Cleaning off white walls?

[Danielle_NZ]

So nesting is starting to kick in (I think) and there are SOOOO many things around this house that are bugging me.

I need to clean down all the walls, and I need to do it now lol however I don't have much energy so I want to get it right first time.

What are your tried and true ways of cleaning the walls without streak marks appearing afterwards.

Do I need to do from top to bottom or can I just do the lower half where the kids reach up too?

Thank you so much ladies, this house is driving me crazy.

[Teeki]

Excellent thread Danielle, I'm just subbing cos our dog's tail has left wag marks on our walls lol

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[ladybird11]

It can depend on what kind of paint has been used, but I've always found cream Ajax cleanser to work a treat

Crayons, pencils, 'the outline of wear my dogs lean' , scuff marks from shoes and just plain old grubby marks.

[toomanyshoes]

I've always just used sugar soap and do top from bottom, I've found if I do it half way then I can always notice where I stopped.

Also those chux magic eraser block thingies work well for marks.

[Danielle_NZ]

So should I go around and spot clean first? Then wipe the walls from top to bottom?

Man I sounds like I have never picked up a sponge.

[ladybird11]

Yes, that little mark remover is awesome too - I just do the spots to start, and if they leave a 'bright' patch then i'd go on to do the whole wall - or get DH too lol!

[toomanyshoes]

If you use the chux block thingies go easy because you can quickly start stripping paint if you "go at it" lol