How to Clean Blood From Walls

Clean bloodstains from a wall as quickly as possible.

Our walls can end up with many stains over the years, from grease splatter from cooking to kids writing with crayons on the walls. Sometimes blood from scrapes or falls in the home or bloody noses may also end up on the walls of our homes. Allowing the blood to dry on the wall makes it harder to remove, so it is best to start cleaning the stain as soon as possible.

Things You'll Need

• Dish detergent
• Bucket
• Rag
• Stain removal pad

Instructions

1. Squeeze two or three drops of dish liquid into a bucket of cold water and swish to suds up the water.

2. Wet a rag with the soapy solution and wring out excess water. Gently dab at the bloodstain, making sure not to spread the stain.

3. Dip the rag back into the soapy water, wring and dab at the blood stain till you have cleaned the entire stained area.

4. Wet a stain remover pad such as the Mr. Clean Magic Eraser or Scotch-Brite Erasing Pad.

5. Rub the stain removal pad onto what is left of the stain on the wall.

6. Re-wet the pad and continue to wipe at the blood stain until it is completely removed. Allow the wall to air dry.

Tips & Warnings

• For bloodstains that have dried on a wall and cannot be removed with a stain remover, you may have to prime and repaint that area of the wall.

References

• CleaningTips.net: Removing Blood Off Walls
• Professor's House: How to Clean Blood Stains