MISSION IMPOSSIBLE! Can you tell me how to clean?

Question

the wall next to and above my stove? I've moved and the previous tenants badly neglected doing this. There are yellow baked on grease stains everywhere. The wall covering (I am not sure WHAT it is) does not allow for scrubbing. I have tried several kitchen cleaners, the "eraser" type sponge, and nothing is working for me. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

Answer 1

There is a cleaner called Tri Sodium Phosphate.  You'll need to wear gloves but it worked well once on an apartment I moved into in college.  It's cheap and you can get it at hardware stores or even wal-mart in the paint section.  It might be worth a try since it's so cheap.  If you can use one of those green scrubbies on the surface, wipe it once with a cloth, let it sit then scrub it a bit.  Keep doing it until it starts to come off.  Directions are on the box too.

Answer 2

My place was the same when I moved in.  I used a steam cleaner and a heavy duty de-greaser made by Janitol (got it in a place that sells marine supplies).  Did the job ok and I just keep it clean now with regular use of Mr Muscle.

Answer 3

Is the wall brick? gyprock ? tile ? i need to know what the surface is to really help you. If you can, try rubbing the area with ice to really harden it then try scrapping it off with a paint scraper. After scraping as much as you can off, wash the area with hot soapy water and a scourer, you may have to do this a few times. You need to melt the grease and only hot water Will do this or you could try a degreaser of the type used on car engines. It would help to know what the wall is made of.

Answer 4

If I were you, and I had already tried most everything, I would tile the backsplash or  cover the stains with something like this:  http://www.lakeside.com/details.asp?I=T3...

Answer 5

Spray the wall with WD40, let it sit for a few minutes and it rubs right off with no hard work.

Answer 6

commercial kitchens use degreaser products that aren't widely available to the public.  Where i live there is a store called Industrial Paper that carries commercial cleaning products as well.  You can try the yellow pages, google "degreaser" or check at your local home improvement store for something like TSP (Trisodiumphosphate).

Make sure you wear good quality gloves, and some protective eyewear because most of these chemicals are very caustic and will damage your skin/eyes.

Answer 7

Spray the area with either SImple Green or Castrol Purple Degreaser or run on some Orange hand cleaner paste (all in the automotive department) and then allow to sit about 10 minutes then you can scrape the bigger stuff off with a credit card or similar scraping device and if needed, treat again and wipe away the excess.

Answer 8

You need a degreaser type cleaner let it soak and then try cleaning it.