How to get rid of the smell of paint in an apartment quickly

Gusevsky Andrey Anatolyevich

How to remove the smell of paint in an apartment

How to remove the smell of paint in the apartment? For any repairs in the apartment, including cosmetic, you can not do without the use of paints and varnishes. They can update the ceilings in the bathroom, restore furniture, update the flooring.

Despite the variety of modern types of paint, they all have one not too pleasant feature - the presence of an unpleasant odor, which is difficult, but can be eliminated. How to eliminate the smell of paint in the apartment, the article will tell.

How to reduce the smell of paint

It is not possible to completely remove the smell from the paint itself, but how to neutralize the smell of paint in the apartment and make it less intense?

For this:

• You need to choose the right product. Water based paints have a lesser aroma, the drying period lasts up to 4 hours, the price of paints is quite affordable. Such compositions do not require washing them off the surface with special solvents, the smell of which is not very pleasant, and sometimes dangerous.

• Before painting, add two drops of essence with taste to the paint:

1. peppermint;
2. vanilla
3. lemon.

• Materials for painting surfaces emit a strong odorwhile they are in a liquid state, and with a high level of humidity, their aroma does not disappear. To reduce the “fragrance”, air should be slightly dried using a conventional air conditioner or a special desiccant.
• When painting with your own hands, you need to open the windows, and if there is a fan, it must be turned on and directed towards the window. This will create a draft in the room, allowing part of the smell to erode outside.
• Store paint residues and tools properly., preferably outside the living area, which may be a barn or basement. If this is not possible, tightly close the lids of the jars and bottles, wrap each separately in a plastic bag, which is then tightly tied. Paint rollers, brushes for painting work should be stored in tightly tied plastic bags.

How to get rid of the smell of paint

Tip: To get rid of the smell of paint in the room, you should be patient - this is quite a difficult job.

The main ways to remove odor from an apartment are:

• Airing the room. This method is considered the most effective method to eliminate any odors in the apartment, including the smell of burning.

The longer the windows wide open, the less unpleasant “aromas” will be in the apartment. But, due to strong drafts walking around the apartment, it is easy to catch a cold. At this time, it is better to go out for a couple of hours.

Tip: Do not forget to throw out the main source of odor from the house - jars of solutions, accessories for painting, containers for pouring paint, during the painting process.

• Knocking out a wedge by a wedge. How to reduce the smell of paint in an apartment if it’s cold outside and keep windows open all day? To do this, you can eliminate the aroma of the paint with a more persistent odor - interrupt it. In this case, you can use garlic or onions and having unpleasant aromas.

Garlic and onions are grated and laid out on a silver platter in a small amount, and then placed around the apartment. But the disadvantage of this method is that too strong a scent can soak into wallpapers, carpets, and even furniture. This will lead to the need to remove this fragrance.

• Carrying out wet cleaning.

Accessories for wet cleaning

After airing, the next step is wet cleaning. The photo shows the tools for these works. In addition, you will need to prepare a special solution:

1. pour 10 liters of water into a container or bucket;
2. add 2 tablespoons of mustard powder.

This solution is simply wiped:

1. floors;
2. all wooden surfaces;
3. all other interior details.

Tip: Dry mustard, in its absence, can be replaced with ammonia solution: dissolve a spoonful of the product in 5 liters of water. The prepared mixture should be wiped off all painted surfaces after they have dried.

• Weathering the smell of paint by smoking. To do this, scented candles are lit and placed around the apartment, and leave them to burn for about two hours. Together with oxygen, an open flame will burn flammable substances contained in solvent vapors with candles, the smell of paint will also go away from it, and aromatic components will fill the apartment or house with your favorite aroma.

Tip: When using candles, you should be very careful not to provoke a fire, after which you will need to get rid of the smell of burning.

• Odor removal soak a few terry towels or sheets, bedspreads or other dimensional things, which are then hung in all rooms. Periodically, all things must be rinsed and returned, and a large container with cold water is placed on the floor in each room. The advantage of this method:

1. moisture best absorbs the “aroma" of paint;
2. This is the safest method.

• Use of vanilla extract used in cooking or peppermint oil. This method is convenient to apply on small surfaces of painting work. The instruction offers:

1. soaked in tampon extract, place at a small distance from the place to be stained;
2. install a container of water next to it by pouring a few drops of the extract;
3. apply a few drops of a pure extract of peppermint oil or vanilla on a cotton pad and place it close to the place of painting;
4. Dissolve a few drops in a small container with water.

Vanilla extract to remove paint odor

• The use of coffee. Coffee grounds, placed in vessels around the apartment, will be a wonderful aromatic product that absorbs some of the stench, which is especially liked by lovers and connoisseurs of such a drink.
• Charcoal use. It allows you to neutralize a strong chemical aroma. In this case, it is enough to place it in containers in the room. Absorbent qualities allow you to get rid of the smell of paint in a short time.
• An unpleasant odor helps to quickly neutralize distilled vinegar poured into a bowl.
• Bad breath can be removed with lemon slices spread out indoors. They are left for several days and then thrown into the bin.
• The use of soda. This solution is used when there is a carpet on the floor that has absorbed the smell. In this case, a little soda crumbles on the carpet, and in the morning everything is vacuumed. Thus, you can refresh the carpet and get rid of odors that the product did not manage to absorb.
• Modern humidifiersthat eliminate the unpleasant stench emanating from paints and varnishes. The device turns on for several hours, and then the room is aired for a short time.
• Combination of various methods helps to get rid of paint aromas faster.

These tips should help get rid of the smell of paints after painting in the room, quickly and effectively remove unpleasant “aromas”.

How to wash painted surfaces

Surface wash after staining

To get rid of the harmful smell of the coating, painted surfaces should be washed, but not just with water, in this case the desired result will not work. Add some vinegar to the water.Such a composition will eliminate the smell of chemistry, and the painted surface from stickiness. You can add ammonia or a little dry mustard to the water.

Tip: Choosing an additive, you should dwell on only one option, experimenting with formulations you can get unpredictable results.

How and how to remove the smell of paint in the apartment, a detailed process technology is shown in the video in this article.