Hi, my name's Dustan Balkcom. I'm the building manager here at the Living Light Community Center. Today, we're going to talk about removing drip marks on bathroom walls. Drip marks can happen from a whole range of different reasons, depending on how your bathroom is used. It could be because of hard water. It could be because of rust. It could be just the dirt on your hands splashing against the wall. Lot of different reasons for that. Today, we're going to talk about how to actually get that off so you can have a nice clean bathroom. What we have here is, we've got some drip marks that are caused by some soap that's just dripped down the wall, people washing their hands here. Your drip marks could be caused by anything, all kinds of different reasons for that. So, what we have is, we've got different stages of cleaner that we're going to try on a surface, depending on how aggressive the stain is, and what your surface is like. So, what we're going to do is, we're going to start out with this, just using some sort of glass and surface cleaner. It's super mild, not really abrasive at all. We're going to start by just spraying this on here, and we're going to use, this is a sponge with a more aggressive surface on one side, and just a regular sponge on this one. We're going to wet the sponge, and we're going to use - we'll start with using just the aggressive side there, and we're going to wipe, give it a little scrub, just like that. We're going to rinse it. So, rinse both the stain and the material we're using. And then, using the sponge side, we'll just wipe it from the surface here. You can also use a paper towel, or a light cloth just to kind of dry the area if you like. Now, if, for instance, that doesn't work because either your surface is more porous, or because the stain is more aggressive, what we want to do is kind of stage up from there. Here, we've got bleach mixed two tablespoons to a quart of water, which is a typical surface cleaning ratio. But, make sure you check on the label of the product that you have. Remember, any time you're working with bleach or any sort of chemicals like that, it's important to wear a chemical-resistant glove. So, put our gloves on here. If we're using something like this, then we're going to spray it on. That's going to give us a little more aggressive of a chemical to use. We can use this, our same sponge to give it a scrub down, and then wipe it down. Now, keep in mind that if you're using a painted area, painted surface, something like that, that you don't want to go too aggressive, as you might take the paint off. So, keep that in mind. You can always spot test an area so that you make sure you're not removing the actual surface you're working with. Now, for instance, if you have a much more porous area, maybe concrete, tile, the grout on tile, something like that, what you want to use is something of, like, a soft scrub, a bleach mixed with some sort of aggregate that's going to be a more - it's going to have a more etching property to it. It's going to dig down in and really clean that. Again, if you're going to go something that's more aggressive like this, you don't want to be using it on a painted surface, or, if you are, make sure you check it in a small area first of all. To mix things up, you can use a soft bristle brush like this to get in those more porous areas. Or, we've got one of these white cleaning pads that seem to work really well on surfaces that are painted surfaces, or linoleum, that sort of surface as well. So, you've got kind of a mix of different options there. Make sure, again, that you're using the proper protective gear, but that you start with the lightest possible chemical and a cleaning pad mixture and work your way up. That way, you're not removing any surfaces that you might damage. Okay, just a few tips to remember: Make sure you get those drip marks when they're fresh, because as they become older, they're going to be more difficult to remove. As they accumulate, they'll be more difficult to remove. So, get in there, keep a wet rag ready to wipe those off as soon as you have them. Clean the walls around the area daily. My name's Dustan Balkcom, I'm the building manager here at the Living Light Community Center. Today, we learned how to remove drip marks from a bathroom wall.
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