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ThomFiliciaContractCare&MaintenanceVinylWallcoveringStainsshouldberemovedassoonaspossibletoeliminateanypossiblereactionbetweenthestainingagentandthewallcovering.Timeisespeciallyimportantforremovingmaterialscontainingcolorsorsolvents,suchasballpointink,lipstick,oil,shampootintsandsomefoodstuffs.Ifsoilremainsonthewallcoveringtoolong,permanentdiscolorationmaydevelop.Vinylwallcoveringsshouldnotbesprayedwithwaxorotherprotectivecoating.Suchapplicationsofferlittleprotectionandcandiscolorthematerial.Ordinarydirtspotscanberemovedwithamildsoap,warmwater,andifnecessary,abristlebrushtoremovedirtfromthecrevicesofdeeplytexturedpatterns.Cleanfromthebottomofthewallupwardtoprotectthebaseboardandpreventstreaking.Rinsethoroughlywithcleanwaterfromthetopdownusingasponge.Deeplyembossedwallcoveringsneedextraattentionintheeventthatsudsorlooseneddirtlodgesindepressedsurfaces.Blotwallcoveringdrywithasoft,lint-freetowel.Formoredifficultstainsthatareonlysurfacedeep,theuseofastrongerdetergentisrecommended.Tryaninconspicuousspotfirstbeforeattemptingtheentirewall.Alwaysrinsethewallwellafterapplyingadetergent.Notrecommendedforcleaningwallcoveringaresteelwoolorpowderedabrasivecleanersbecausetheymarthesurface,leavinganunsightlyappearance.Donotuseactivesolvent-typecleaningpreparations,suchasnailpolishremover,tarandbugremovers,etc.,becausetheywillremoveprintand/orfinishfromthewallcovering. MylarWallcoveringStainsandpasteonthesurfaceshouldberemovedasquicklyaspossibletoeliminateanypossiblereactionbetweenthestainingagentandthewallcovering.Ordinarydirtandsmudgescanberemovedwithamildsoapandwarmwater.Cleanfromthebottomofthewallupwardtoprotectthebaseboardandtopreventstreaking.Rinsethoroughlywithcleanwaterfromthetopdownusingasponge.Blotwallcoveringdrywithasoft,lintfreetowel.Formoredifficultstains,useofastrongerdetergentisrecommended.Tryaninconspicuousspotfirstbeforeattemptingtheentirewall.Alwaysrinsethewallwellafterapplyingadetergent.Notrecommendedforcleaningaresteelwoolorpowderedabrasivecleaners.Donotuseactivesolvent-typecleaningpreparations.Suchasnailpolishremover,tarandbugremovers,orliquidcleanerswithhighalcoholcontent.