Border

I have pulled the border off ok. it is the paper stuck to the wall I cant get removed
is there a better way other than picking a little bit at a time? Thanks

Using a steamer worked the best. We tried a couple of other store-bought and home made solutions but the steamer was definitely the quickest and easiest way to get the paper off and it wasn’t that expensive. You can see how well it worked here, http://stephanieathome.blogspot.com/2010/08/weekend-progress_31.html

We are buying a new house, and I like the wallpaper in the bathroom, but not the border. How can I remove the border without damaging the wallpaper?

saaanen is correct. you can’t remove border from wallpaper. the paste is different. put a border over it as someone else suggested and use the vinyl over vinyl paste.

Need help on a homework issue…I wanted to know how the conflict between India/Pakistan over the Kashmir Border acts as an external shock to the asian economy.

well kashmir rightfully belongs to India. Pakistan is occupying it. Under the Mountbatten plan, along which India and Pakistan were partitioned, princely states were allowed to have their own say, and Hindu majority would go to India and Muslim majority would go to Pakistan. The sate of Jammu and Kashmir which was a princely state chose to remain independent after the partition. However Pakistan attacked it after independence.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Inde…

Seeing no alternative as Kashmir couldnt defend itself against a larger Pakistan, and India refusing to get involved, Maharaja Hari Singh decided to hand over Kashmir to India. Indian forces then moved in and pushed back the Pakistani forces, which had conquered all of Kashmir except shrinagar airport. India had responded with the largest airlift of forces the world had ever seen
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hari_Singh

Thinking that it was an open and shut case, and that too many lives were being lost on both sides, the then PM of India, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, decided to take the matter to the UN
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Independence_Act_1947

well the UN took or rather is taking decades to resolve the issue, incompetent as it is, and now the whole geo politics of the world has changed. Today its not the territory that is important but the people living within it … so there is more concentration on what the Kashmiri people want. So from a territorial problem it has turned into a human problem

Most kashmiris (muslims) tierd of the long standing conflict want freedom from both India and Pakistan. But then there are the minorities, the Hindu kashmiri Pandits and the Buddhist people of ladakh say under no circumstances will they live under a non secular Muslim state if Kashmir gets independence from India, and would like to remain independent from such a state if it ever happens

If you take up a view that these are only minorities and their views are not important, then Kashmiri (muslims) are also a minority in the state of India and even their views are not important. So thats Kashmir for you

In any case the UN security council resolution no 47 on kashmir ( its non binding on either sides) stated (advised) that Pakistan withdraw completely from kashmir and that India take control of the region, maintaing a minimum troop presence and hold free and fair elections. But Pakistan refuses to withdraw and since its non binding ( and both sides want to keep the territory, as opposed to the kahmiri call for independence) neither sides is too keen on seeing it implemented
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Council_Resolution_47

although even if kashmir some how was resolved the fight would still continue because of Pakistans obsession with India. The mind of an average Pakistani surpasses logic and instead of concentrating on what they have and accepting their weakness, always dream about ruling or destroying all of India, when their own economy is in shams and the very existence of Pakistan into the 21 century is questionable

If you go on the streets of lahore or any major Pakistani cities, there are anti India rallies chanting the slogan " bhatat ki barbadi tak jung rahegi jung rahegi" i.e war will continue till the destruction of India. So Kashmair has nothing to do with it, its just that India is bordered by a fundamentalist terrorist state which finds lame excuses to make war.

You see it in Palestine, the very same conflict but exactly opp, where Palestenians and arab nations refuse to acknoledge Israels existence. well if Israel shouldnt exist so shouldnt Pakistan

India allowed the formation of Pakistan and still there is no peace. at independence the british left the treasury to India, and Pakistan was bankrupt. But Indian leaders decided to give a part of their treasury to pakistan to build good relations …still no peace, infact Pakistan used that money to fund insurgency in Kashmir right after independence. No amount of pacification is gonna buy peace.

Resolution: well the conflict will resolve itself, India is growing ever more powerful and influential on the world stage, and Pakistan cannot keep up economically or militarily. In all probability Pakistan will collapse just like the soviet Union couldnt keep up with the US, and will be divided into smaller nations.

Our bathroom has fake paneling with super-slick, plastic-like surface. Like most folks, we need to save our as much as we can, so I am wondering if there is a primer I can make at home to help the border paper to stick better. Thanks for any help!

For about ten bucks you can buy a can of super strong spray glue. It would hold the paper for sure, but would be really hard to remove later

I prefer 3MSuper 77

I have a small half bath downstairs that I want to wallpaper. The wallpaper would be from Lowes pre-pasted. I’ve had a lot of experience taking old wallpaper down, and hanging wallpaper borders, but have never wallpapered an entire room. Is this something I can tackle on my own or do I need a professional?

I am a true do it yourself person…..however there are a few things to think about before you throw yourself into this project….
1. The other answers have all good points
2. Who will your partner/helper be? I would suggest not your husband/significant other since this can be very stressful..find a friend and try to make it as non-stessful as possible
3. A bathroom is a very difficult room to wallpaper since there are a lot of things to cut around; since it is small it will be more difficult; smaller space to move around, more chances for mistakes.
4. consider the wallpaper pattern…will it be an easy one to match up?

If you can handle all of that…then go for it. Just a thought though…Painting is a cheaper, faster, less stressful route to take. Have fun!