i need to remove wallpaper fast and easily. I need it to be resonable in price also.
2007-06-12 07:08:59 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
We are real estate investors diy-ers this is what we do. Go get yourself a garden sprayer. It holds a gallon or so of water and you pump it with the handle and just spray it on the walls, you will not get trigger hand with that and makes the job a breeze. You can fill the container almost full with water and add a half cup of white vinager, this does smell but once the walls dry you will not smell it. Get a paint scraper/ spackling knife and peel paper off in sheets, then reapply liquid to remove glue. Windex also works and does not smell as bad and in my opinion works better. You can use the same concept to remove texture from your ceiling!
2007-06-12 08:05:18 · answer #1 · answered by laura 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We had some of the worse wallpaper on our walls when we moved in and let me tell you that we tried everything and then we came across the product called Dif you can get it almost at any store. Also one of those things that scrape up the wallpaper so it can soak thru. Try to get the top layer off if you can and then expose the underlayer of paper. It is easier that way. The dumb dumbs that lived here before us put the wallpaper on directly onto the sheetrock. Who in the heck does that? Ok so we had to have a professional come in and do those rooms since it was tearing up the walls and have them then texture the walls afterwards. UGH!! I am sure you will have better luck than us. Good luck!! Dif really works well. It peeled right off.
2016-05-18 02:18:22 · answer #2 · answered by leslee 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is a tool called a paper tiger. It is a hand roller that puts a bunch of holes in the wallpaper so that when you spray the stuff on it it works its way in better. Try Home Depot.
2007-06-12 07:36:42 · answer #3 · answered by enord 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Half downy liquid fabric softener and half water in a spray bottle. Spray it on let it sit for a few minutes and tear the paper off, it really is that easy.
2007-06-12 07:12:35 · answer #4 · answered by simple serenity 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mix equal parts of water and vinegar and use a spray bottle to wet the paper, this makes it come off in sheets, very easy but kinda smelly. Very inexpensive, natural.......
2007-06-12 07:11:49 · answer #5 · answered by ♥ Etheria ♥ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can go to your local Home Depot and get wall paper removal stuff: Theres a steamer, scraper...
I have heard that you can do it with a blow dryer, but I wouldn't want to try that!
2007-06-12 07:11:49 · answer #6 · answered by amandalee1976 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
rent or borrow a pump up sprayer and fill with hot water and 1/3 vinegar. it will release the paper easily.
2007-06-12 07:25:23 · answer #7 · answered by xytus3 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
put vinegar and water in a spray bottle and spray as you go along...it lossens the adhesive or something like that...me and my mom used it when we were taking down all the wallpaper in my old house...
2007-06-12 07:11:36 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is this stuff at walmart i think it is call DIF it is what i always use. it is pretty cheap. you can use one of those wallpaper scraper things (it puts cuts all in the paper) then spray it with the DIF
2007-06-12 07:11:48 · answer #9 · answered by carly sue 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are wall steamers you can rent that are designed for that. They are inexpensive and easy to use. They are very hot though....A home improvement place will have them.
2007-06-12 07:12:13 · answer #10 · answered by Windy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋