I've done a few removals frist you need to score the paper real good
with a wallpaper scorer Then you need to soak it REAL good not just a
mist will do you can spend the $5.00 on dif or just mix some liquid
fabric softener and water in a spray bottle works just as well then
use a wallpaper scraper [large razor knife] remove all paper then re
spray and wipe off glue with a scrubber-sponge prime an paint
On 14 Aug 2005 19:32:41 -0700, "Harry K"
wrote:


Harry K wrote:
Okay, I googled it and got nothing useful.

I removed the wallpaper from the kitchen and want to paint. Of course
the glue residue has to be removed. I have been that route before
using just warm water and scrub pads - not a fun occupation.

I vaguely recall seeing something somewhere about a specific product
for this job, or at least a product that works on it. I bought some
TSP but the local newspaper help column says it is a bad idea as
getting the glue plus tsp residue off cleanly is a problem.

Anybody?

Harry K

Happened to be in the local Ace Hardware. They had both teh DIF gel
and a spray bottle of WP CHOMP. Bought a bottle to try out on removing
the remaining glue (about 4x8). Instructions on that one are to first
pull off the facing of the wallpaper and then soak the paper backing,
wait 5 minutes and pull it off. Just what I did originally.

Tried it on just the glue remaining. Worked better than the Windex I
was using, took less and worked faster. Scraped off the glue with my
tapeing knife. Tomorrow is the test, Paint a section behind the
refrigerator and see what happens. I didn't wash the wall after the
scraping and figure what glue remains probably won't cause a problem,
if it does, a second coat of paint should fix it.

I am also going to use it per the instructions when I move over to the
bathroom.

To say that I am tired of scrubbing is an understatement.

Harry K