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i recently started smoking...
i dont smoke that much, only about 1-3 cigs a day. my bf smokes too, and he's who i get my cigs from. we always split a pack until the next time i get to see him, with is usually within a week. so yeah.
well i went to the store the other day and got a really good smelling candle and a thing of febreze so i could spray it everytime im done smoking to get rid of the smell of burnt tobacco. and its been working! but my friend told me today that if i keep smoking in my room that im going to get YELLOW STAINS ON MY FRICKEN WALL.
is this true?? cuz no one besides her and my bf and my bf's friend know that i smoke. and if my rents found out they'd KILL ME. so if that IS the case, how would i get rid of the stains...and also even though my little febreze and candle thing is working, does anyone know a really good way to get rid of the smell of cigs??
so i guess my questions are:
A)do i really get yellow stains on my wall?
B)if so, how do i get rid of them?
C)what is a really good product that gets rid of the smell?
thanks for any advice!! :))
P.S. im unemployed and im on a budget, so any ideas that are NICE TO MY WALLET, that'd be dandy, as well. :)
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YESS you do get stains on your wall from smoking.I had to clean my grandmas[smoker] house and she had yellow stains all over her wall GROSS i asked what they were from and she said smoking anyway we had to clean them of the wall because she cant smoke any more because she has a air machine so she could like explode if she smokes,so we used erase sponges that gets most of it of but they dont go away untell you paint over them. And air fresheners work to get the smell out and fans and keep your windows WIDE open when you smoke...
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a) Overtime you probably will. I doubt they will be visible enough for your parents to see/notice though.
b) When you smoke, open a window and keep the cig. held outside of it. Also blow the smoke out there as well. It's not going to make a huge difference, but it will help keep the disgustingness out of your room =]
c) Smoke stains horribly; And the smell lingers like crazy. Right after you smoke, brush your teeth and gargle. Also changing clothes will help get the smell off of you. Remember though, the smell will linger on your skin as well. Continue spraying Febreze and burning the candle. Try spraying perfume/body spray afterward as well.
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A) yes you will.
B) i dont think you can get rid of them.
C) it doesnt matter if theres products that get rid of the smell because you're still gonna have stains on your wall. smoke outside.. =]
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It will happen and show sooner on your windows, so clean your windows often. Also, remember to take a look at the rag when you do, that is what your lungs are coated in. I don't expect that you will stop smoking because of it, but you should know what you're doing to them. I smoked for a lot of years myself, it didn't change my mind, I just decided I didn't want to die gasping for breath, which may still happen, I smoked for a good chunk of my life.
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you only get yellow stains if you have like white walls and you smoke like a lot,
open a window when you smoke it helps a lot
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hey, to answer question A, yes it does stain your walls. but here is a story that might help "Many years ago we moved into an apartment with tan walls in living room & a heavy smoke odor throughout. Kitchen was AWFUL. I bought every cleaner known to exist that I could find. Nothing worked. Then one day, I tried something my mother used to use. I bought a small box of Arm & Hammer WASHING SODA and some vinegar. Just dumped about a cup of vinegar and a handful of the washing soda in a bucket and added hot water. (Later found some great recipes for these cleaning jobs in a book called "Mary Ellen's Helpful Hints." I then dampened a rag, and went into the living room, where I swiped the rag just above a heat register in the wall. It was MAGIC!!! And the wall was not tan, it was a pretty pale green. My only problem was this one clean spot was in full view so I had to do the whole HUGE room. Took me a week, after working a job all day, but what a difference. The owner thought I had painted. (He had refused to do so.) You don't have to scrub hard but do have to change the water often, or rinse rag in another bucket before putting it back in the cleaning solution. That stuff turns the water black in no time!" I hope that story gives you tips and i hope i helped :)
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