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Don't you just love decorating...:-(

I removed some wallpaper today that put on by the previous occupiers of
the
house. The paper was stuck ontop of emulsion paint, needless to say that
in
places much of the emulsion paint came off as well.

Question is, what is the best method to get rid of all the old emulsion
paint...?

Well I think I have found an easier answer to get rid of the most stubborn
paint rather than using just a scraper or steam etc.

I wanted to see just how bad it would look at just putting the wallpaper on
the wall without scraping all the old paint off. It looked awful, but as a
bonus, something in the paste must have reacted with the emulsion paint that
made it lift off the plaster because now, I can use the scraper with very
little effort to remove it.

Hope this helps those of you who have similar problems in the future.
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Well I think I have found an easier answer to get rid of the most
stubborn
paint rather than using just a scraper or steam etc.

I wanted to see just how bad it would look at just putting the wallpaper
on
the wall without scraping all the old paint off. It looked awful, but as
a
bonus, something in the paste must have reacted with the emulsion paint
that
made it lift off the plaster because now, I can use the scraper with
very
little effort to remove it.

Hope this helps those of you who have similar problems in the future.

Interesting! I once had the same result when using some old sugar soap on
water based paint, bubbled right off!

Alex



Hmmm, wonder if there is any mileage in mixing some sugar soap into paste,
and applying that to remove emulsion then?


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"troubleinstore" wrote in message
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I recently posted the following:-

Don't you just love decorating...:-(

I removed some wallpaper today that put on by the previous occupiers of
the
house. The paper was stuck ontop of emulsion paint, needless to say that
in
places much of the emulsion paint came off as well.

Question is, what is the best method to get rid of all the old emulsion
paint...?

Well I think I have found an easier answer to get rid of the most stubborn
paint rather than using just a scraper or steam etc.

I wanted to see just how bad it would look at just putting the wallpaper
on
the wall without scraping all the old paint off. It looked awful, but as a
bonus, something in the paste must have reacted with the emulsion paint
that
made it lift off the plaster because now, I can use the scraper with very
little effort to remove it.

Hope this helps those of you who have similar problems in the future.
--
troubleinstore
http://www.tuppencechange.co.uk
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Interesting! I once had the same result when using some old sugar soap on
water based paint, bubbled right off!

Alex

I also found an effective emulsion remover: dilute some ecover washing
up liquid and soak the paint with it. It just wiped off with a cloth.
Unfortunately I wasnt intending to discover this...

Regards, NT

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I also found an effective emulsion remover: dilute some ecover washing
up liquid and soak the paint with it. It just wiped off with a cloth.
Unfortunately I wasnt intending to discover this...

Regards, NT

Likewise, I was just cleaning the surfaces after prep and prior to painting.
Luckily it was only a temporary patch up job.

Alex