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Default Wallpaper stripping tools and techniques


"LumpHammer" wrote in message
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I've got several rooms to redecorate, that are currently covered in 1970s
textured wallpaper, some in reasonable condition, some not.

I've stripped one room so far, using a cheap paint scraping tool to remove
as much dry paper as possible, and some "Zinsser" wallpaper stripping
solution for the difficult bits. The underlying plasterboard goes soggy
easily, so I'm reluctant to use steam.

Any tips on the easiest way to strip the remaining paper, tools I could
buy?

The fancier wallpaper stripping tools on Amazon have mixed reviews.



If your plasterboard has not been skimmed, (with plaster), you are f***d.
If it has, you can use a steamer with care.

ISTR there are products out there to put a skim layer on top of various
textured finishes but I have never used them.
I think "Polyskim/filler" makes one.