I’m working on a remodel for a sale and the pervious owners Wall papered the entire house floor to ceiling. The paper is like vinyl so it’s easy to pull off but the adhesive paper behind it is a pain. I’m trying to steam it then scrape it off with a putty knife but that takes forever. any other suggestions?
DIF MAKES A PRODUCT THAT IS CALLED WALLPAPER STRIPPER. YOU MIX IT WITH WARM WATER AND WET DOWN THE LINER. LET IT SOAK FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THEN TRY TO SCRAPE IT OFF WITH THE PUTTY KNIFE. IF IT IS STILL STUCK ON THERE, YOU MAY BE IN TROUBLE. SOME PEOPLE FORGET TO SEAL THE WALLS BEFORE APPLYING THE PAPER AND IT IS HARD TO REMOVE WITHOUT SOME WALL DAMAGE. TRY THE DIF BRAND STRIPPER. MY MOM HAS USED IT FOR YEARS. ITS GREAT STUFF.
November 18th, 2011 at 11:56 pm
Matters what’s behind the wallpaper. If it’s lathe and plaster wall, then take your time and keep that steam up there. If it’s just typical drywall, I can’t offer any advice since my home remodeling projects haven’t included that type of material.
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November 19th, 2011 at 12:21 am
DIF MAKES A PRODUCT THAT IS CALLED WALLPAPER STRIPPER. YOU MIX IT WITH WARM WATER AND WET DOWN THE LINER. LET IT SOAK FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THEN TRY TO SCRAPE IT OFF WITH THE PUTTY KNIFE. IF IT IS STILL STUCK ON THERE, YOU MAY BE IN TROUBLE. SOME PEOPLE FORGET TO SEAL THE WALLS BEFORE APPLYING THE PAPER AND IT IS HARD TO REMOVE WITHOUT SOME WALL DAMAGE. TRY THE DIF BRAND STRIPPER. MY MOM HAS USED IT FOR YEARS. ITS GREAT STUFF.
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November 19th, 2011 at 12:49 am
use a spray bottle and get the wall wet. Then you can buy this little hand held tool that fits into your palm and has little teeth inside. you use it by running it over the wall in a circular motion. i t perforates the paper and lets the water soak in and un-sticks the glue. Now it should be a lot easier to scrape the paper off with a putty knife or something. remember to get the wall pretty wet and keep applying water every so often. By the way, the little tool I was talking about doesn’t cost that much. You can get one at most hardware stores. Good luck!
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November 19th, 2011 at 1:29 am
Don’t waste your time trying to steam it off.
Go to a store like Home Depot and buy a solution called DIF.
Follow directions. Basically you spray or sponge it on and let the enzymes do its work.
It is not messy, and will turn the paste into something you can just scrape off.
Works well..try it!!!
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November 19th, 2011 at 2:14 am
go to your local home Depot and ask for either "lapage" wallpaper remover or rent the steamer
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I work at HD in Flooring and decore
November 19th, 2011 at 2:56 am
Dif or fabric softener, but first you have to use a tool that will put little holes throughout the paper.
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November 19th, 2011 at 3:42 am
Score the surface with this handheld block that has several little round edged wheels on it in a circular pattern then sponge on a solution of wam water and fabric softener.
Let sit 15 mins and start removing paper in corner working toward the center. scrape off paste with putty knife and rewet the area as needed.
Check out home depot for the tool or any wallpaper store carries the scoring tool.
http://www.homedepot.com/prel80/HDUS/EN_US/diy_main/pg_diy.jsp?CNTTYPE=PROD_META&CNTKEY=misc%2fsearchResults.jsp&BV_SessionID=@@@@0019951595.1151513695@@@@&BV_EngineID=cccjaddiehljfgmcgelceffdfgidgmm.0&MID=9876
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November 19th, 2011 at 4:00 am
Check out http://www.wallwick.com. My wife and used these sheets when stripping wallpaper. They worked great for loosening the adhesive.
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November 19th, 2011 at 4:08 am
DIF works great… if the wallpaper doesn’t have a finnish to it that won’t allow the moisture to get through.
There’s a product made (I can’t remember the name of it) but it’s a plastic divice, you hold it in your hand and you run it all over the wall… it has little claw like things on the bottom that pierce the paper slightly. I suggest you use one of those first… then spray a good sized area with DIF… wait a minute or two… then scrape with the putty knife.
It’s hard work no matter what way you do it. But once you’re done… well, you’re done! Whew! Good luck!
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I worked in a hardware store for years… and have scraped many a wallpapered room… sigh