Painting - repainting after a kitchen fire

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08-09-01, 11:24 AM
what are the usual step toward repairing a kitchen fire.

A recent kitchen fire at my apt have cost me a FORTUNE to repair by the management company

they claim that they need to "clean" the walls before they could repaint it. I was wondering if there was fire damages, don't they have to chip down the old paint before they could repaint? I have never done painting myself therefore I have no ideal about the process.

Thanks

08-09-01, 02:25 PM
If it is primarily smoke/grease contamination, you can often get by with cleaning the surface well and then priming it with a heavy-duty primer/stain sealer that you can get at any home supply like Home Depot or Lowe's. They have some made for such problem areas. It may take more than one coat of the sealer but it should do the trick. Then just paint over it.

If the surface is damaged by the fire and heat (actual surface or structural damage and not just crud) then they will have to do more repair work.