2007-07-27 17:22:45 · 8 answers · asked by basketball25 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
Go to Home Depot and get a pint of "Diff" wallpaper remover. It's so easy to use, we've used it for over twenty years on the job. You mix it with an amount of water, boiling, on the directions. Then with a sponge mop, apply it, all along the walls, before you get back to the starting point, the paper will be falling off, then you can simply wipe the glue off that's stubborn.
I can't believe that people still use steamers and scrapers when there's things like this out there to make life simple and easy.
2007-07-27 18:32:34 · answer #1 · answered by cowboydoc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had to remove it from painted drywall a while back.
What worked best for me was to scrape through the waterproof coating on the wallpaper with a knife, making lines about an inch apart then take a sponge that was wet with hot water, wipe down a section where I'd scraped, wait a few minutes for it to soak in, but not long enough to dry (3 minutes or so) then scrape it with a putty knife.
Between the heat and moisture it made the glue let go, but I'm not sure how this will work on anything besides painted drywall (like wood). It was also pretty slow, but I wasn't in a rush. You could probably buy some chemical or something designed to remove it, but I'm always afraid those things will cause more problems than they'll solve.
2007-07-27 17:41:56 · answer #2 · answered by Odd Little Animal 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Best if you could rent or borrow a wallpaper steamer. But, the program is to get moisture to the glue for a couple minutes and then scrap with a sharp edge along the leading edge of the paper, don't rush or force to hard here, I prefer a 9 in 1 tools edge for scraping. .
I have never heard of chemicals to do this job....maybe a Hot water sponge.
2007-07-27 18:00:34 · answer #3 · answered by gazoom777 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have used a water /vinegar solution in a spray bottle it seemed to work fairly except for some spots. Basically 20% white vinegar solution. I got it from a person that wallpapers a lot its worth a try. Also there is a tool that perforates the wallpaper so the solution can penetrate faster and better you can probably pick one at any home supply store.
2007-07-28 05:57:44 · answer #4 · answered by petethen2 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As cowboydoc says..use "diff" available at wal mart , home depot etc..I am the same..I cant believe p[eople use steamers, scrapers etc anymore..spray this diff mixed as directed..and it will peel right off..you may need a drywall knife to start some of the edges up..but this isn't considered scraping actually...
2007-07-28 00:15:56 · answer #5 · answered by pcbeachrat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get that tool called a tiger claw. It has sharp teeth bent into a circle/. It cuts through wallpaper surface so water can soak throgh into its glue and make it easy to remove.
2007-07-27 17:29:05 · answer #6 · answered by Rich Z 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you're speaking genuine plaster? - pasty stuff that grew to become into utilized to lath, not sheet rock panels. previous plaster could have asbestos in it and the paint on that is lead based, which notwithstanding in case you dodge respiration it could get everywhere in the living house/job. If the lath is metallic, that is going to yield to a recip observed with a metallic slicing blade better that a around observed.
2017-01-03 05:36:36 · answer #7 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
incorporate all the answers to date and use white vinegar to break the glue down
2007-07-27 18:14:05 · answer #8 · answered by paint1118 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋