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justthemaid
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Jim Henson's Basement
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Topic Author's Original Post - Nov 7, 2017 - 11:18pm PT
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So, after a 6 month battle I finally got my a-hole parasite renters evicted. They started a commercial grow on the property and were
evidently rendering/boiling/whatever(?) pot on the stove inside the house for the past year.
Every inch of every surface of everything in the house is coated in a tacky brown film and all the hardwood flooring is covered in sappy sticky goo globs.
Its my first day trying to clean it. The sh#t is insideous and incredibly difficult to remove. What the hell disolves this crap?
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
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strip the drywall off altogether? Not an inexpensive proposition.
That smell isn't going away for someone that doesn't smoke.
You'll think it doesn't smell after you've gotten used to it, but test it with friends that don't smoke and haven't been in the house before after doing the cleaning.
had a realtor try to tell me they couldn't smell cig smoke in one place we looked at. STANK and you could see the tar globs in the cooling unit vents. gross.
Sorry, I know that isn't very helpful.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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https://milehighcleaner.com/
Resin cleaner from Mile High is multi-surface. Purchase via m/o at $7.99/bottle...enough to do fifty bong...cheap enough to try out in some non-viewable spots.
Good luck.
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justthemaid
climber
Jim Henson's Basement
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 8, 2017 - 04:45am PT
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House cleaning ladies couldn't make a dent in it it with thier usual products. All I had on me was some orange cleaner and Pine Sol yesterday- insufficient weaponry for the battle at hand-
Alcohol is a good idea. It reminded me as well that PAM takes off tree sap. Just getting a list of what to have in the artillery for the next round. Thanks for any suggestions.
@ Gnome.. I'm sorry my ass got you canned :(
@ Munge- it's plaster walls in that place.- a total nightmare any time you break into it.
The entire house will get primer and repaint obviously. A couple rooms still have popcorn ceilings- good excuse to take it down - although I was was weirdly fond of the glitter .
@ Jebus- of course this is Locker's fault. I hear he was running his glue vaping biz out of there.
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Gnome Ofthe Diabase
climber
Out Of Bed
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ghot my self what ever, but the need to break up the "DAB FACTORY" residue has me asking
Can ya' scrape and smoke the goo?
but reAlly my mention of the No More Grease,
TO BREAK IT UP
COMES FROM THE WAY OILS THEN MIX TO FORM A BIGGER MESS ?
BUT YEAH, SOME TYPES OF RESIDUE WILL LOOSEN UNDER A SMEAR OF MORE GOO.
from the ideas offered in the 2nd post:
If you have some margarine, butter, olive oil, coconut oil, or even peanut butter lying around, you can use it to clean resin from bowl pieces and surfaces.
The resin will absorb the oil and soften it, making it easier to remove. The downside of using an oil is that you’re left with a whole new mess.
These oils are all easy to remove with soap and water though (?!-YMMV),
so using oils is perfectly viable for cleaning skin, hard surfaces and bowl pieces. Don’t use oil for cleaning fabrics.
SOUNDS LIKE IT WILL GET MESSY FAST,
FIND & STAY ON THE GRUNTS YOU GET TO HELP.
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justthemaid
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Jim Henson's Basement
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 8, 2017 - 05:04am PT
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I'm out of money to pay any more grunts. They've all been totally worthless anyhow. (subject for separate rant thread)
Can ya' scrape and smoke the goo?
If you were that desperate - probably but... ewwww. I vaccumed a veritable haystack of pot stems out of one of the closets.- so my Shark dust chamber might be a better place to forage.
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Gilroy
Social climber
Bolderado
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You might try denatured alcohol as well, maidy. I find it works better at removing marijuana resins than isopropyl alcohol in the strength available in rubbing alcohol.
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Roadstead
Sport climber
Spokane, Wash.
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I clean trimming equipment with Ox Clean and the hottest water you can stand.
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Don Paul
Mountain climber
Denver CO
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I'd try one of the meth lab remediation companies, in Colorado you can't sell a property that tests positive for methamphetamine so you have to hire grunts to remove the drywall and start all over. If your plan is to hire grunts and have them remove the concentrate with solvents, please remember to have them wear aspirators etc. since those chemicals can cause brain damage.
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Bad Climber
Trad climber
The Lawless Border Regions
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Damn, Maidy, best of luck on that chore. As if the general hassle and loss of rent and all the rest of that BS wasn't enough....
BAd
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jeff constine
Trad climber
Ao Namao
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TSP Tri Sodium Phosphate works like a champ! Rince well, Then Primer on all painted surfaces.
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justthemaid
climber
Jim Henson's Basement
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 8, 2017 - 06:45am PT
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Just sticky marijanna residue everywhere- no meth was present. Not how you made the leap to that scenario. If it had been a meth lab I would just torch the place and collect the insurance.
The grunt is me. The stuff will clean up- it's just a lot of elbow grease.
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Chaz
Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
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Rubbing alcohol is your cheapest, safest option. I'm sure it'll work, but you need to use it full strength. You probably have some already, so you can try it and see.
Rubbing alcohol works better than anything else for pine sap, too. And when it evaporates, it smells like a pine tree.
It won't smell like a pine tree when it lifts weed tar off the walls though, it'll probably smell like your last tenants.
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BAd Wife
Social climber
Tehachapi
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I've been using De-Solv-It Contractor's Solvent (from ACE), though for another project. Used undiluted it's paint-remover grade. Non-toxic and doesn't leave a bad odor. Here's what it says on the label:
"Works 100% of the time--guaranteed! Removes carpet & floor adhesive, caulk & silicone, roofing tar, asphalt, grease & oil, wet foam & paint, and more."
It's biodegradable with no harmful vapors, and it can be used on anything, including skin and hair. You DO have to let it sit while it gets to work, but only up to 25 minutes. Pretty inexpensive and, for holistic health nuts like me its non-toxicity, coupled with its effectiveness and nice odor, means a lot. The fact that it can remove asphalt & tar suggests that cannabis residues may be a piece of cake with this stuff (cannabis cakes, mmmm).
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justthemaid
climber
Jim Henson's Basement
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 8, 2017 - 06:56am PT
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"BAd wife" LOL
I actually have some Desolve-it i was using for graffiti removal. It does have a little toxicity in spite of it's claims. Might be a bit harsh for the bamboo floring but the kitchen is Pergo .
Seems like alcolol or TSP would be easiest on the walls.
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WBraun
climber
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Orange peel degreaser products work the best.
Not all are the same though.
The commercial degreasers are the best but cost the most.
If that doesn't do then I go to Rapid Remover.
But be warned it IS expensive but it is the only thing that works.
It's $55 a gallon.
I use a lot of this stuff to remove vinyl graphics glue residue that remains after removing the reflective stripes and graphics.
Good luck as I know what you are going thru ....
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Bad Climber
Trad climber
The Lawless Border Regions
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Next renters? A billion dollar deposit and GPS tracker under the skin.
BAd
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justthemaid
climber
Jim Henson's Basement
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 8, 2017 - 07:49am PT
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A explosive GPS tracker that I can detonate remotely would be preferrable.
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