How to get rid of bad smell of paint after repair

The repair is over, but it seems that something is wrong. There was a feeling of something unfinished. What is it? Deficiencies in the interior? Or is the furniture not standing there? Neither one nor the other - the smell of paint remained.

Content:

• What is the danger
• What to do
• Green helpers
• Coffee
• Coal
• Aroma candles
• Plain water
• Bow
• Acids
• Soda
• Apparatus
• Prevention

The issue of its neutralization is most acute after all the finishing work has come to an end. How to get rid of the smell of paint in the apartment? Is it harmful to health? How to protect yourself and your loved ones from its influence?

What is the danger

Unpleasant sensations in the body are the most common symptom of poisoning by paint fumes. Due to a lack of oxygen, heart rate may be impaired. The heart will begin to pound at a faster pace. Confusion may appear. The reason for this is the detrimental effect of paint fumes on brain cells.

In more severe cases, poisoning may occur. A prolonged stay in a painted room can provoke dizziness, nausea and vomiting, hallucinations. Poisoning has other symptoms:

• allergies, expressed in severe redness of the skin and suffocation;
• headache;
• bronchial asthma;
• fainting.

What to do

So, you have finished the repair, but the smell of paint is still there. You can neutralize it in very simple ways. The most popular are ventilation and use of air conditioning:

1. Airing will help to cope with the unpleasant consequences of staining if it is possible to leave the room at least for a day. It is recommended to open all windows and doors inside the building. Leave them in this position for at least 24 hours. If the room does not have windows, you can use a fan.
2. In apartments that are equipped with air conditioning, they will help to remove unpleasant aroma. It is enough to enable the function of ionization or purification of air.

If simple methods did not help to remove the smell of paint in the room of a house or apartment, you can use what was at hand:

• plant extracts;
• coffee;
• coal
• scented candles;
• plain water;
• sheets;
• onions;
• vinegar
• lemon
• soda;
• humidifier.

For complex effects, it is recommended to use several methods simultaneously.

Green helpers

Of the plant extracts, vanilla and peppermint essential oil are most useful. Most effectively they will act in separate rooms of the house or in a small room.

You need to take a small cotton swab, moisten it with extract and place in the immediate vicinity of the place that was painted. You can add the product to plain water. Put a bowl of water at a small distance from the object that exudes "aroma". Experts recommend adding a few drops of plant extract to the paint. So you can provide protection against the unpleasant odor of any paint, even oil. It is important to use quality extracts that are made exclusively from natural raw materials.

Coffee

How can coffee help weather the smell of paint? It absorbs some of the unpleasant aromas. You need to pour a thick cup of natural coffee into several small containers and place them around the room. In this way, you can not only remove the consequences of the repair, but also fill the room with a pleasant smell.

Coal

Coal is suitable for both ordinary and one that is sold in stores (for barbecues). A few medium-sized containers will be required. They need to be filled with charcoal and placed in all painted rooms. Coal is known for its adsorbing properties. It quickly absorbs the unpleasant odor that remains after the repair.

Aroma candles

Lighted scented candles will destroy all combustible compounds that have fallen into the air after using varnishes and paints. They will help to refresh the air.

Plain water

Even water can help quickly remove the smell of paint. It is necessary to fill several buckets with water. Place them all over the room. Before the smell leaves, the water will have to be changed more than once.

And how to eliminate the smell of paint with sheets? By the way, any fabric that absorbs moisture well is suitable. It can be, for example, an ordinary terry towel. Wet cloth in water. Hang wet towels or sheets on the backs of chairs, on doors and furniture. Sometimes the fabric needs to be rinsed in clean water and hung around the room again.

Bow

To get rid of the smell of paint, you can use ordinary onions. Cut a few large onions into 4 parts. Pieces to place throughout the house or apartment. But what about the onion flavor? It is easier to remove than the smell of paints and varnishes.

Acids

Vinegar also helps to quickly remove unpleasant aroma after repair. It will take a few small containers. Pour in them a solution of vinegar in water. Arrange around the apartment and leave it for a few hours.

A lemon may come to the rescue. Cut it into pieces, lay them around the apartment. Let lie down for two or three days. After that, you can’t use lemon in food - you need to throw it away.

Soda

Soda will help eliminate odors of paint that has soaked into the carpet. It is enough to pour it on the product and leave it overnight. After you need to thoroughly sweep the baking soda with a broom and vacuum. Soda will remove the smell and refresh the carpet.

Apparatus

On sale you can find special devices that moisturize and purify the air in the house or apartment. It is enough to leave one such device in the room for several hours. It will be a good protection against fumes of paints and varnishes.

Prevention

Are there any ways to prevent the smell of paint after repairs in the house? Yes, there are, and they are very simple:

1. The range of colors is quite wide. Among them are those that do not emit pungent odors. This, for example, water-based paints, which are characterized by fast drying time (up to 4 hours). They are suitable for almost all surfaces. There are special paints for heating radiators. They will not emit odors during heating.
2. Too “flavored” products should be washed off the brushes and rollers on the street or in a well-ventilated area. Ventilate the apartment and in the process. In this case, a pair of paints and varnishes will not affect the body so much.
3. Odor protection after repair is the proper storage of tools and materials. Ideal for these purposes is a cellar, a barn or any other utility room. If they are not, you need to pack containers with the dye as best as possible. Close bottles and jars tightly with lids, carefully wrap in polyethylene and tie. Washed tools should also be stored in polyethylene. You can choose a separate, well-ventilated room, such as a bathroom, as a storage location.

Remaining paint odor after repair is quite simple to remove. For this, it is not necessary to use any expensive means and devices. You can get along with improvised means such as coffee, lemon, vinegar or plain water. You can simply ventilate the room, but this will take a little more time.