Removing Cheap Vinyl Paper Is Tearing Up My Walls

BACKWOODS

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

boman47k

Sounds like it is time to prime, skim, prime and paint. Could always r/r the rock.

thezoo

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.

chris n

PASTE,paste,paste ,paste,paste,paste,paste,paste,paste,paste,paste, OR

adhesive, adhesive ,adhesive ,adhesive ,adhesive ,adhesive ,adhesive NOT


glue:censo red:

BACKWOODS

You say TOMATO, I say TOMATOE,
Glue, paste, adhesive aka the SH*T that screws up the unfinished drywall