How do you remove stubbornly stuck wallpaper border. I've used commercial product; no luck! Help!?

Question

I've used DIF liquid concentrate and DIF spray gel along with a wallpaper scorer device. Some pieces have come off, but for the most part there's quite a bit of paper still stuck on the wall. What do I need to do/use next?

Answer 1

I used a steamer with a wall paper attachment that got about 3000 square feet of wall paper off in about 2 hours without any harmful fumes or messy goos to clean up. Didn't hurt the sheet rock either.

Answer 2

Put some hot water(nothing else) in a Windex type of bottle and spray the wallpaper so that it soaks up the water, let it sit a little while, spray the area again and scrap it off with a scraper.

If the wallpaper has a wax film on it, try to remove it by just peeling it back and follow the previous steps. Hope it works for you, did for me many times.

Answer 3

I would suggest you use very hot soapy water ( laundry detergent would be good) wear rubber gloves and with a large sponge wet the area with this soapy mixture, let the water soak into the area of the wall paper for about 3 or 4 minutes - rub it off with a plastic scraper.  I know this is tedious work - but for me it was the only way.

Then again, using hot water and vinegar, wash the wall to remove the left over glue.

Answer 4

Try liquid fabric softener. Just get the cheapest that you can find. Pour into a spray bottle, and dillute with a little water. Or you can use it full strengh. Spray it on and let it sit for a while. It should come off pretty easlily, but you will probably still have to use a scraper for the stubborn spots.

I hope this helps!

Good luck!