Comments on How to Remove Wallpaper

If you haven't tried the Wallwik System yet, you are missing the boat. What takes some methods 4 to 5 hours (and a steamer days), Wallwik can do in 3 hours. Wallwik uses its own scoring tool, solution, fabric, and plastic skimmer to do the job safely and easily.

I used equal parts of liquid fabric softener and hot water. Apply the mixture with a soaked sponge and/or squirt bottle. It works wonderfully without the odor of commercial products!

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 It will make the job of removing it much easier when it too become outdated in a few years.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.

Believe it or not, you can remove wallpaper with a blow dryer! There must be a layer (or more) of latex paint on the drywall, which is usually the case. It is still OK if a layer of paint is over the wallpaper, actually it's better. No steamer is needed, only heat. Start by scoring the paper with a razor knife at the bottom and base board (you're actually scoring the paint). Take the blow dryer, a long extension cord and a step stool, and work in circles. Use a very thin 4 inch to 5 inch spackle knife, one that will bend and is easy to work with. Apply heat in circles, let the latex paint and paper soften (that's the key). Start at an edge and slowly peel and work off the paper. Try to keep one section together, you'll be shocked at the results - it will be coming off in large pieces.

I scored my paper, sprayed straight white vinegar on it, let it soak for about 3-4 minutes, and pulled the paper off at a 45-degree angle. The paper came off like a window decal; smooth and easy! Hooray for vinegar! It's a cleaner, it's good on salad, and it works miracles for removing wallpaper!

To remove wallpaper backing, use a garden sprayer with hot tap water. Spray a large area at a time and start to scrape off, but keep spraying ahead of yourself. The wetter it gets, the easier it comes off. Be sure tape up all of your outlets first.

If the wallpaper is layered, it simplifies the removal if you pull off the vinyl layer and then apply DIF wallpaper remover. It keeps the wall safe from scratching or scoring.

Use a mixture of liquid fabric softener (Downey) and water in spray bottle. Spray on wallpaper wait a few minutes to soften then peel paper from wall, use a scaper to aid removal. You may have to score some papers so softener can penatrate surface.

To remove wallpaper which has been painted over, use an old-fashioned wood plane. It removes the top layer of paper. The paint and the middle layer of paper protects the sheetrock or plaster. It takes a lot of adjustment of the plane blade, but it is worth it in the end.

We used very hot water and dishwashing soap in a spray bottle, and were stunned with how well the glue peeled off our walls. We have a newer home in which the builder did not prime the walls, so when we peeled the wallpaper off, all the glue was left on. So, we used some tips here and it worked! It saved us time and money! We used Pampered Chef nylon scrapers to peel off the glue. What a charm!

I used vinegar and hot water mixed in a spray bottle. I had vinyl wallpaper, and it came off easy. The first time it left paper and glue on the wall, so I sprayed and soaked the paper for about 15 to 20 minutes, and it worked.

It WORKS! My bottom layer of wallpaper was applied directly to the sheetrock, and it appeared to be stuck for good. I tried adding liquid dishwashing detergent to my water, applied it, and voil! Twenty minutes later, it peeled like a banana.

Use a sprayer with a vinegar and water solution. This will loosen the glue very quickly. It's a little stinky, but it's safer than most other solutions.

When removing a border, I used to a roller to apply undiluted fabric softener to the border (after first peeling off the shiny layer so that only the paper backing remained). I worked in small areas, waiting until the paper was saturated, and it peeled right off. My room smelled very fresh and clean. The fabric softener also did not leave much of a glue residue on the wall, so glue clean up was a breeze.

Regular water on scored wallpaper makes things easier. If you respray an area with the wallpaper removed, you can easily remove most of the glue. Then just go back with a rag and some warm water to remove the tough stuff. It makes it all nice and smooth.

I tried spraying on a mixture of fabric softener and water on 30-year-old wallpaper. The paper came off in small postage-stamp pieces. I then began using a roller to apply straight vinegar. The paper came off in much bigger pieces.

Use full strength fabric softener. Sponge it on or roll it on. It will peel off very easily!

I've been a painter and professional wallpaper remover for the last 15 years. The best and safest method I've come across for easy wallpaper removal is by far Wallwik wallpaper and paste remover. The Wallwik system is very easy to use and it works like magic. And there are no harsh chemicals to worry about. Anyone whom has ever removed wallpaper comes to the same conclusion; to remove wallpaper you must use water and lots of it. Wallwik does just that! Only in a new and much more effective way!

Zinesser scoring tool is handheld, bug shaped and is easy to maneuver. It cost around $7. In my price comparison Home Depot was cheaper than Ace Hardware. First, score the wallpaper with this tool and then spray it with zinesser wall paper remover gel. This will stick on the paper and penetrate through the holes which were made by scoring tool. Give it 10 minutes (at least) and then start removing the wallpaper using a putty knife or any other flat blade object. The wallpaper will start coming off very easily.

Use a sprayer with a vinegar and water solution. This will loosen the glue very quickly. It's a little stinky, but it's safer than most other solutions.

Regular water on scored wallpaper makes things easier. If you respray an area with the wallpaper removed, you can easily remove most of the glue. Then just go back with a rag and some warm water to remove the tough stuff. It makes it all nice and smooth.

When removing a border, I used to a roller to apply undiluted fabric softener to the border (after first peeling off the shiny layer so that only the paper backing remained). I worked in small areas, waiting until the paper was saturated, and it peeled right off. My room smelled very fresh and clean. The fabric softener also did not leave much of a glue residue on the wall, so glue clean up was a breeze.

I scored my paper, sprayed straight white vinegar on it, let it soak for about 3-4 minutes, and pulled the paper off at a 45-degree angle. The paper came off like a window decal; smooth and easy! Hooray for vinegar! It's a cleaner, it's good on salad, and it works miracles for removing wallpaper!

First, I pulled off the vinyl portion. I then mixed 4 ounces of potassium nitrate (also known as salt peter) with one gallon of water and sprayed the solution on the paper. Within minutes the paper pulled off and the glue turned to liquid. I sprayed more of the solution on the wall and the glue under the yellow glue started to break down. I gently brushed it with a scrub brush and scraped with a putty knife. A flat blade, wide, utility knife can also be used to gently scrape the wall and the soft glue scrapes off easily. I added one teaspoon of Shaklee's Basic H to the solution. It reduces the surface tension and permits the water to be absorbed into the paper and glue. This little known remedy of using potassium nitrate works fast and is so cheap.

I used vinegar and hot water mixed in a spray bottle. I had vinyl wallpaper, and it came off easy. The first time it left paper and glue on the wall, so I sprayed and soaked the paper for about 15 to 20 minutes, and it worked.