How do I remove wallpaper?

Question

that has been on the walls for 20 years. Painting over it is not an option.

Answer 1

I have a 21/2 year old son who likes to tear my wall paper off, I can rent him to ya, LOL No really there is a product called DIFF. you can get it at any hardware store, it's in windex shaped bottle, and it's light blue, but it is a gel, it is a product made to take off wall paper, try that! Good Luck

Answer 2

You may want to get a little scoring tool that puts little holes in the wallpaper and allows moisture to get underneath. Then you can use either a commercial removal product or a dilution of liquid fabric softener-1 part softener to 2 parts water (my husband works for a paint store and says it works just as well) to wet the wallpaper. You can use a spray bottle. It should then just peel off after about 15-20 minutes.

Answer 3

Go to your local Rental place and rent a wall paper steamer, before you steam the walls spray the paper down with fabric softener. Once you have finished that, you might want to get some adhesive remover and clean the walls.

Answer 4

First get a disposable plastic drop cloth (to no longer skinny) 4mm is physically powerful. purchase some painters tape (blue overlaying tape) 11/2"-2'. Tape the plastic to the baseboard (baseboard might desire to be airborne dirt and dirt loose). comfortable the tape down (if water would not get below the tape it relatively is going to hold) leave slack in the plastic so which you do no longer pull it loose. in case you have a Hudson sprayer use it, if no longer you may get a small plastic one at Depot or Lowe's for decrease than $20. Fill it 2/3rds with your preferable faucet water then advert 4-5 drops of dish cleansing soap, pump it up and spray approximately 4-5 strips of wallpaper, initiate on the magnificent and bypass area to area (shop stress in the sprayer) you prefer the nice and comfortable water to penetrate the paper. wait a jiffy then attempt to peel back the magnificent corners. as quickly as you get all of it started you could spray in the back of the paper. Use a great putty knife to scrape the wall (much less costly, skinny putty knives are greater versatile and there is way less possibility of gouging the partitions) you may desire to %. up some spackle too. in case you have some previous cotton throw-away rags throw em' right down to take in extra water (in the past you start up). while your all accomplished peel your plastic from the corners roll the full situation up and you will haven't any mess left to freshen up provided you haven't any longer walked off the plastic with your shoes on.... solid success

Answer 5

You can score the wall with a device called a Tigger that you can buy at the paint store. It has little wheels on it that make holes in the wall paper. Then you wet it down and start scraping.

Answer 6

Scratch (score) the paper with a pointed impliment, knife or spiked roller and then use a sponge to wet the paper, start at the top. Use warm water with a small amount of detergent in it. Give it time to soak in and then scrape off with a scraper blade.

Answer 7

Vinegar and water. Apply with a sponge and let it soak in. The wallpaper will be easier to remove.

Answer 8

You can steam it off. You can buy one by SHARK I am not sure if you can rent a steamer. the Shark one is a hand held steamer

Answer 9

fabric softener and warm water

Answer 10

This is the methd that I have been using......It's better than steaming....