Asked on Jan 02, 2018

How to get wallpaper backing off without gouging the wall?

Shari
by Shari
  9 answers
  • Janet Pizaro Janet Pizaro on Jan 02, 2018

    https://www.hometalk.com/diy/decorate/walls/best-way-to-remove-wallpaper-3370217

  • Steam it off. Use the scoring tool.


    https://www.lowes.com/projects/paint-stain-and-wallpaper/remove-old-wallpaper/project


    Fabric softener and a paint scraper work too, but be careful.



  • Anne Anne on Jan 02, 2018

    Wet it down with water and a sponge and use a spatula or a plastic spackling tool to gently peel up. It takes time, but you can do it without damage. They also make a spray on wallpaper remover that you can purchase, but seriously if you have the outer layer already off, water works good enough.

  • Bijous Bijous on Jan 02, 2018

    Hot water and vinegar, equal parts. Use a spray bottle and put towels on floor to absorb the mess. Work in small areas. Saturate the glue. Let sit for 10-15 minutes. Use plastic bath scrubbies that are sold for personal use (in the cosmetic department). Wipe clean.

  • And21349368 And21349368 on Jan 02, 2018

    you can get a product called jifat any paint store mix ingredients with proper amount of water and apply with sprayer also use a hand tool called a paper tiger to help penetrate wall covering the solution is called JIF

  • Susan Boothe Susan Boothe on Jan 02, 2018

    first you remove the top layer by letting wallpaper remover sit on it a while, then peeling it off. Then reapply the remover and use a scraper to get that layer off. If you’re gouging your wall, you’re not using your scraper correctly. Hold your scraper’s Handle almost flush with the wall and lightly scrape. If you let the remover sit long enough it should easily come off. You can also use fabric softener instead of wall paper remover.

  • William William on Jan 02, 2018

    I use The hot water and vinegar. Saturate the paper keeping it wet. Let it sit for a while and check every so often if it starts to peel off. Hopefully the wall paper was not put on an unprepared wall.

  • Susan Boothe Susan Boothe on Jan 02, 2018

    Agree with Naomi and use a scoring tool (forgot about that!) lol

  • Johnavallance82 Johnavallance82 on Jan 02, 2018

    use water and a sponge and carefully scrape off.