How To Strip Wallpaper

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There are so different ways to strip off your wallpaper.

(1)  STRIPPABLE WALLPAPER:  Most new wallpaper in the market today are strippable.  

How to know if your wallpaper is strippable?  

First,  test a small area to see if its peel right off.  If it peels off leaving only the glue on the wall, you have easy job on it.  Meaning you have a strippable wallpaper.

Here's how to remove STRIPPABLE WALLPAPER:

TOOLS and MATERIALS 

1. Sponge
2. Hot Water
3. Broad 6" Paint Spatula(PALETTE KNIFE)
4. NEUTRALIZING SOLUTION

PROCEDURE

1. Soften first the paste underneath the paper with sponge and hot water.
2. Scrape the paper off with 6" Paint Spatula.  And remove as much as possible all the paper residue on the wall.
3. Rinse the walls with a NEUTRALIZING SOLUTION OF 1 cup vinegar mixed in 1 gallon of water.

(2)  UNSTRIPPABLE WALLPAPER: The older commercial wallpaper.  In order to remove old wallpaper you have to modify commercial wallpaper remover.

TO MAKE WALLPAPER REMOVER;

COMBINE THE FOLLOWING 

• 3 gallons of very hot water
• 1 bottle of wallpaper remover with reactive enzymes.  Label should have enzyme based.
• 1/4 cup liquid fabric softener.
• 2 tablespoon baking soda.

WALLPAPER REMOVER is more easy and less messy than steaming.  This is used only for UNSTRIPPABLE WALLPAPER or difficult to remove wall coverings.

TOOLS and MATERIALS

1. Sprayer or paint roller
2. WALLPAPER REMOVER
3. BROAD KNIFE or Paint Spatula
4. Sponge
5. Small perforation tool
6. White vinegar
7. Water

Make certain plan to move all your furniture away from the walls and better put some old newspaper or old clothes on your floor to avoid damage.

GOOD LUCK and BE SAFE!!! 

Source: RITA HUTNER info guru