Zinsser paint and nicotine

[bludger]

Hi,
My sister has a heavily nicotine stained room, walls and celing. I've read Zinsser's booklet on covering over the surfaces but, my word, the preparation seems to be very complicated. It seems the sound surfaces have to be hot water washed, degreased with meths, and then rubbed down with abrasive paper.

The room is papered with woodchip. Other than the staining, the surfaces are soundly stuck on. Isn't there an easier way than what Zinsser prescribes?

I'd appreciate some advice on this please.

 

[JohnD]

Woodchip is horrible. Have you considered stripping it off? It might be more effective and no harder than trying to clean it. However it is most often applied to conceal poor plasterwork, so unless you are filling to get busy with the filler, you might need to cover it up again.

If you mean your sister will continue to impregnate the room with tobacco fumes, you might consider a "wallpaper" that can be easily stripped off in future, such as an easy-strip vinyl.

 

[chappers]

unfortunately no, Sugar soap and elbow grease is the usual way to remove fagnolia