You will also find mineral deposits remaining on the bathroom walls where it will built up over time if you do not do regular or proper cleaning and maintenance.
How to clean yellow drips on bathroom walls.
Wipe the wall then dry it to test for colorfastness.
In addition when cleaning your walls start at the top of each wall and work your way down to prevent dirty water and cleaning solutions from dripping down onto previously cleaned walls.
For those that have dried sand down the drip or spill until the surface is smooth.
The yellow stuff never dripped from the celing but it did drip down the walls.
When condensation from a hot shower or bath forms on the walls and begins streaking or dripping down the wall drip marks occur.
You ve probably noticed that condensation is worst on outside walls and around the metal frames of single glazed windows.
Drip marks on your bathroom walls occur due to condensation of hot shower or bath forms that started to streak down turning into lines on the walls right after the water evaporates.
If you have spots on a hardwood or tile floor remove those by running a razor blade carefully under the drip.
After cleaning use the second sponge to rinse the walls with clean water.
Mineral deposits remain on the wall and build up over time without proper cleaning maintenance.
These lines result after the water evaporates.
This happened to me in my last apt.
Here in san francisco.
I m hoping someone has an answer.
And yes it was an older victorian apartment an old bathroom with white painted wood walls and a clawfoot tub.
Then clean off the area with a damp cloth and repaint if needed.
The drip drip of water down the bathroom wall that condensation is caused when hot steam hits cold walls.
If you need primer prime first and wait for it to completely dry before you paint.
Before you begin spot test the mixture on a hidden area.
It also happens most in bathrooms where poor ventilation means it takes ages for the room to dry.
If you live in an older house that had a lot of different residents move in and out over the years there s no doubt that the place has a lot of character but one mystery that has been stumping me for some time now are these gross brown spots and streaks on my bathroom walls.