"Greg-EE" wrote in message
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"Tom Cavanagh" wrote in message
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New guy on group looking for an effective way to remove wallpaper w/o
using
the rental steam type remover which is rather heavy and cumbersome. TIA

Tom



Use Dif wallpaper remover and a paper tiger to break the surface of the
paper prior to applying the DIF. Works great. Steamer does not work as
well
as the DIF. You can pick it up at Home Depot.



Save your money. Use hot water and vinegar in a common spray bottle. You
can even use an empty Windex bottle.

THE KEY IS PATIENCE.

Once you spray, let the water do its work. Some wallpapers will immediately
take on the hue of wet brown paper sacks. Give it about 3 minutes. Respray
the dry spots you can see. Wait. Start at an edge or corner, and pull
slightly. If it starts peeling off, go slowly. Work on a 3 ft x 3 ft area
at a time so it doesn't dry out on you, or you don't get it soggy.
Different wallpapers will release differently due to the surface. If they
are a plastic/vinyl surface, the hot water won't sink in as fast as plain
paper. Sometimes you have to peel the plastic layer off so that the water
can soften the paper layer. Get a plastic putty knife to help you but don't
make work by scraping hard or you will have retexturing work to do later on.

Remember, the key is go slow. I removed wallpaper from a 1800 sf house that
had wallpaper on everything but the ceiling and floor. I learned a lot, but
the most important tip I can give you is to go slow.

Paper tigers help, but again, be careful not to make marks. They make the
nonporous types come off better by getting the water through the nonporous
layer.

Steve

PS: I have two gallons of DIF in the garage I have to take back. Plain hot
water worked better.