Downside of Vaping

Status
Not open for further replies.

Poeia

Bird Brain
ECF Veteran
Verified Member
Dec 6, 2009
9,789
14,368
NYC
I going to have to repaint the walls in my house because they are not white anymore.
I really want to do that but there's so much tar on my walls it would just seep through the new paint. Whenever I get a burst of energy (not often enough) I scrub down a few more square feet of wall. The tiles in the bathroom are the worst.

I'm hoping to have it clean enough to paint by the time my sense of smell returns.
 

da dude's girl

Senior Member
ECF Veteran
Feb 14, 2010
81
0
New Mexico
I sent my starter kit back to another company after vaping for about 3 weeks and am back on analogs pending the arrival of my V4L order. I remember loving the opportunity/excuse to light up again when the patches, gum, mints and RX's didn't work. I'm not loving it now. It tastes terrible, my clothing, hair, and fingers stink, the ashtray is icky, and it's cold outside! I want to vape and am looking sooooo forward to my order arriving!
 

MeMa

Super Member
ECF Veteran
Sep 27, 2009
580
0
USA
I really want to do that but there's so much tar on my walls it would just seep through the new paint. Whenever I get a burst of energy (not often enough) I scrub down a few more square feet of wall. The tiles in the bathroom are the worst.

I'm hoping to have it clean enough to paint by the time my sense of smell returns.

Poeia, have you tried a steam cleaner?
 

landlocked

Super Member
ECF Veteran
Verified Member
Feb 10, 2010
348
59
Ok, USA
I really want to do that but there's so much tar on my walls it would just seep through the new paint. Whenever I get a burst of energy (not often enough) I scrub down a few more square feet of wall. The tiles in the bathroom are the worst.

I'm hoping to have it clean enough to paint by the time my sense of smell returns.


Killz paint primer seems to work pretty well.. the blood never has come back to the surface on my walls.... (totally kidding):lol::lol:
Seriously though, Killz does seem to work wonders on covering up stuff..
 

maxx

Ultra Member
ECF Veteran
Jan 23, 2010
1,269
3
PA, USA
www.omnimaxx.com
I'm a painter by profession. Generally, KILZ or KILZ-2 or KILZ oil-based primer can handle most staining. In bad cases bordering on fire smoke damage, you may have to wash down the walls with trisodium phosphate to break up the oils. They don't have to be spotless after cleaning, but just knock down the staining by a layer or two. ;)

I just painted my walls after I started vaping a few weeks ago. They were bad...but I rolled the dice and went with two coats of eggshell finish white. I got lucky....no bleed. But I had a high-grade latex enamel from PPG industries. Don't try to cover smoke stains with that cheapo paint from Walmart...or even lower grade Sherwin Williams. Spend a few bucks and get Benjamin Moore or PPG.
 

jojogardener

Resting In Peace
ECF Veteran
Feb 11, 2010
1,235
113
Northeast
I bought green smoke - nice vapor - poor bat life and worst of all the cartomizers are not made by anyone else - they are 808D-2 - thread different than most.
Im looking for a pcc but they charge 70.00! - wish I had done more research before shelling out so much dough....live and learn.
I hear that snus would be good for my symptoms from other members and gonna give them a try.... not sure how i feel about that though since the whole idea of going to e-cigs was to get wrid of tobacco....seems like a cotradiction......
got a lot of help from natura - she is my angel!
 

jojogardener

Resting In Peace
ECF Veteran
Feb 11, 2010
1,235
113
Northeast
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

I bought green smoke - nice vapor - poor bat life and worst of all the cartomizers are not made by anyone else - they are 808D-2 - thread different than most.
Im looking for a pcc but they charge 70.00! - wish I had done more research before shelling out so much dough....live and learn.
I hear that snus would be good for my symptoms from other members and gonna give them a try.... not sure how i feel about that though since the whole idea of going to e-cigs was to get wrid of tobacco....seems like a cotradiction......
got a lot of help from natura - she is my angel!
 
Last edited:
Status
Not open for further replies.

Users who are viewing this thread