I'm in the process of repainting my bathroom and have a boarder that has been up for 6 years, I have tried the "dif" border remover and it is not working. any other ways to get the boarder off the wall without damaging the walls?.
2007-02-09 06:32:20 · 6 answers · asked by Michael M 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Decorating & Remodeling
i do this for a living.
score the paper with a putty knife.
fill a spray bottle with 25% household vinegar and 75%
HOT water.
spray the border, keep it wet and wait a few minutes. you need to let the solution soak in.
take the putty knife and start stripping.
to get any left over glue residue use the same solution and a nylon net kitchen scrubby.
then use the putty knife to take off the excess glue.
rinse well with warm water.
2007-02-09 08:18:34 · answer #1 · answered by deco 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just did 4 rooms of this stuff and might I add, I will NEVER put up border OR wallpaper again.
I used the dif and then mixed 1/2 water 1/2 Downey fabric softer into a spray bottle. The secret is to REALLY soak the paper. Remember, most of the time, this will come off in two layers - the first "colored" layer and then the backing. Sometimes you get lucky and it all come's off but most of the time it is seperate.
Also, my son and i created a game - the longest strip of continous paper pulled from the wall wins....as you can tell we were VERY bored and tired of doing this.
Good Luck!
2007-02-09 08:53:49 · answer #2 · answered by jodeerob 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Score the border to allow moisture to penetrate.
Spay a mixture of liquid Downey fabric softener and hot water (50/50 solution). Let it set for 10-15 minutes. Respray a small area and scrape with a putty knife. Just continue in this fashion.
2007-02-09 07:00:21 · answer #3 · answered by nostromobb 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try to get the vinyl part off the paper backing. If you can do that, soak the brown paper backing with water or wallpaper strip solution from a sprayer and away you go.
If you can't get them to separate, do a drywall mud skimcoat over the border, sand smoothe and prime. Paint away.
2007-02-09 06:38:36 · answer #4 · answered by 6kidsANDalwaysFIXINGsomething 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try to peel the outer paper off - but the reason DIF does not allway work - it takes time and repeated soaking! Wet it repeatedly and wait 30-40 minutes....
2007-02-09 07:36:36 · answer #5 · answered by Slim Jim 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
use a spray bottle with a mixture of 1/3 vineager 2/3 water. soak paper, and use a wide putty knife. soak, scrape slowly, soak
2007-02-09 08:18:37 · answer #6 · answered by mcdougle 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋