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seamus campbell

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Nicotine stains
« on: March 09, 2015, 04:45:27 pm »
Hello folks, I'm doing a test clean on nicotine stained walls in the smoking quarters of an oil rig tomorrow, the walls are what appear to be tin sheets with some type of coating on them,, the nicotine staining is up to 40 years old in places and the room has tha awful stale smoke smell, any ideas on cleaning methods chemical etc would be appreciated

CleanClear

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Re: Nicotine stains
« Reply #1 on: March 09, 2015, 06:00:12 pm »
Sugar soap.
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seamus campbell

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Re: Nicotine stains
« Reply #2 on: March 09, 2015, 06:28:54 pm »
Thanks , just stocked up on it today, as it's normally my go to chemical for nicotine, I've just never had to do such a large area with such high amount before,

Neil Jones

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Re: Nicotine stains
« Reply #3 on: March 09, 2015, 09:13:11 pm »
Selden selsolv

John Kelly

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Re: Nicotine stains
« Reply #4 on: March 10, 2015, 12:21:36 pm »
Ultrapac Renovate or Craftex Champion. You'll still need a fair bit of agitation to remove the staining whatever you use.

chris scott

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Re: Nicotine stains
« Reply #5 on: March 10, 2015, 06:36:54 pm »
Be careful with sugar soap .
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