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Comment on What is the most effective (least messy, best) way to remove pre-pasted wall paper? by alice b

alice b — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:00:59 +0000

STEAM——USE A KETTLE

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Comment on What is the most effective (least messy, best) way to remove pre-pasted wall paper? by ashley

ashley — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:38:59 +0000

take laundry detergent and a buckket of warm/ hot water soak a mop in it and soak down ur wall this will allow the wall paper to peel off easily just keep it wet and keep peeling. have fun
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Comment on What is the most effective (least messy, best) way to remove pre-pasted wall paper? by skypilot5973

skypilot5973 — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:13:59 +0000

Try steaming it off with an iron. The glue will soften as it moistens and the paper will almost fall off by itself.
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Comment on What is the most effective (least messy, best) way to remove pre-pasted wall paper? by verykinkyfemale

verykinkyfemale — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:01:59 +0000

a steam wallpaper stripper just be careful if yuor hair is dyed
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Comment on What is the most effective (least messy, best) way to remove pre-pasted wall paper? by ghettolove2525

ghettolove2525 — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:26:59 +0000

The baest way is with steam
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Comment on What is the most effective (least messy, best) way to remove pre-pasted wall paper? by Landslide

Landslide — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:11:59 +0000

score it first. get some liquid dish-washing soap (I use Dawn) and put in a spray bottle. Add warm water to the bottle, then spray the scored wallpaper. Let it sit for a few minutes, then scrape and peel the "skin" of the paper off. Spray again, let it sit, then scrape the remaining layer away. This has worked for me almost every time. All those other chemicals and techniques just aren't as effective.
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Comment on What is the most effective (least messy, best) way to remove pre-pasted wall paper? by oracledave

oracledave — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:36:59 +0000

All you need to do is:

1) Peel off the paper so that only the glue is left. Use a scraper if necessary.
2) They make a gel that you can apply to the glue. Buy it at your local hardware store. Follow the directions on the container to remove the glue.

I did this method and removed a border around my daughter’s room, only to find that I had actually removed TWO borders because the previous owner just laid a new border on top of an ancient one! Ha! But it worked like a charm!
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Comment on What is the most effective (least messy, best) way to remove pre-pasted wall paper? by Crazy dog lady

Crazy dog lady — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:16:59 +0000

buy a paper tiger to score the wall. it’s a round tool that fits in your hand, you move it in circles along the wall, and it has little teeth that cut holes in the paper. if you can peel of the top layer of wallpaper, go ahead and do that to avoid the paper tiger step.

start in a corner, or where you can find the edge of the paper. fill a spray bottle with water and a little dish soap. spray a small section of wall at a time to moisten the paper. if you used a paper tiger on the wall, the holes will allow the water to penetrate to glue layer, the soap helps to losen the glue.

start to peel back the corner. peel as much off as you can. if it doesn’t peel, get something to srape it off. you can also lightly scrub the wall with rag or brush to losen the glue, then scrap off.

if they used a lot of glue on installation, it will be more difficult to scrape off.
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Comment on What is the most effective (least messy, best) way to remove pre-pasted wall paper? by Olivia

Olivia — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:07:59 +0000

Smear fabric softener, any brand, on the wallpaper and let it soak in for a few minutes. Working in sections is best. You can then scrape it off using a little specialty tool available at Home Depot, or probably any hardware.
We used a steamer to remove wallpaper off a huge bedroom and dining room once, and I thought I would die before we were finished.
We just used the above method on another bedroom and it works great. Saw the suggestion on one of those fix-it-up shows on TV.
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Comment on What is the most effective (least messy, best) way to remove pre-pasted wall paper? by Oblivia

Oblivia — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:30:59 +0000

Rent a "Steamer" for wallpaper removal from your local hardware store. Once you steam it, it will come off easily. Otherwise it will tear apart when you try to remove it, and it will make more work and a bigger mess.

Same thing for the border.
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My husband has 25 years of home repair and remodeling experience.