| How to Clean Blood from Walls Jan 8th 2013, 00:00 Putting aside visions of a crime scene, the everyday household can be faced with bloodstains on a wall caused by perfectly normal activities. If you have children, pets or just plain clumsy moments, bumps, scrapes, falls, and other accidents may cause blood spots to end up on your walls. While bloodstains on walls may seem tricky, a few cleaning materials will work well. The real trick is to clean up the bloodstain as soon as it gets on the wall instead of letting it dry––that way it'll come off fairly easily. Soap and Water Method This is the simplest method to follow for removing bloodstains from walls. It is best for bloodstains which are still fresh or can be applied as a preliminary technique to dried bloodstains. This method is suitable for either white or painted walls. - Pour some cold water into a bucket. Add around three squirts of dish washing detergent. Use your hand to swish around the dish washing detergent in the water until it suds up.
- Dip a washcloth, rag or sponge in the soap solution. Wring out any excess water, to ensure that the cleaning cloth is not dripping wet.
- Gently rub at the stain with the washcloth, rag or sponge.
- Dip the washcloth, rag or sponge again in the soap solution. Wring and gently dab at the stain. Repeat the process until the stain is completely gone.
- Dab at the area with a dry cloth. Let it dry completely.
Commercial Stain Removal Pad Method For tougher bloodstains which have dried up and have still not been removed completely by conventional soap and water, try using commercial cleaning erasers. (These stain-removing pads are meant to remove household stains from hard surfaces.) - Wet the stain removal pad with some water.
- Gently rub at the bloodstain with the pad.
- Repeat the process. Keep wetting the pad and rubbing at the bloodstain until it is completely removed.
- Let the wall air dry.
- It is best to remove the bloodstain from the wall as soon as possible, instead of letting it dry before cleaning it.
- The cleaning method you utilize to remove bloodstains on walls may also depend on the type of paint used. Test out your cleaning material, especially if it is a chemical solution, on a small portion of the wall to ensure that the paint does not come off.
- For tough bloodstains which have already set and which cannot be removed by the cleaning methods mentioned, you might have to resort to repainting the stained area of your wall.
Edit Warnings - If your walls are white, other methods you can try include bleach and water, or hydrogen peroxide. Make sure that you do not apply these methods on painted walls, as the chemicals may be too harsh and may ruin the paint of your walls. Alternatively, be prepared to repaint the wall area (it's smart to keep a can of paint in each room color somewhere in the home, just for such touch-ups).
Edit Things You'll Need - Bucket with cold water
- Dish washing detergent
- Washcloth, rag or sponge
- Commercially produced stain removal pad, such as Mr. Clean Magic Eraser
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