Removing tyre marks from white painted walls

chrisdf
chrisdf Posts: 21
edited October 2008 in MTB general
Hi guys,

Bit of a problem, landlord wants to charge £200 for putting bike tyre marks on the walls around the stairs (oops)

any ideas on how to remove them - i going to try JMLs 'magic sponge' tonight after a trip to asda,

any thoughts?

Thanks

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  • hucking_fell
    hucking_fell Posts: 1,056
    If the walls are painted with emulsion or any water based paint then avoid abrasive cream cleaners like Jiff (Ciff - whatever).

    I don't know what a magic sponge is.

    Try a pencil eraser, gently.
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  • thebluefox
    thebluefox Posts: 200
    Can i just ask......what were you actually doing?! lol!!
  • chrisdf
    chrisdf Posts: 21
    its a 23 inch frame

    it doesn't do tight corners very well
  • johnsav
    johnsav Posts: 775
    id say use cif!
  • Dr S
    Dr S Posts: 146
    Sugar Soap from B and Q cleans most stuff off paint
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  • nkelley13
    nkelley13 Posts: 10
    sponge soaked in washing up liquid usually does the trick, won't take off emulsion
  • lucafour
    lucafour Posts: 84
    tester pot of White from B&Q????
    Probably cheeper than the sponge and come complete with its own brush!!!
  • camvaile
    camvaile Posts: 14
    +1 for the sugar soap. Building manager tried to pull the same thing on me.
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  • chrisdf
    chrisdf Posts: 21
    thanks guys

    looks like i had the answer all along

    http://www.jmldirect.com/product.asp?pf ... rrency=GBP (just under 4 quid at asda)

    its like some kind of satanic sponge, took 20 mins to remove 40 odd tyre marks (over 3 2 foot square areas


    200 quid my arse
    I'll keep you updated
  • Paul Ruddock
    Paul Ruddock Posts: 1
    cif and a clean dishcloth works well. even on matt emulsion. (actually, being matt hides any marks better than paint with a sheen).
  • xgeek
    xgeek Posts: 117
    If the spong does not work buy a tin of paint and repaint the whole wall and charge him £200 notes for doing it. :D
  • micken
    micken Posts: 275
    Neutral coloured pencil eraser, professional artist's size might come in handy. Depends how enthusiastic or clumsy you were. :lol:
  • milkywhite
    milkywhite Posts: 534
    400 grit sand paper gently rub the wall down. That's what I did when I moved out of my last house in August.
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  • stumpyjon
    stumpyjon Posts: 4,069
    Those sponges are actually really good. I've used them to shift all sorts of marks that even stuff like flash with bleach won't touch and they don't damage the surface underneath. No idea how they work but they do.
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  • downhillholty
    downhillholty Posts: 232
    +1 for tester pot from b&q
    Go big or go home!!

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  • Neil.b
    Neil.b Posts: 35
    And stop riding down the stairs :wink:

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