How do i remove cigarette smoke/tar from indoor painted walls so that i can paint them?

Question

How do i remove cigarette smoke/tar from indoor painted walls so that i can paint them?

Answer 1

I used ammonia and water and it worked great. I didn't even need to repaint when I was done. Just follow the directions on the back of the bottle, and make sure the room is well ventilated.

Answer 2

TSP is the best thing on the market for prepping any walls for paint.  Then use a good undercoat.

Answer 3

Start out by spraying grease lightning on the walls then take a swiffer mop and go over them. It make take a couple of times before it gets done...The first time you do it, it will be a little streaked....After you get rid of the tar then use kiltz, after that paint

Answer 4

I washed mine with dawn detergent the dark blue kind.

Answer 5

I use bleach and water, seems to do the trick.

Answer 6

Well, you could spend time scrubbing with bleach or a cleaner, but the best thing is just prime over the walls before you paint.

Answer 7

Ammonia works the best

Answer 8

Wash walls with a TSP solution if it is a large area you may just want to prepaint with Killz tinted to act as a primer coat to your finish paint. Good Luck!