Soot from fireplaces, candles, and fire damage can put a little damage on your walls, creating unsightly stains that are a hassle to remove. Before you heave a heavy sigh and accept defeat, there are a few soot cleansing remedies you can turn to that often prove effective in removing these ashy stains. Minor stains may come out with a simple sweep of a dry cleaning sponge, while more severe stains may demand a heavy-duty degreasing solution.Keep in mind this is for little soot stain's if you have a big fire and happen to need more of a bigger clean up call us here at STOP Restoration at 505-892-3112. To speak with someone and we will be more than happy to help. Step 1: To keep the floor from getting dirty depending on the spot that needs cleaning lay some Newspaper out on the floor or any thing you are not afraid to damage. The reason being is that well you are cleaning the area the soot can fall on to the floor and into the carpet and soot is much harder to get out of carpet.So this step can save you hassle in the end. Step 2: Protect your self with protective gear for hands, eyes, clothing etc. It is very important that you put gear on to cover your hands because of the soot it is very black and hard to remove from almost anything including the skin it is just best to keep your hands covered as well as to protect your hands from the cleaning agents you will be using, as well as your clothes well cleaning soot wear something  you are not afraid to ruin as well as an apron to protect your cloths because just like carpet soot is just as hard to remove from clothes. Eye wear is a must depending how high you are cleaning the soot can fall into your eyes and it can burn really bad may even cause damage to the eyes. Step 3: Remove any loose soot from the walls with a vacuum cleaner. Fix the plain attachment onto the hose, turn the vacuum on, and position the hose directly over the soot. The hose itself should actually brush against the wall to get as close as possible. Run the hose over the stain several times to remove as much loose soot as possible. After place brush on hoes of vacuum and brush off additional loose soot. Step 4:Time to use a dry cleaning sponge which is originally used to clean soot. Drag it downward in a straight line continue doing this until you have passed over the entire stain. If one side turns black from soot, flip it over to the other side. If both sides are covered in soot, cut off the top layer with a sharp knife or switch to a new sponge. Step 5: Prepare your cleaning solution mix dish washing detergent with a degreasing formula into a bucket of warm water. Alternatively, you can also use a mild degreasing detergent labeled for home cleaning purposes. Also fill  a bucket up with clean water,As your cleaning utensil gets dirty from soot, you will need to use this clean supply of water to rinse it. Step 5: Dip sponge into cleaning solution position the sponge over the top corner of the soot stain. Moving the sponge downward Do not scrub, since scrubbing may only smear the stain even more. Pass the sponge over the entire stain in this method.Wring out as much water as possible before dipping it back into the degreasing solution. Step 6: If the soot is not coming off try a stronger method Tri-sodium phosphate is a strong chemical agent typically used for cleaning purposes. Fill a bucket with 1 gallon (3.8 L) of warm water and add 1 tablespoon of tri-sodium phosphate. If all else fails please give us a call here at STOP Restoration (505)892-3112 or (505)290-9837. Or visit our website at STOPrestoration.com