Say Goodbye to Greasy Fingerprints!

If you live in a house, you have greasy fingerprints on the wall.

You can’t avoid them.  And heck, you can’t really figure out how to clean them off…until now!

Greasy fingerprints happen everywhere.  For example, I use coconut oil as a post-shower moisturizer.  I also have allergies and sneeze about 6 times in a row at rather inopportune times.  Those two random pieces of information meld together to create numerous greasy handprints on my bathroom wall caused by me using the wall as a support structure during one of my sneezing fits.  I’m sure you have similar stories.

You don’t see greasy fingerprints head on, but as soon as a ray of light is cast on your wall, blamo, your walls look like an episode of CSI.

I met a guy named Josh at a tradeshow.  When I was done my presentation on cleaning tips, he approached me and asked me about this very issue.  I told him I’d investigate and put something together for him.  So I do hope, Josh, that you are reading this!

An abrasive product or all-purpose cleaner won’t work on greasy wall fingerprints.  Also, you can ruin your paint job if you aren’t careful!  I have a ridiculously simple solution. So simple you’ll nod your head, raise an eyebrow or do something subtle, but I know you’ll react to its simplicity.

I printed up my kitchen wall with olive oil.

Yes, these stains are fresh but this technique works equally as well on old oil stains.  Try it, I dare you!

Here’s what you need:

1. Chalk (white)

2. Microfibre cloth (dry)

3. Water

Here’s what to do:

Take a piece of chalk rub it over the fingerprints.

• Remember to use it on an angle.

• If you use the chalk on a sharp edge, you’ll leave small scratches in the paint.

• Leave it for 5 minutes or so.

Take a dry microfiber cloth and dust off the chalk residue.

• You’ll see remnants of the chalk directly over the oily marks.

• That means the chalk has stuck to the oil and removed it from the wall (success!!).

Add a bit of water onto the microfiber cloth and go over the prints once more, to wipe up the dusty prints.

• Let it dry and you’ll see, the oily marks are goners!

Give it a try and see what you think!

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