on using sugar soap on painted woodwork?

    The paintwork in my house - doors, skirting boards - is discoloured through tobacco smoke. I intend using Mangers Sugar Soap to clean it down, now that we have both stopped smoking.
    I have read somewhere that unless you wash every last trace of it off the woodwork, you will have problems painting. But I don't intend painting it for a while - the paint is sound. Its just discolouration.
    Any experiences or tips?
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    G'day Angela and welcome to the fountain of knowledge!

    Don't wish to skite but I have wahed acres o walls and woodwork with sugar soap.
    Some tips:
    • Wear latex or similar gloves.
    • Wear protective goggles.
    • I prefer a warm solution.
    • A cloth or sponge wil do to apply and rub down.
    • For walls , cailings and other large flat areas I use a flat mop.
    • WWas down with plain water. A tedious operation requiring sevral clothes and sponges for immediate sopping up of water o prevent possible staining or damage.
    • I wouldn' woory too much about he possibility of residual SS. I have a painter friend who doesn' was off very well and his work is fine. I just like a bit of extra caution!
    • Heavily stained areas can be hit with a scouring pad ans SS.
    Hope this helps!
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