Masking smell of Cigarettes

dhutch · 6 Dec 2011

I dont think there is going to be any issue with smoke stains leaching through as its only mild, but while it find normally, every time i shower the damp releases the smell from the walls. Not strong, but enough i want to get rid.

Is is worth painting a barrier on before i emulsion the walls? If so, is there anything clever to use than slightly thinned down oil-based woodwork primer?

I have washed the walls down twice, which has made little change, and didnt appear to remove any real colour.

Daniel

TheDec · 6 Dec 2011

I presume the walls are painted, if so wash down with a solution of sugar soap and again using warm water {no detergent} If however you feel the need to seal, use a thinned oil based undercoat.

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dhutch · 6 Dec 2011

Yeah, they are currently painted with a matt emusion, white ceiling, cream walls, which is what im planning to replicate. Woodwork gloss white.

Daniel

elrobbo82 · 6 Dec 2011

another option is something like zinsser guardz, a bit more expensive but a great product for this.

TheDec · 6 Dec 2011

guardz will do the job, yet no need for the expense.

Dec

RMS · 6 Dec 2011

elrobbo82 said:
another option is something like zinsser guardz, a bit more expensive but a great product for this.

Certainly a great product but very expensive. Do you think the op is wise in using this product at this expense considering other options stated?

elrobbo82 · 7 Dec 2011

RMS said:
elrobbo82 said:

another option is something like zinsser guardz, a bit more expensive but a great product for this.

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Certainly a great product but very expensive. Do you think the op is wise in using this product at this expense considering other options stated?

with out seeing the effected area i can't comment. guardz is designed for this purpose and is effective giving longevity. thinned oil u/c will also work depending on how bad the surface is. also guardz can be applied with out sugar soaping and will give a nice solid base to be over painted.

options are there for the op to decide, we can just give advice and guidance. i've said before the more options given to the op the more choice they have got. it's not a bad thing!

RMS · 7 Dec 2011

I don't dispute that gardz is a good product but this job can be carried out without going to that expense.

Simply applying a thinned oil based coat will solve the problem at a fraction of the price.

Your advice is pointless and expensive. It would also help if you could spell the product.

dcdec · 8 Dec 2011

You wouldn't use gardz on nicotine stains anyway. Nicotine is resinous so you really need a solvent based coating such as OB u/c or zinsser allcoat or coverstain.

Gardz is more useful as a sealer/binder on porous and chalky substrates, not as a stain blocker.

People really need to start understanding these 'miracle' paints because they are not a fix all and should be carefully selected for the appropriate job.

RMS · 8 Dec 2011

dcdec,

you have just confirmed what I was thinking when I looked up this product. As the product information led me to believe it was not suitable for the use in which elrobbo proposed.

Ive used this product a couple of times and was impressed but it was not as a stain blocker.

Just goes to show you really do need to start reading the labels elrobbo

TheDec · 8 Dec 2011

And I even agreed with him, and spelt it wrong, no excuses, just not thinking straight. I really cant understand why.

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RMS · 8 Dec 2011

TheDec said:
yet no need for the expense.
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Yes, but you clearly advised the op that it was not required.

TheDec · 8 Dec 2011

Matters not, it was still incorrect and my apologies to the op.

Dec

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