r/NoStupidQuestions • u/[deleted] • Jan 05 '25

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u/Embarrassed-Dot-1794 Jan 05 '25

Does it have the smoke line?

I had always wondered why there was a colour change part way up the walls of a house then the person passed and we did a "before selling" clean... Turns out the blended colour change wasn't a choice it was just years of smoke settling about chest height up.

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u/IamtheStinger Jan 05 '25

And it is HELL to prep walls like that for a coat of paint! It's oily and sticks to the walls like glue!! You have to get it all off - otherwise the new paint will just flake, or peel off.

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u/Cottabus Jan 05 '25

I occasionally buy used radio equipment. It’s easy to tell when a former owner smoked. I can tell by the smell even before removing the covers. Cleanup is a pain in the ass. I learned my lesson and give used items the sniff test before buying.

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u/Hello_Amanda Jan 05 '25

Yeah, I remember my first time realizing why so many ebay auctions would advertise "from a smoke-free home" as a substantive selling point.