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My walls get dirty easily. Anybody know how to clean stains off wallpaper here? I park my bike and the front tire has left an uncleanable mark, I got a coffee stains from a tipped over mug.

The slightest bit of liquid seems to leave a permanent mark.

I've been lving in this apt almost two years and Im tired of loking at these unsightly stains. I'd even consider buying wallpaper and repapering the bits with stains. That's another question: anybody know what stores sell wallpaper?

Thanks a bunch.

[calicoe]

When I moved into my apartment, the wallpaper was also stained, dirty and ugly. I just had them change it, but I had to pay for it .... 200 thousand won. Pricey, I know, but realistically I knew I wasn't going to have time to wallpaper the entire apartment, and now I don't have to look at and live with greasy wallpaper.

Ask your landlord or co-workers where to buy wallpaper. I see them in specialty shops sometimes, but I can't remember where. Maybe the major markets, like Dondameun or Namdaemun.

[Troglodyte]

I think that most of it is cheap wallpaper, not meant to be washed. They change it often enough because of mold.

[Illysook]

Have you tried a melamine sponge aka magic eraser? I use them for all sorts of cleaning and they really make a difference.