Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Oil from frying pan flys onto kitchen wall what to do?

Oil from frying pan flys onto kitchen wall what to do?


its a brand new house and the cooking range is quite close to the wall, i mean can we like spread something over the walls? and how do u get oil stains off the walls?





im not sure what type if paint the builders used but its definatly not water resistant.Oil from frying pan flys onto kitchen wall what to do?
you could repaint the area with high gloss enamel, washableOil from frying pan flys onto kitchen wall what to do?
This happens a lot when people who build home or houses and don't do the kitchen where the stove goes right. Get simple green or some other grease cutter or remover and wash the wall that should make the wall clean and then decide if you should or shouldn't repaint. When this is done take a measurement of the entire area of space that the stove sits in and 4-6 inches bigger and go get a piece of stainless steel or some other kind of sheet metal it doesn't have to be thick just big enough to cover the whole area and stick it to the wall. There are many different kinds and designs you just have to choose one, it isn't hard to do. Go to your home improvement store and ask them for help with getting the stuff and how to stick it to the wall.


Most guys will use a adhesive and nails or screws along the side of the metal and the trim it out with some kind of wood trim or metal trim, again ask the guys at your home improvement store for help.


You don't have to paint it but you do have to clean it before you cover it. So do that and you should be fine.


Goo luck....peace....
My daughter never has this problem, she bakes everything that splatters including bacon %26amp; porkchops. She puts a cookie cooling rack in the bottom of the pan before baking greasey foods. Self cleaning oven takes care of any mess if she forgets to put tin foil over the pan. She says it's healthier eating, the grease isn't getting soaked into the food. I have the backsplash, but find it still gets on the cupboards. I'm learning her way of thinking.
Remove as much oil from the wall as possible if possible. Coat the area with primer. Paint over the damaged area. You can always take a sample of the paint to a home improvement store where they can help you match it up as close as possible. Get a backsplash.
To the answer above, yes you can do that, but you need to paint it with Kiltz first or else the oils will just soak right through to the new paint.





Been there, done that!








:-)
follow the advice on paint but you can also buy a screen with a handle on it to place over your frying pans to keep splatters down...
I'd be sure to take the wings off that oil before putting it into the pan.
Well, to clean up the mess you can try either of these two suggestions. (1) Get some Simple Green. It's a concentrated cleaner that works great on grease. It's also non-toxic and biodegradable so it's pretty darn safe to use. However, it is highly concentrated so follow the directions on the bottle. You can buy it in hardware, automotive, grocery and discount stores. Spray the cleaner on, let it work for 5-10 minutes and start scrubbing. I will warn you, the paint is liable to come off. Builders have a bad habit of using the cheapest paint they can get their hands on. But before you can remedy the situation, you need to clean up the problem.





Or (2) get a steamer or borrow one from a friend if they have one. A steamer is one of the best ways to remove grease from hard surfaces. I have a Shark model that looks similar to a small canister sweeper; it's on wheels with a long hose. It's great for cleaning around the stove, windows, floors, bathrooms, removing old wallpaper and pretty much anything hard surfaced in the house. Pair the steamer with a microfiber cloth rather than a sponge or a dishrag. These cloths wipe more thoroughly and absorb more than others even though of and reduce streaks. I have black and stainless appliances and all I use to clean them is clean, hot, soapy dishwater and a microfiber cloth and I get no streaks.





Now to solve the problem. I'd think about covering the wall with something that is easier to clean. I have a piece of stainless steel for a backsplash behind my stove so all it takes is a blast with the steamer and a good wipe down and it's clean. Other choices could be ceramic tile (but the grout will be a bugger), formica coated wall board (will last for awhile but between the heat and the scrubbing, it's not a long lasting solution. Or you can resign yourself to the fact that you will be repainting this area yearly at least. But get a high quality enamel paint made for kitchens and it will scrub up a lot easier. And I would use a good high quality primer/sealer like Bulls Eye 123 or Kilz to seal the wall before you paint. Otherwise, you will get grease spots bleeding through and making your new paint job look spotty.





And see if you can find (Wal-Mart has them) one of those screen covers for your frying pans. They are universal, fits nearly anything. The screen helps keep the grease from flying all over but still allows the moisture to rise out of the pan. I'd think that if you use one of those while cooking that it would hold down on some of the mess for you.

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