VeryModern
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posted on April 24, 2001 03:43:53 PM
I forget.
Can anyone help?
Thanks.
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zilvy
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posted on April 24, 2001 04:42:24 PM
1. Hire a professional
2. Get your hubby to a wallpaper store for all the supplies he will need.
3. Rent a steamer
4. Warm water & vinegar in a spray bottle
5. Hire a professional
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nettak
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posted on April 24, 2001 04:56:44 PM
I agree with Zilvy Hire a Professional. But if that is not possible, the steamer works well, but can get heavy after a while.
Depending on what type of wallpaper you have, it can work in different ways to remove it. If it is a vinyl type of front, try peeling that off first and then wet down the backing paper let it soak in and use a scraper to remove the paper backing. If it is an ordinary type of wallpaper, you may be able to remove it by just wetting it down and again you have to wait for it to soak in before you try and peel. Make sure you have a spray bottle of water handy and cover everything and anything around you, including the floor.
I will never again have wallpaper, because when the time comes to remove it, it is such a messy job.
Go back to Zilvy's first idea. Hire a professional. That way you can sit back and relax and not worry over it yourself. 
Good luck. 
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sugar2912
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posted on April 24, 2001 05:00:06 PM
My house in Illinois was an older home, owned by an elderly couple before we bought it. The hallway had the MOST hideous brown floral wallpaper I had ever seen! I was intimidated about pulling it down, I had heard that you had to poke holes in it, steam it, iron it, caress it.. etc etc. Well, I eventually got used to the danged wallpaper. It got so I didn't even notice those horrid small brown flowers staring at me. When it became time to put our house on the market, I decided once and for all I was going to do something about the ugliness. I found a teeny tiny little spot in a corner next to a closet where the paper had started to lift. I gently tugged on it. THE WHOLE SHEET JUST FELL OFF OF THE WALL!!!!
I had the entire hallway stripped down to bare walls in a matter of minutes!
Moral here: Give a tug, more recent papers are made for easy removal!
If the tug doesn't work, do like Zilvy says... hire a professional!
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KatyD
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posted on April 24, 2001 05:05:59 PM
There's some liquid wallpaper loosener stuff you can get at the hardware store. I don't remember the name but Home Depot carries it. You can spray it on, but the best way is to soak a sponge with it and blot it on your walls till they're damp. Be sure to score the walls first. Leave the stuff on for at least 15 minutes or so. It will peel right off with a wallpaper scraper or putty knife. I was able to get about 6 layers of alternating paint and wallpaper of walls using this method. I was about ready to give up. Our house was built in the 20's and there were layers of wallpaper painted over and then papered, then painted over again...etc. It was a nightmare, but I got it off! Good luck!
KatyD
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Kazanne
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posted on April 24, 2001 05:09:05 PM
And if all of the above fails!!!!
Wallpaper over it!!!! And leave the worry to the next person. LOL. 
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rancher24
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posted on April 24, 2001 05:33:15 PM
DIF...That's the product name...comes in a liquid, to which you add HOT water (also comes in a new spray directly concentration, but I haven't tried that yet)...FIRST BEFORE YOU APPLY THE DIF, you get a tool called a "Paper Tiger" (home depot, probably all the home stores) it is a round paper cutter.(made to work with the liquid wallpaper removers)..you run it along the walls (on the wallpaper) all over, but NOT TOO DEEP!...This will score the paper & allow the DIF to penetrate UNDER the wallpaper...Allow the DIF to soak in for about 10 minutes, then start peeling...Apply more Dif as needed...The paper might separate eg. the top layer from the bottom paper layer, but it WILL come off....If you are lucky you get big long strips at a time...I've done it many many times this way, and have always had good results....
Remember you ARE wetting the wall, so protect the floor (it can get messy) AND VERY IMPORTANT, allow the wall to dry before painting or repapering....
Good Luck!!!
~ Rancher
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MuRiEl
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posted on April 24, 2001 05:34:07 PM
A wallpaper steamer. You can rent them. They work like magic. No other way to do it. 
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VeryModern
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posted on April 24, 2001 05:37:36 PM
Thanks everyone! It is just a border so I will try to cope without the professional. It is coming off (slowly) if I wet and wait but in little icky scraps. I will probably get good at it right about the time I finish.
VeryModern Space Junk
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KatyD
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posted on April 24, 2001 05:45:58 PM
Yes Rancher! Dif is the name of it! I bought some other stuff first that didn't work very well at all, and then the Home Depot man told me to use the DIF. It works like magic.
VM, see if you can get some DIF, and soak it. It should come off with your putty knife in fairly large pieces if it is soaked well.
KatyD
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rancher24
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posted on April 24, 2001 05:46:29 PM
VeryModern...I just remembered (rusty brain) I saw a home show where they suggested using soapy water (dish detergent) to wet the paper....You might wanna try that....
~ Rancher
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VeryModern
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posted on April 24, 2001 05:57:35 PM
I am afraid of the chemicals because last time I did this (maybe 10 years ago, hard to remember) I think I had paint rolling down the walls - it was awful, it stripped everything to the sheetrock.
I am afraid!
VeryModern Space Junk
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VeryModern
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posted on April 24, 2001 05:59:49 PM
oh!
and if anyone sees SgtMike, tell him the lawn he suggested I start from seed is coming in. He saved me a large wad of cash and I appreciate it.
VeryModern Space Junk
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rancher24
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posted on April 24, 2001 06:31:05 PM
VeryModern, DO NOT BE AFRAID!!!...Dif is harmless, cept of course if you're wallpaper! .....I myself fear chemicals, but don't worry bout Dif at all....&..of course, the dish soap can't hurt ya (well, cept if your allergic or dirty! )...
KatyD...I never tried anything but the Dif (guess I got lucky!)...Works great for me too!...My favorite part is when you get a really really big piece off in one shot!...oh, man, I DO need a life!
~ Rancher
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ubiedaman
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posted on April 24, 2001 07:59:02 PM
OK...with Windows 98/SE/NT/ME just RIGHT click on the desktop, go to "Properties"...oh..ahh sorry
Keith
I assume full responsibility for my actions, except
the ones that are someone else's fault.
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VeryModern
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posted on April 24, 2001 09:26:40 PM
ubiedaman - 
Also, I was looking for you a couple weeks back. Aren't you a pool aficionado?
If so, where would you sell a zsamboti?
Thank you.
VeryModern Space Junk
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ubiedaman
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posted on April 24, 2001 09:31:44 PM
Isn't a "zsamboti" that thing they use to clean the ice at hockey rinks?
Although, if the ice melts I guess it COULD be considered a "pool"
Keith
I assume full responsibility for my actions, except
the ones that are someone else's fault.
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zilvy
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posted on April 24, 2001 09:35:02 PM
Ubiedaman....shouldn't that have been followed by a nyuk, nyuk, nyuk?!!
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VeryModern
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posted on April 25, 2001 05:10:29 AM
Yes, I think so, maybe I am spelling it wrong. I am talking about a pool cue - that is name of the guy who made it.
I thought I read sometime ago that this was your passion. Faulty memory, sorry!
VeryModern Space Junk
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VeryModern
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posted on April 25, 2001 05:17:24 AM
ps - maybe I should keep folders.
VeryModern Space Junk
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zilvy
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posted on April 25, 2001 07:14:49 AM
VM from reading and enjoying your posts over the last several months you are definitely not "the folder keeper type". Ubieda was being silly "Zamboni" is the ice grooming machine.
I did a search on pool cues and this is the closest I could come to your reference.
Hope this is helpful. http://www.discountpoolcues.com/strambolini.htm
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sideslam
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posted on April 25, 2001 07:27:52 AM
I remember reading somewhere to use fabric softener. I believe it was one part fabric softener to two parts water. Not sure about those measurments. So if you do decide to try it you may have to experiment with those measurments.
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Bunnicula
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posted on April 25, 2001 07:39:59 AM
About 15 years ago I bought a townhome that had hideous wallpaper throughout. I bought a little Black & Decker Wallpaper Steamer & removed it all. That little steamer worked great then--and still does now. Over the years several friends have borrowed the steamer for *their* wallpaper removing projects and have loved it as well. I don't know what the thing goes for these days (back then I paid $39.95 IIRC) but it would be well worth the cost.
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VeryModern
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posted on April 25, 2001 01:16:36 PM
okay, thanks for the clarification zilvy, I recognize that now. I am the dream gal pal of a hockey fan. I say "why doncha take your pal with you..." when he has a second ticket.
Hockey is a big deal here (Av's). My husband's boss offers us his tickets and we do the unthinkable.
"Uh..... thanks anyway." It was a nice gesture and we thought about going and sitting through a game (or do you call them matches??) to be gracious but in the end did not think we would survive.
I will check the link, thanks.
VeryModern Space Junk
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