2006-12-17 07:04:04 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Decorating & Remodeling
Soak, soak, soak. Use a pump sprayer, spray an area of the wall (20 sq. ft.) with water and let stand for a few minutes. If the paper was pre-pasted, it will come off with ease. If it does not come off easily, soak some more.
If the paper was not pre-pasted, a longe amount of time soaking may be needed. The point is to re-activate the paste and remove easily. Take your time and keep applying water. When the paper is removed, depending on your plans, the remianing paste will need to be removed also. Good luck.
2006-12-17 07:41:21 · answer #1 · answered by tim r 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Another Windex fan here. Use something to score the surface of the wallpaper to allow the windex to soak through to the backing, then scrape off and respray as necessary. It cuts the glue then can also be used to clean the wall. It helps to have paper grocery bags to catch and discard the scraped off paper and backing.
We used Windex to remove wallpaper from a 40' by 22' room, and the walls were so clean afterward that we were able to paint them easily.
2006-12-17 19:04:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Water yes, but add liquid soap to the hot water. This will help prevent the water from running to the floor. There is a product called Diff you can get at Home Depot or a paint store. Diff is added to hot water and will break down the paste. I never remove wallpaper without it. Have fun.
2006-12-17 17:31:09 · answer #3 · answered by Zerogee 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Warm water and Vinegar is the best solution to remove old wallpaper.
2006-12-17 15:43:09 · answer #4 · answered by CT 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tim r is correct. In addition you will also need to score the face of the wall covering so the water can get to the glue.use enough water to soak it but not so much that you ruin finished areas on the floor below or harbor alot of water in the wall cavity and start growing mold and mildew.
2006-12-17 15:50:37 · answer #5 · answered by steve b 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Believe it or not......WINDEX works great. It will also remove the glue. Spray, let soak, peel paper. Respray, use a flat scraping tool to remove the glue. Wipe down with warm sopa water.
2006-12-17 15:52:17 · answer #6 · answered by BUBBA~THE~POOCH 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Putting some downy or liquid fabric softner in water works great..1/2 water 1/2 downy
I have also tried windex or any glass cleaner..Thats works great too! Its cheap and you have it usually in your house
2006-12-17 19:41:25 · answer #7 · answered by Shem 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've heard adding Downey to the water helps.
2006-12-17 15:57:46 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Last time we took ours off we used a steamer.
2006-12-17 15:10:18 · answer #9 · answered by yup yep 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋