uppitycats Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 The wallpaper on my Brimble appears to have been glued directly to the walls -- none of which have been primed or painted. And it doesn't appear they've been sealed, either. In some areas the paper is loose -- I've been pulling that away. But in other areas it's stuck really good. Any ideas on how to remove it? I'd like to try to get back to the bare wood as much as possible...or should I just give up and paint over it all? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPCullen Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 Do you know what type of glue was used? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uppitycats Posted January 12, 2007 Author Share Posted January 12, 2007 No, I don't. I know that hot glue was used in the structure part -- glueing the foundation and walls. But it doesn't appear to be hot glue on the paper. I'm going to try a wet sponge and a soak and see if that does anything... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shy Spirit Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 Vinegar and water soak works. There was another thread on this a short while back ... lots of good ideas there, but I don't remember the topic name - sorry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 I've successfully used vinegar & warm water to soak off old paper, it was a tip from Judith Abraham. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hallowell Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 You could put a foam core wall over it. :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uppitycats Posted January 12, 2007 Author Share Posted January 12, 2007 Warm water seems to have "sort of" worked. I'll try the vinegar next. As for foam core...actually I'm going to be gluing wainscoating on the lower half of the walls, so that should cover most flaws Gonna be tricky putting wallpaper up the staircase behind the already-installed stairs, though. And the stairs have not been painted, so that'll be fun, too. Looking for someone with teeny-tiny hands :lol: Looks a lot like whoever owned this house before me was real enthusiastic in the beginning...but then gave up about half-way. Some things are done really well..the rest is a sort of "hurry up and slap on some paint so it looks OK" kind of job. But it really is coming along, and I've got all sorts of ideas floating in my head. Now if I can just get all this paper off... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarah handley Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 LOVE, LOVE, LOVE that hat, Greg! Nancy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shutterbugkc Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 If it doesn't all come completely off from the vinegar, you can try to sand that last little bit off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuttiwebgal Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 teresa has suggested fabric softner for removing wallpaper. score the paper ...spray...wait....and scrape away. good luck! nutti Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hallowell Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 Hi Nancy, that's my Pippi from hell look. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniMadWoman Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 Yes, as Nutti said, I've used fabric softener and hot water with great success. I had to remove tons of wallpaper from my Beacon Hill and I swear by this method. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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