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Apart from a wallpaper stripper is there a good way of stripping wallpaper?
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thanks in advance.
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24 Comments
January 11th, 2010 at 11:19 am
invest in a steamer
January 13th, 2010 at 7:01 pm
soapy water
steamers aren’t very good
January 14th, 2010 at 8:30 pm
There are some useful tips here.
January 17th, 2010 at 4:11 am
Washing powder in hot water
January 17th, 2010 at 3:01 pm
warm soapy water in one of those sprasy bottles, spray it on da wallpaper, leave for a min to soak then scrape off. works for me!
January 17th, 2010 at 10:25 pm
hire a steamer with a wallpaper stripper attachment. They hire them at places like B&Q for not too much money…
score the wallpaper, then hold the steam over each section, and it softens the adhesive and makes it easier to strip off…
make sure you have your windows open as the room gets very hot and steamy….
January 19th, 2010 at 7:15 pm
Either hire a decent steamer (well worth the money – gets job done in no time) the shop bought ones are crap, or ‘score’ the paper over and over with sharp tool then sponge soapy water over it, leave to soak in then scrape.
If you do hire the steamer be sure to ‘score’ the paper beforehand.
January 25th, 2010 at 6:26 pm
Warm water in a bucket get a sponge soak wall cheap as chips
January 26th, 2010 at 2:25 pm
score the paper then soak with hot soapy water
January 29th, 2010 at 3:21 am
The answer about soapy water in a spray bottle works for me too, even on woodchip. I have a steam stripper, but have found that it can cause the plaster beneath it to bubble. I had to have two rooms replastered because of it, so be warned!
January 30th, 2010 at 2:08 pm
hire yourself a steamer their fab
January 31st, 2010 at 2:42 pm
Depends on the paper and glue type. It’s been my experiences that the best way to both strip the wall paper, prep the wall and then paint or replace the wall paper is to hire a professional. Jeez stripping wall paper is miserable work.
February 1st, 2010 at 8:38 pm
I’ve heard that a fabric softener and water mixture will sometimes work–depends on the adhesive. Also, to make any substance more effective, scoring the paper first will help. Good luck. Wallpaper removal can often be an extremely frustrating chore.
February 4th, 2010 at 7:33 am
i used to work in construction and sometimes we would need to remodel a room and we would need to strip the wallpaper of the wall and what we did was we took and sprayed down the wall really well with just plain water,let it soak in good and took putty knives and it came off pretty easy, a little messy but easy.
i hope it works if you give it a shot.
February 5th, 2010 at 11:41 am
Put a $20 in its thong?
February 5th, 2010 at 9:17 pm
get someone else todo it?
February 6th, 2010 at 8:24 am
Peanut butter
a jar of the stuff in some really hot water works wonders
February 8th, 2010 at 3:16 am
use a steam cleaner to loosen the paper the cheap cheat alternative is to use a steam iron but repeatedly boiling an electric kettle in the room works but not as well
February 10th, 2010 at 4:01 pm
Why use a wallpaper Stripper when there are plenty of Pole dancers
February 12th, 2010 at 9:38 pm
flame thrower
its a pleasure
February 13th, 2010 at 2:56 pm
A spray bottle with water and vinegar.. invest in a little roller that will poke holes in the wall paper .. rub it all over the wall paper .. spray with vinegar solution wait a couple minutes and start peeling off. works great we do this all the time in remodeling homes.
February 15th, 2010 at 6:06 pm
Get the wife to do it while you go down the pub
February 16th, 2010 at 3:22 pm
I’ve removed wallpaper without the stripper – it was in a bathroom. After steaming up the bathroom, I started peeling it a bit. What didn’t come off, I used a very damp rag, soaked the remaining wallpaper, then peeled it off. I also used a scrapper. Keep in mind, it a very messy job anyway you do it and you’ll need a lot of patience!
February 17th, 2010 at 1:59 am
Spray bottle with warm water and a plastic scrapper.