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05-03-2009, 08:36 PM
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Removing Wallpaper!
OMG!!! I thought this would be fairly straight-forward....well, it is, sort of. It took me a whole day just to take down one stairway and I'm thinking of giving up, just pay someone to do it. I've used a steamer, hot water, DIF, vinegar, scraper, etc.. this is one tough SOB! Anyone know the rate to hire a pro?
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05-03-2009, 08:48 PM
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Too bad you've already started on it. I would have recommended just painting over it with an oil-based primer and then using your paint!
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05-03-2009, 09:01 PM
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Originally Posted by TKramar
Too bad you've already started on it. I would have recommended just painting over it with an oil-based primer and then using your paint!
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I considered that but from what I've read, it doesn't seem like a good idea. Wallpaper failure is progressive and by the time that happens, it'd be twice as hard to remove it. |
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05-03-2009, 09:18 PM
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Originally Posted by nabwong
OMG!!! I thought this would be fairly straight-forward....well, it is, sort of. It took me a whole day just to take down one stairway and I'm thinking of giving up, just pay someone to do it. I've used a steamer, hot water, DIF, vinegar, scraper, etc.. this is one tough SOB! Anyone know the rate to hire a pro?
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Did you perforate the paper first? I've heard of good results using fabric softener, not sure if it is diluted or what though.
Don't make me give up hope, I'll be doing this in a month and a half, the whole house lol! |
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05-03-2009, 09:18 PM
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wallpaper aid
i purchased a house that even wall papered the bathroom closet,lol, the trick for me was downy laundry softener in the warm water,it really worked well on my walls, i used original downy, and a plastic scrapper. good luck
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05-03-2009, 09:19 PM
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Originally Posted by boernomore
i purchased a house that even wall papered the bathroom closet,lol, the trick for me was downy laundry softener in the warm water,it really worked well on my walls, i used original downy, and a plastic scrapper. good luck
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Ooh - do you have an approx. dilution of softener to water? |
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05-03-2009, 09:31 PM
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Starry,
Don't mean to kill your enthusiasm... =)
I ONLY have wallpaper in my entryway and stairway. I've done half my stairway and this wallpaper is tough. I use the scoring tool A LOT. I boil water every 15 mins to top up my garden sprayer ( with vinegar...lots of it ). I've not tried laundry softener though. Actually, the worst part is not the wallpaper, it's the glue that's left behind. Also, scraping (and trying not to damage the drywall) is a delicate process. My advice would be, start with the smallest wall or corner and see if the wallpaper is a tough one or not.
I've spent 3-4 hours on just one wall. And I think the ceiling will be tough...(yes, wallpaper on ceiling, what was the previous owner thinking). I think if i could go back in time and do anything, i'd shoot the inventor of wallpaper.
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05-03-2009, 10:03 PM
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None of the methods so far listed will truly work, because even though they may get the paper layer off, they will not effectively remove all of the glue residue. And if there is any glue residue it will eventually bleed through the paint. Trust me. Been there done that.
You need to use an enzyme based wallpaper removal product. "DIF" is a good one. After you remove all the paper and the glue residue with the DIF, and wash the wall/ceiling down so that it's clean and dry, prime it with Zinsser "Gardz" primer which will give it a really good seal and surface.
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05-03-2009, 10:16 PM
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Originally Posted by totallyfrazzled
None of the methods so far listed will truly work, because even though they may get the paper layer off, they will not effectively remove all of the glue residue. And if there is any glue residue it will eventually bleed through the paint. Trust me. Been there done that.
You need to use an enzyme based wallpaper removal product. "DIF" is a good one. After you remove all the paper and the glue residue with the DIF, and wash the wall/ceiling down so that it's clean and dry, prime it with Zinsser "Gardz" primer which will give it a really good seal and surface.
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Tried that. Doesn't seem to work on my wall. I got better results with vinegar + hot water. |
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05-03-2009, 10:30 PM
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You want to know what really and truly gets the glue off? Drywall sanding screens.
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