Comments on: Removing Wallpaper

By: marge

marge — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:50:45 +0000

Help……my daughter and I starting removing the wall paper in her bathroom which was easy but behind it was thick
cardboard. Then under that is the white dry wall/plaster. Any help on removing the cardboard fast and easy….. We spent all day yesterday using all the above products and only got half a wall done.

By: Elizabeth Kelton

Elizabeth Kelton — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:20:10 +0000

As far as the wood floors, NEVER use anything that you mix with water on hardwood floors. In addition, I heard that Murphy’s Oil soap will leave a horrible residue. The water will start to pop the grains on the wood plus the seems (even on laminate floors). I use Bona Swedish Formula on my hardwoods and Quick Step on my laminate wood floors. It was a kit I purchased from a local floor company and came with a mop (about $25). It is pretty hard to push the mop (really it is a workout) but that is how it cleans the spots from the floors. You spray a section and mop. That’s it. Hope this helps.

By: Tracy

Tracy — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 23:31:01 +0000

I used fabric softener to get wallpaper off and yes, it worked wonderfully! However, my hardwood floors have a fabric softnener residue on them now that I just can’t seem to rinse off. I even tried a spray degreaser. No luck. It seemed to add to the mess. I need to clean and wax them, but I’m afraid to Murphy Oil them on top of the residue.
Any suggestions as how to remove this stuff?

By: vapainter

vapainter — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 18:21:40 +0000

pump sprayer is a good idea, will try that next time, guess Danny didnt want to use a paper tiger to score walls… it makes scoring wall much easier. Renting a steamer can be useful Just spackel any gouges and sand. always a tedious job.. esp if wall wasn’t primed or sized.

By: Jean

Jean — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 04:59:47 +0000

Try using fabric dryer sheets instead of the liquid. I find that wetting the sheets & then wiping down the wall took the glue right off with minimal fabric softener residue. Will need to rinse the walls again with hot water, but it has worked for me time & time again.

By: Ed Rialp

Ed Rialp — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 01:06:51 +0000

Thanks a lot to all who responded. Very helpful, and appreciate them.

By: Deb T

Deb T — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 22:39:03 +0000

Ruth: I did the downy and water trick, and frankly, it was more of a mess than it was worth. The downy made the walls so “oily” that it took forever for it to dry enough to rewallpaper. Maybe I used too much fabric softner..my bathroom smelled great though. It tended to seep into the wall more than a normal wallpaper remover. That’s probably why it’s such a great fabric softner.:)

By: Deb T

Deb T — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 22:35:20 +0000

Ed: The website has the technical data you need for the active ingredients in the wallpaper remover used in this video. Just do a search for the name of the remover on google or some web search engine and click on technical info..there should be pdf files available and it should tell you what the active ingredient is that your looking for.

By: Deb T

Deb T — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 22:00:54 +0000

Rozyln: what do you plan to replace the wallpaper or contact paper with, do you want to restore the pine? Or are you covering it?
I have a few solutions.. but some may be harmful to the pine, thats why I ask what you plan to do. If the plastic has been removed and you still have adhesive the adhesive is silicone based. If you havent gottten the paper off yet, use a blow dryer or a hot towel…blow dryer being my first choice..that will take the plastic off ..then youll have to deal with the adhesive. If the contact paper is older than three years which it sounds like it is silicone based because the manufacturer of contact paper now uses a water based glue and you should be able to get it off without alot of problem. If you respond back I might be able to give you a better solution. THat is all I know from the info youve given thus far but will be happy to help you further if these solutions arent of any help. Deb

By: Rozlyn

Rozlyn — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 17:07:20 +0000

I found that what I thought was old wallpaper was actually contact paper. This had been applied over inexpensive pine that appears to be bare. Any suggestions in how to get it off? I tried vinegar and warm water and it didn’t work.