What are the best ways to clean walls, cabinets after a grease fire?

From experience these jobs are very difficult so make sure your staff is properly prepared to handle this type of cleaning.

Here are my suggestions

Things You'll Need:

* Baking Soda

* Corn Starch

* **** and Span

* Water

* Old Rags

1.

Remove surface debris with a damp cloth. Any excess grease and bits of soot should be removed prior to beginning the actual cleaning process.

2.

Make a paste of baking soda and cold water. Apply the paste to appliances or counter tops. Allow to set for a few minutes and remove with a clean damp cloth. Rinse the cloth often to remove sooty residue from the cloth. If it becomes too soiled, discard the cloth and use a new one.

3.

Mix corn starch and water to create a solution that is milky white, but not too thick. Brush the solution onto painted surfaces and allow to dry.

4.

Remove the corn starch solution with a dry cloth or soft brush. This will lift the soot off painted surfaces without doing damage to the surface.

5.

Mix a strong solution of **** and Span and apply to Oak or other wood surfaces. Allow it to dry in place. Once dry the surface will look striped from the **** and Span. Buff with a soft cloth to remove sooty residue along with the **** and Span.

6.

Clean any other stubborn areas with **** and Span and a small scrub brush.

Well, Simple Green works great on anything greasy and is non-toxic and biodegradable and it's fairly cheap if you buy it at a warehouse club like Sam's Club. You can get a gallon of the concentrate for less than $10. And concentrated is a key word; you will need to dilute it to the proper strength. The only thing I use it full strength for is for laundry stains like axle grease or motor oil.

You will need to spray the cleaner on and let it "work" for 5-10 minutes to dissolve the top layer and wipe that off and repeat as necessary. One of those scrubbing nylon pads will help move things along. Rinse well when you get all the grease off.

If the fire smell is an issue after the grease is removed, try a product called Odo-ban. Once again, I buy mine at Sam's Club. It's cheap, highly concentrated and is used by professionals for just what you are doing. However, it's not as good on grease as the Simple Green but does remove/eliminate smells.

I hope the owners know they are going to have to repaint all the painted surfaces after this.......

Best Way To Clean Walls

Powdered Sunlight Laundry Soap and water is what the professionals use here to clean the brown sticky film left after a fire..it will clean this off, but paint will be stained and have to be redone. Fabric will be stained and rarely can be saved.