Damaged walls from wallpaper removal
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Comments (15)I also would love to remove paper from plaster walls in several rooms - but I'm afraid to... Long-ago PO's previously paneled over 2 rooms, (suspicious, much?), the only one without that "bandaid" has very thick paper - applied with at least a 1" overlap. It'd been painted over - & sprayed with what I assume was ceiling texture gunk? I scraped/sanded the hard scratchy bumps off & repainted. Both walls & ceiling have this paper - was this something sold for this purpose - to hide/cover, (or egad, "retain"?) crumbling plaster? I know it's probably not that bad - only other projects are keeping me from it, not fear, lol. On a side note... That's one more reason why plaster is better than drywall! I HAD to get rid of ugly wallpaper in a downstairs bath - tried an area & it pulled right off.. Good, right? Wrong. The floppers had put in drywall & papered directly to it without priming at all. Pulled a layer of "sheet" off the "rock", leaving a rough exposed-paper layer. Why go to the trouble to drywall, then apply (textured vinyl) wallpaper directly to it, so that removing the paper would literally destroy the walls? That's the difference between flippers & floppers. (Sorry for getting off topic & ranting a bit, but if it'd been plaster...)....See MoreRemove painted over wallpaper from plaster walls
Comments (11)I agree w/prev poster, do a small single room first and see what shape your wall are in. Not worth stripping if you'll have to replace or skim coat anyways. Re stripping, here's what worked for me: Get on of these scrapers... http://ace.imageg.net/graphics/product_images/pACE2-960411reg.jpg Get some FAST wallpaper remover (I like better than DIF)... http://www.cornerhardware.com/images/18/18151.jpg Mix the FAST w/hot water in a good heavy duty spray bottle. Mix it a little on the strong side. Let the spray penetrate for a few seconds, then scrape. When you have all the old wallpaper off, you can wash the walls with a mild FAST solution to get all the glue off. Then wash again with something like Dirtex... http://www.cornerhardware.com/images/20/20293.jpg Because of the paint you may have use a paper tiger to score the paint and wallpaper to allow solutions to penetrate... http://www.homeandbeyond.com/dynamic/prod-0074110-prod.jpg Or if it's real bad, maybe a rent a steamer....See MoreUse textured wallpaper to cover old wallpaper I cant remove?
Comments (5)Karen: which technique are you doing? Textured wallpaper over old wallpaper? Or one of the others? Rereading my post (after getting some sleep) it reads more like I am asking about texturing with drywall compound (like imitating venetian plaster, or a tuscan stucco look). PLEASE come back and tell me how it went! I have seen the paper bag technique done on home improvement shows. ItÂs actually simpler. Dipping in poly would be very messy and sticky. You adhere the paper with latex glaze or acrylic matte medium. Then cover with the same clear liquid to seal it in before painting. My hesitation with doing that is if someday down the road you didnÂt want such a texture, you could NEVER get it off. The entire room would have to be skimcoated by someone with the skills to get it really flat and smooth. I donÂt think I want to go that route. At least with drywall compound texturing it could be sanded off smooth easily....See MoreRemoving wallpaper paste from wall
Comments (3)Hi Zobeet, I recently removed the wallpaper from our small mainfloor bathroom and used fabric softener to remove the wallpaper paste and any remaining paper residue. I mixed the fabric softener with warm water then sprayed it on the walls. The most important thing to remember, is to be sure to let the softener do it's work and just leave it on the walls for at least 5 minutes before trying to scrape it off. It is gummy and messy, but it will work. I used a bunch of paper towels to keep wiping off my scraper and just threw them in a paper waste bag. Also use a fabric softener that you like the smell of, because it will linger for a while. Good luck!...See Morebrickeyee
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