What is the best way to take down borders or wall paper?
Question:It's getting tricky and I'm sure there is an easier way.
Answers:
Most paper and borders are vinyl now days and what you need to do is try at a seam to pull that vinyl off using your finger nail once you've gotten that top layer off your home free. Then with the paper backing left on the wall get yourself a spray bottle (empty Windex bottle) with HOT water and soak up a couple sheets at a time and with a putty knife scrape off the backing that easy. Put a couple of old sheets on the floor to absorb any water that runs off, as I'm spraying the hot water I use a water saturated rag to try and catch as much from running down the wall, Good luck Les the painter
Steam has always worked for me.
very hot water and patience... Steam could do too. I've seen machines that looks like an iron in a local tool rental place that produces steam and is supposed to make it peal right off. I've never tried it but who knows, it could be the miracle tool.
Good luck!
you rent or purchase a wallpaper steamer at any home improvement store. all you do is add water and plug in.. the steam will losen the glue and although it can a little messy cleaning up... it comes off very easy.you can also try your iron and put it on the steamer.
You using a hairdryer to heat up the wallpaper?
The Rat
Last spring our puppy tore up the wall with wallpaper so my husband & I had to redo the wall. The wallpaper was old so we used Fabric softener dilute with water in a spray bottle then used a paint scrapper to peal the wallpaper off. It worked great and save us time.
Steam.
I used all the methods going into business many years ago, from steam to other med evil objects. A Realtor turned me onto "Diff" from Home Depot . A pint bottle of it to boiling hot water, put on with a sponge mop. There's enough to go around the room three times. By the time you go around once, the paper is already starting to "fall off" like the leaves in the fall.
Around twice to get the stubborn spots, then if there's any glue left from the paper, wipe it off with a rag dipped in Diff.
I've passed this on to several of my friends in the business and they've thanked me.
You'll never do it another way after this.
More Related Questions & Answers...