I'm trying to pull down the boarder along the top of the guest room, and that sucker is stuck! I've tried scoaring it and then spraying it with a comercial product called Dif, but it isn't making any DIFference.
2007-01-09 04:51:44 · 18 answers · asked by mixermune 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Decorating & Remodeling
TRUST ME ON THIS ONE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I redid an entire house with a friend, it was a very old house with layer upon layer of wallpaper in every room and all we used was a mixture of half hot water and half white vinegar in a pump sprayer. Score the paper and saturate it, let it soak in for a minute or two and if it doesn't practically fall off spray it again. just keep it wet until peels right off. If the paste is particularly stubborn add more vinegar to the concentration. The mixture works faster if it's warm but if it cools off you just need to let it sit a little longer (if it's just a boarder you probably don't need a big pump sprayer you can use a spray bottle) Caution though it will stink up the room but once the old wet paper is gone and the walls dry you won't smell it anymore.
I swear to God this works and people don't believe me, if you don't then just score a small section and try it.
2007-01-09 08:23:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the spray dif is not as effective as the dif dilutable liquid. make sure that the water is very hot when you do it. the hotter the water, the faster and better it works. also, do not score. you will be scoring the wallboard behind as well and end up in need of a major repair job. the best way is to peel the top layer off, this should be possible regardless of how it is on the wall. once the waterproof outer layer is gone, the dif in hot water will melt the stuff off the wall. if it is really stuck, you may need to use a razor scraper as opposed to a putty knife type scraper.
if none of those work, buy yourself a nice sander, bottle of wine, and hit it.
2007-01-09 05:53:38 · answer #2 · answered by catsovermen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the wallpaper is really old, I can't say I've had experience with that, but I've recently taken off 10-year old border all throughout my house.
I got into a rhythm with mine by using a drywall scraper (spatula?, not sure what it's called) and an empty Windex sprayer filled with warm water. I just started a corner of the wallpaper and sprayed to get the paper underneath wet and kept doing that until I pretty much had the whole wall and wallpaper soaking. I would pull a bit of the paper, spray, wait a few seconds for the water to bleed into the paper, pull it out more, spray. Afterward, I kept the remains wet and used the scraper to get the glue and extras off. It took a little bit of scrubbing to clean up the drips, but it was worth it for me!
2007-01-09 04:58:44 · answer #3 · answered by Dani 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wallpaper Steamer For Sale
2016-12-18 07:24:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just finished stripping a room this weekend. It is about ? 10x12, smaller guest BR. It only took maybe 2 hours. I got a steamer (on sale) from Harbor Freight that came with a wall paper attachment. I put white vinegar, baking soda and liquid fabric softner in the water. It was so... easy and very fast. I also used it with a different adapter a few weeks ago and removed the popcorn from the ceiling.
2007-01-09 05:11:33 · answer #5 · answered by beachandbirds 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just got done taking down the boarder in my dinning room the best thing I have found is scour it, than get a bottle of hot water and squirt it real good let set a few minutes squirt again it will come off, you can also add some vinegar to the hot water, always works for me
2007-01-09 08:08:16 · answer #6 · answered by emma 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best way is to heat it up with steam. You can rent a steamer or buy one at any DIY store. The steam alone will remove the paper. We just bought a 1980's house to "flip" sell. The entire house was wall papered. The steamer worked great. If you need to use it for a number of days it's cheaper to buy a steamer. You really need to wash the walls well to remove any left over glue before you paint.
2007-01-09 07:43:44 · answer #7 · answered by Amy W 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Scoring the wallpaper is the best thing you can do to make removing east.
Hot water with white vinager or DIF (by Zinnser) will both work well, because they can then get at the glue to loosen.
2007-01-09 05:22:14 · answer #8 · answered by ButtUglyJeff 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
usually if you pull off the top layer of the wallpaper, underneath will be the hard mass of glue and paper that is difficult to remove. it is usually quite absorbent, and if you mix a gallon of hot water with a few tablespoons of dish detergent, and soak it into this mass with a sponge, then let it sit and keep wetting it, it will scrape off quite easily after half an hour or so. also you can use fabric softener in the water
2007-01-09 04:56:13 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
score it, spray with HOT water/vinegar mixture or HOT water/dish soap mixture. Use a paint scraper to get it off. You just scrape scrape scrape, but it comes off easy. My husband is a sherwin williams manager and this is how we did it! a steamer can work too, just make sure you keep the glue hot and wet so it stays gluey and doesn't dry again!
2007-01-09 06:15:15 · answer #10 · answered by Jase 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋