Step By Step How Do I Paint And Clean Soot Covered Drywall?

I had a fire in one of my rental units and now have some smoke damage on the drywall throughout most of the house. It is just a thin film of black and in some spots wipes off. Some spots are totally black. Can a painting or fire restoration type professional tell me how to cover and seal this ?? The smell is minimal but I worry about the black bleeding through. Sould I clean then paint ??Step By Step How Do I Paint And Clean Soot Covered Drywall?
Wash down walls with sugar soap. Lightlly sand if required and wash again. Make sure its dry and used an oil based sealer undercoat. Then you can paint on top with a few coats of acrylic top coat.If there is an odor problem or seepage problem then use an oil based top coat. A bit harder and messier to apply though.


PaulStep By Step How Do I Paint And Clean Soot Covered Drywall?
As a basic rule you always need to clean before painting. If their is a chemical problem or smoke issue, then you want to make sure you do the following:


1. clean it thoroughly with soap, and water


2. then go over it with acetone


3. Primer it with a good heavy primer, most aren't heavy


4. Let primer dry and if their is any bleeding prime it again


5. By the time the second primer is painted there should be no bleeding


6. Paint it with a heavy high solid interior paint, low cost paints are watered down and won't cover or last.
fires suck dude, i had one in a rental unit i had.try the sponge


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this will get the soot off and the stench out .then prime the walls with kiltz and then do your top coat .good luck!