Removing painted over grasscloth - Contractor Talk - Professional Construction and Remodeling Forum

hrybzdad · 09-30-2006, 06:11 AM

HI guys! New to the site.Has anyone ever encountered trying to remove painted over grasscloth . Its on what appears to be painted drywall , and has been hanging for about 10-15 years.HELP!

**ProWallGuy** · 09-30-2006, 08:06 AM

Have you tried to remove it using the regular stripping techniques?
If its a flat paint, it could absorb water fairly easy, and come down without a hitch. You might even be able to dry-strip the grass layer from the backing because it is solidified/strengthened by the paint.
Sometimes it's not as bad as you think.
Then again, sometimes it can be a nightmare.
But you need to attempt it before you can determine if it will come off or not.

**Double-A** · 09-30-2006, 08:31 AM

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Originally Posted by ProWallGuy

Sometimes it's not as bad as you think.
Then again, sometimes it can be a nightmare.

Lol, this can be said about most things in this line of work.

Richard · 09-30-2006, 09:03 AM

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Originally Posted by ProWallGuy

Have you tried to remove it using the regular stripping techniques?...

This is what I suggest, as well. 'Grasscloth', from what I remember is simply wallpaper with tiny tiny bamboo/grass on the surface? I could be wrong, but I think that's what we're talking about here. I removed it once by scraping to remove as much of the 'grass' as I could, and then it was a normal wallpaper removal....