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Steve
Trade: Remodeling and Custom Cabinets
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Shelby County Alabama
Posts: 314
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Removing Cheap Vinyl Paper Is Tearing Up My Walls
Doing a bit of work @ my own house and have discovered I may be in for more work than I wanted, what else is new, huh!
The original wallpaper was put up in the bathrooms with no primer, sealer, sizing, etc on the drywall. I have tried all the suggestions I can find here on the forum and WWW. Even a steamer after the Paper Tiger/solution soak does not seem to work. I have 3 more vanity areas along with 2 bathrooms to go so any ideas on what to try are welcomed. The top layer will not peel off, allowing me access to just the glue layer. In the corners/seam areas where the drywall has joint compound on top of the drywall it comes off great. Steve |
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Pro
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Re: Removing Cheap Vinyl Paper Is Tearing Up My Walls
Sounds like it is time to prime, skim, prime and paint. Could always r/r the rock.
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Member
Trade: Remodeling
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Maryland
Posts: 35
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Re: Removing Cheap Vinyl Paper Is Tearing Up My Walls
I heard that an enzyme based stain remover works well, it attacks the protein in the glue. I tried the normal, scoring/wp remover solution/steamer/scraping and after 1.5 days in a powder room, I ripped the drywall out....ala R&R. My skimcoat skills are lacking to say the least.
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Re: Removing Cheap Vinyl Paper Is Tearing Up My Walls
PASTE,paste,paste ,paste,paste,paste,paste,paste,paste,paste,paste, OR
adhesive, adhesive ,adhesive ,adhesive ,adhesive ,adhesive ,adhesive NOT glue ![]() ![]() ![]() :censo red:![]() ![]()
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