Here are some useful guides and tips on steam cleaning walls.
Wall and Ceilings Cleaning
- Vents
Steam volume level – Medium to high (½ turn – fully open)
Tools needed – Large brush with towel, nozzle and extension tubes
With the use of large brush with towel, wipe vent surface. If necessary, pre-treat with extended nozzle. Use nozzle with nozzle brush and towel for cleaning louvered vents.
- Wall Painted, Wood Paneling and Acoustical Tile
Tools needed – Large or triangular brush with towel and extension tubes
How to steam clean
These kinds of walls are heat sensitive. Remember to always use 2 to 3 layers of towel on brushes when cleaning these surfaces. Do not stay on an area too long. Treat once, let it cool and treat again. Heavily soiled areas, pre-steam with nozzle 6" from surface and then use brush with clip towel. On steam cleaning wood paneling, move quickly and check towel surface for color transfer.
- Wallpaper Removal
Tools needed – Large Steam lance or nozzle, stripper and triangular brush
How to steam clean
Use nozzle or steam lance on seams. On large areas, use wallpaper stripper and then a triangular brush with towel to remove residual paste.