Freshly painted walls and flooring often give off an acrid smell of paint which just linger in the interior and will not go away. This can be very frustrating for home owners whose abode has just been renovated.
The lingering paint smell consists of harmful substances like benzene, methylbenzene and dimethylbenzene. Therefore, the paint smell should be removed as soon as possibly, so that your health is protected.
Are there any tips for faster and more effective removal of paint odour? Read on to find out!
Saline water
Place two basins of saline water in the room. This should remove the smell very quickly. If the paint smell in fact comes from the wooden furniture, wipe the furniture with tea a few times to speed up the smell removal.
Odour removal detergent
Odour removal detergent contains ammonium compounds which react with harmful organic substances to neutralise the odour in the interior.
To remove odour in a newly renovated area, pour the detergent into a few basins, put one and each room and then proceed to clean the rooms.
Repeat for a few days and it’ll soon take effect.
Pineapple
Put a few pineapples in each room. For bigger rooms, add extra pineapples.
Pineapple as a fruit with coarse fibres can absorb paint smells leave a pleasant aroma in the space, speeding up the odour dissipation.
Milk
Boil some milk in pour it in a dish. Put the dish in a freshly painted wardrobe, and then close the doors. After 5 hours, the paint smell should be removed considerably.
Plants
Introduce plants which can absorb harmful substances. These plants include hanging orchids, aloe vera, snake plant, jasmine, cloves, and morning glory.
Activated charcoal
Activated charcoal can filter out the harmful gases. Remember, the size of the charcoal pack does not affect its smell-absorption effectiveness.
Put a few packs in each area you want to detoxify. This way, the effect will be much more noticeable.
Candle
Lighting candles in a room can remove paint odour effectively at a relatively low cost. However, you should never leave a lighted candle unattended.
Formaldehyde catcher
Formaldehyde removers are easy to use. Simply spray them on manufactured boards; they remove formaldehyde as well as paint odour.
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