Hi,

I have recently used a steam wallpaper stripper to remove the wallpaper
in my cloakroom. This worked fine to remove the paper, but it has left
a adhesive residue on the wall which I cannot see m to get off..

I have tried sanding, but this seemed to just sand off loads of
plaster, and I have also tried a B&Q wallpaper spray, but this did not
seem to touch it. You can scrape the adhesive off using a scraper, but
this could take me days, it is quite a rubbery consistency..

Does anyone have any bright ideas ? some cleaner or chemical I could
use to speed up the process..

Thanks,

Paul...

Wordy wrote:
Hi,

I have recently used a steam wallpaper stripper to remove the wallpaper
in my cloakroom. This worked fine to remove the paper, but it has left
a adhesive residue on the wall which I cannot see m to get off..

I have tried sanding, but this seemed to just sand off loads of
plaster, and I have also tried a B&Q wallpaper spray, but this did not
seem to touch it. You can scrape the adhesive off using a scraper, but
this could take me days, it is quite a rubbery consistency..

Does anyone have any bright ideas ? some cleaner or chemical I could
use to speed up the process..

Thanks,

Paul...


Hot water, detergent, and a decorators' sponge has always worked for me.

Stuart Noble wrote:
Wordy wrote:

I have recently used a steam wallpaper stripper to remove the wallpaper
in my cloakroom. This worked fine to remove the paper, but it has left
a adhesive residue on the wall which I cannot see m to get off..

I have tried sanding, but this seemed to just sand off loads of
plaster, and I have also tried a B&Q wallpaper spray, but this did not
seem to touch it. You can scrape the adhesive off using a scraper, but
this could take me days, it is quite a rubbery consistency..

Does anyone have any bright ideas ? some cleaner or chemical I could
use to speed up the process..

Hot water, detergent, and a decorators' sponge has always worked for me.

Me too, but the description "rubbery consistency" suggests strongly that
this ain't conventional wallpaper paste.

OP - do you know what it is? What sort of wall covering was it holding
up? Cork tiles or something?

David

Lobster wrote:
Stuart Noble wrote:
Wordy wrote:

I have recently used a steam wallpaper stripper to remove the wallpaper
in my cloakroom. This worked fine to remove the paper, but it has left
a adhesive residue on the wall which I cannot see m to get off..

I have tried sanding, but this seemed to just sand off loads of
plaster, and I have also tried a B&Q wallpaper spray, but this did not
seem to touch it. You can scrape the adhesive off using a scraper, but
this could take me days, it is quite a rubbery consistency..

Does anyone have any bright ideas ? some cleaner or chemical I could
use to speed up the process..

Hot water, detergent, and a decorators' sponge has always worked for me.

Me too, but the description "rubbery consistency" suggests strongly that
this ain't conventional wallpaper paste.

OP - do you know what it is? What sort of wall covering was it holding
up? Cork tiles or something?

David

It was just holding up standard "flowery" wallpaper. It definitely
comes off like a rubbery texture. It is a very thin layer on the
plaster, and I don't think I will be able to paint over it
effectively..

Paul...

Wordy wrote:

Hi,

I have recently used a steam wallpaper stripper to remove the wallpaper
in my cloakroom. This worked fine to remove the paper, but it has left
a adhesive residue on the wall which I cannot see m to get off..

[snip]

Does anyone have any bright ideas ? some cleaner or chemical I could
use to speed up the process..

I had a similar problem a while ago after we moved in here. It looked as if
the previous owners had been _very_ generous in applying the paste. There
was a fairly thick jelly-like layer of paste left after stripping the
paper.

I asked Crown tech. support and got the following reply:

,----
| Thank you for your email enquiry. You can encounter problems when
| using an emulsion on walls which have previously been wallpapered,
| as you rightly say the residue paste can contaminate the surface. If
| you cannot remove all of the paste then I would suggest that you
| use and Alkali Resisting Primer on the wall surface as this will act as
| a barrier to the paste. You can buy this from a trade outlet or the
| International brand also make one which should be available from
| B&Q stores. Please ensure that the room is well ventilated during
| use and drying time.
`----

I tried to remove as much gunge as possible with sugar soap and nylon
scouring pads then applied the suggested primer. That was about 2 years ago
and there's been no problems since.

The warning about ventilation is well justified, that primer stinks
something terrible - and takes it forever to go away.

--
Mike Clarke