I recently painted shelves and a door in my laundry room. I'm trying to vent this room to get rid of a paint smell. This room is very small with no windows and it is attached to another room with no windows. So I'm trying to see how I can get rid of the smell of paint.
I have 4 large bowls of vinegar in the laundry room with a large fan that has been blowing for 6 hours. I also placed 2 bowls of vinegar in the room that the laundry room is attached to and have the ceiling fan on for about 6 hours. I left the door to the laundry room and this other room open and left 2 windows open in my kitchen and living room open since these two rooms are the closest to the one room. Do you think this will help vent both windowless room and get rid of the paint smell?
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I would open as many doors and windows leading to the laundry room as possible. A fan is what is on my mind too.
If it doesn't work out there are some other tip and tricks that could work below as well as the resource links.
kraudeltpainting.com.au/
www.wikihow.com/
A few other suggestions:
Place several bowls filled with baking soda around the room.
A bucket of water and lemons or a bucket of salt water might also absorb the paint smell.
This was my late father's go to and it always worked. Put two BOX fans in the room...one on the far wall blowing air INTO the room and one at the exit of the room so it is pulling the blown air OUT of the room.
This is how we air conditioned our house when I was a kid...removed bad smells from rooms....dried wet basements, etc.
Hope it works for you like it did us!
Place several buckets of water in the room and leave them several hours. They will help absorb the smell. Dispose of the water after. Next time you can buy brands of paint that have less odor.
Sounds like you are doing some of the right things so it may just be taking longer than you expected.
You may have to wipe down your cabinets and clean the floor as the odor may be clinging onto these also.
what you most want is to ventilate, becuase the fumes are problematic both because they suck and because they mean there's the presence of a possibly toxic chemical you shoul dnot be breathing in.
the 2 box fan idea is good, but if it were at all feasible i would recommend investing in a ventilation bathroom fan. They come as cheap as $15 though I don't know what's involved in installing them www.lowes.com/
the best way is probably to use an ionizer on full blast. it should ionize the paint molecules and gradually remove the paint smell.
but, this might add to the cost as it's gonna consume a lot of electricity. but, there are other cost-friendly ways like lighting up a candle, use activated carbon, coffee ground and more.
try a combination of these methods together for the best effects. good luck!
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