Comments on How to Remove Wallpaper

I just used my own method. The wall paper's in the bathroom so I saturated the paper with plain water, turned the shower as hot as it would go and waited for like two minutes. Then I used an ice scraper to get the paper off. took 20 minutes maybe.

i've been successful removing wallpaper by using a mixture of water and liquid fabric softener. mostly fabric softener, put in a squirt bottle. but first score the wallpaper with a scoring tool,one of those things that makes holes in the wallpaper so that the softener will soak in.it's just a little round item with plastic teeth that fits in the palm of your hand and you just swirl it around and around on the wallpaper. sorry that i didn't know the name of it, but it can be purchased at any store that carries wallpaper. also you can hold a wet warm cloth in a seam of the wallpaper, if the paper seam has loosened up or worked loose, that means its the kind you paint over, if you wish. it won't wrinkle, bubble or shrink with paint. good luck. hopes this helps. terriemae

i've been successful removing wallpaper by using a mixture of water and liquid fabric softener. mostly fabric softener, put in a squirt bottle. but first score the wallpaper with a scoring tool,one of those things that makes holes in the wallpaper so that the softener will soak in.it's just a little round item with plastic teeth that fits in the palm of your hand and you just swirl it around and around on the wallpaper. sorry that i didn't know the name of it, but it can be purchased at any store that carries wallpaper. also you can hold a wet warm cloth in a seam of the wallpaper, if the paper seam has loosened up or worked loose, that means its the kind you paint over, if you wish. it won't wrinkle, bubble or shrink with paint. good luck. hopes this helps. terriemae

Wow, he made that much harder than it had to be. Just spray water on wallpaper (a LOT of water), wait 10 minutes, peel off.

Wow, he made that much harder than it had to be. Just spray water on wallpaper (a LOT of water), wait 10 minutes, peel off.

Wow, he made that much harder than necessary. Spray some water on it== a LOT of water== wait 10 minutes, peel it off.

Wow, he made that much harder than necessary. Spray some water on it== a LOT of water== wait 10 minutes, peel it off.

Hi dont bother with all that expensive stuff they sell at the store to remove wall paper its a bunch of crock. All you need do is get a bucket of warm water pour about half a bottle of white vinegar in stir and wipe across your wallpaper. Dont go crazy and saturate the wall now just wet it enough to get the vinegar to penetrate the wall paper. Then let it sit then go in and peel off that wall paper like your peeling a banana thats how easy it will come off. If some is still trying to stay do the process over again it does work and you wont be taking off half the wall along with your paper or inhaling chemicals either. Good luck and pass it along to friends and family.

Hi dont bother with all that expensive stuff they sell at the store to remove wall paper its a bunch of crock. All you need do is get a bucket of warm water pour about half a bottle of white vinegar in stir and wipe across your wallpaper. Dont go crazy and saturate the wall now just wet it enough to get the vinegar to penetrate the wall paper. Then let it sit then go in and peel off that wall paper like your peeling a banana thats how easy it will come off. If some is still trying to stay do the process over again it does work and you wont be taking off half the wall along with your paper or inhaling chemicals either. Good luck and pass it along to friends and family.

For everyone's info...I am a paperhanger/remover/painter concerning what the person posted: by Tammy Hooper on 11/22/2005 Sizing - Go to your local paint store and ask for sizing before putting up the new paper. It will make the job of removing it much easier when it too become outdated in a few years. It simply goes on like paint Sizing is ok IF the walls have been properly primed/sealed with a GOOD product like Zinsser 123 or an oil based primer/sealer like Kilz or Cover Stain made by Zinnser, just sizing the walls will NOT protect from damaging it will only help in wallpapering adhering to surface better...all sizing is, is a water down glue which gives the wall what we call a "tooth" something for paper to grab to.

For everyone's info...I am a paperhanger/remover/painter concerning what the person posted: by Tammy Hooper on 11/22/2005 Sizing - Go to your local paint store and ask for sizing before putting up the new paper. It will make the job of removing it much easier when it too become outdated in a few years. It simply goes on like paint Sizing is ok IF the walls have been properly primed/sealed with a GOOD product like Zinsser 123 or an oil based primer/sealer like Kilz or Cover Stain made by Zinnser, just sizing the walls will NOT protect from damaging it will only help in wallpapering adhering to surface better...all sizing is, is a water down glue which gives the wall what we call a "tooth" something for paper to grab to.

For everyone's info...I am a paperhanger/remover/painter concerning what the person posted:by Tammy Hooper on 11/22/2005 Sizing - Go to your local paint store and ask for sizing before putting up the new paper. It will make the job of removing it much easier when it too become outdated in a few years. It simply goes on like paint Sizing is ok IF the walls have been properly primed/sealed with a GOOD product like Zinsser 123 or an oil based primer/sealer like Kilz or Cover Stain made by Zinnser, just sizing the walls will NOT protect from damaging it will only help in wallpering adhering to surface better...all sizing is is a water down glue which gives the wall what we call a "tooth" something for paper to grab to.

For everyone's info...I am a paperhanger/remover/painter concerning what the person posted:by Tammy Hooper on 11/22/2005 Sizing - Go to your local paint store and ask for sizing before putting up the new paper. It will make the job of removing it much easier when it too become outdated in a few years. It simply goes on like paint Sizing is ok IF the walls have been properly primed/sealed with a GOOD product like Zinsser 123 or an oil based primer/sealer like Kilz or Cover Stain made by Zinnser, just sizing the walls will NOT protect from damaging it will only help in wallpering adhering to surface better...all sizing is is a water down glue which gives the wall what we call a "tooth" something for paper to grab to.

Size it first PLEASE! When I first put a wallpaper border up, I sized the wall (as mentioned above) at the insistence of my mother. It was on a painted wall, semi-gloss, lath & plaster wall. When I went to take it down, I grabbed a corner, stepped down off the bed, stood in the middle of the room and pulled it all down in one fell swoop! Then I used the same border to put up in my next baby's room! At my new home I have removed 3 borders off of this lath & plaster walls, NONE of which have been sized and all of which is a pain stakingly teadious nightmare. I will never NOT SIZE! Feel your pain and spread the word!!!