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Best way to cover nicotine stained walls.

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#1 ·
Hey guys. I have just purchased a house to remodel and the walls are about as yellow as they come. Woman smoked like there was no tommorow for about 30 years in the house without one coat of new paint. Do i need to pre clean the walls or can i paint straight over them with a stain blocker?

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#8 ·
If the walls are sticky tsp is the way to go. However you will probably run into problems if you don't scrub off the sticky thick tar. Shellac is great but the tar can bleed through even oil primer if you don't prep right. I like to rinse down the wall with tsp, then scrub with comet or other abrasive, then wipe off residue, let dry and then shellac.
 
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