What and how can you quickly remove traces of plasticine from wallpaper?

Small children are capable of a wide variety of inventions and experiments, so the question of how to remove plasticine from wallpaper does not even come as a surprise to most mothers. So that the problem does not take you by surprise, it is worth familiarizing yourself in advance with possible options for solving it.

Ideally, it is recommended to give your child a small area on the wall where he can realize his creative ideas, then the rest of the room will not have to be cleaned. If a minor accident does happen, there is no need to panic; even at home you can find remedies that will make it possible to restore everything.

Options for affecting wallpaper with a smooth surface

In general, removing plasticine from wallpaper that does not have a relief pattern is not so difficult. You just need to follow the sequence of manipulations and not come up with unnecessary auxiliary actions:

• We take a scraper and use it to remove the top layer of plasticine from the surface of the wall. We work carefully, without strong pressure, trying not to scratch the surface or increase the affected area.

Tip: When working with plasticine on wallpaper, you can only use clean napkins or paper sheets. Newspapers or hand-written materials will only add to the problems, because... their design can be transferred to the wall covering.

• Next, take a hairdryer and use it to heat the problem area. Then we blot the stains with toilet paper or a napkin.We repeat this several times, regularly changing the cleaning tool.
• After such treatment, a greasy stain usually remains on the surface of the wallpaper. It needs to be moistened with a sponge moistened in a weak soap solution.
• We take a hairdryer and dry this area, evaluate the result. If necessary, repeat the necessary steps again.

If on the first attempt it was not possible to completely clean the surface, then before the next approach it is recommended to take a short break so that the paper base has time to recover. Otherwise, there is a risk of violating its integrity or fading.

How to restore relief wall coverings?

Many housewives are surprised when they find out what is the best way to remove plasticine stains from wallpaper covered with a protruding pattern, and prefer to use the method described above. This is quite possible, but the risk of surface flattening is too high. Even if everything goes well, the treated area on the wall will become noticeable. The chances of a normal outcome increase if plasticine is used initially.

1. Take a piece of white plasticine, glue it to the contaminated area and tear it off. We repeat this several times until we completely remove traces of the base product. It is worth considering that there is no need to knead the mass first, it should be dense.
2. Next, heat the area once with a hairdryer, blot it with a napkin and move on to the next stage.
3. Gently blot the resulting greasy stain with a sponge soaked in soapy water, and then dry it.

If the recommended approaches do not help, you can cover the problem area with the same wallpaper. However, if the base coat has already faded slightly, the difference will be obvious. In this case, it is recommended to disguise the area with a vase of flowers, a painting or a decorative lamp.