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Removing Wall Paper

How do I remove 5 layers of old wall paper from walls, without using a steamer?

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Removing Wallpaper

How do I remove 15 year old wallpaper border? I tried the commercial presoak gel, but it is brutally slow to peel off. I tried scoring the paper with a sharp knife as recommended, but it doesn't help much.

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Removing Wallpaper

I have striped the wall paper off 3 of 4 walls, but one entire wall has proven to be stubborn. I can't seem to remove any of the wallpaper (at all) from this one wall. I have tried D.I.F, vinegar, and dish soap, but nothing I try seems to work. Can anyone help?

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Wallpaper Over Formica Counter Top

Can I put wallpaper over a Formica counter top?

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Removing Wallpaper That Has Been Painted, Gloved hand scraping off wallpaper.

Removing Wallpaper That Has Been Painted

This is a guide about removing wallpaper that has been painted. Whether you did the deed yourself or inherited wallpaper that has been painted over, you have a chore before you.

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Remnants of Ballard Designs Wallpaper

I'm working on a small project and would like to find some discontinued Ballard Designs wallpaper. Where can I find leftover wallpaper ends?

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Wallpaper Removal with Dawn Dish Detergent

How much Dawn do you put in the spray bottle?

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Removing Wallpaper Glue

I would like to know what to use to get old wallpaper paste off a wall so I can paint and put up new wallpaper border. Thanks.

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Painting Tile Print Wallpaper to Look Like Worn Tin Tiles

I asked last month if someone could tell me the best way to paint a wallpaper that looks like 4x4 tin tiles. The name of the paper is analyptical, I believe. Please if someone has some advice I would greatly appreciate it.

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Removing Wallpaper Border

How do you remove wallpaper border?

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Wallpaper Removal

How much water to how much softener do I use for wall paper removal?

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Painting Over Wallpaper

Can I paint over tight wallpaper if I apply a coat of oil Kilz on the wallpaper first?

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Preparing a Wall for Paint After Removing Wallpaper

When removing the wallpaper the old paint also came off in many areas. Can I feather, prime, and use flat paint to get a better look?

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Removing Wallpaper Glue from Wallpaper

My son has drywall with wall paper on it and whoever put it up got glue on it and it has dried and won't come off. How do we get the glue off the wallpaper? Thanks.

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Removing Wallpaper

I tried everything to remove my hard to get off wallpaper, before I discovered this trick - heated vinegar. The wall paper will still have to be pulled off, but the sticky glue paper comes off easily, as the vinegar will loosen the glue.

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Removing Stubborn Wallpaper

I attempted to remove a wallpaper border that was applied to drywall that only had a thin coat of paint on it. The drywall was peeling off with the border in small pieces so I ended up bordering over that border and now 5 years later I really want it off.

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Removing Wallpaper

How do I strip plastic wallpaper?

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Removing Old Wallpaper

What is the best way to take off very old wallpaper? It is the paper thin kind used back over 30-40 yrs ago. My house is over 165 yrs old and every room has that crappy wallpaper. I am taking it down. In some places there is like 3 layers of it.

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Removing Painted Wallpaper Glue

Our previous homeowners had removed a ceiling wallpaper border and then painted over the area without removing the paste residue. Does anyone have a suggestion on how to correct this since the glue residue is under the paint?

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Wallpaper Will Not Stick to Walls

When I decorated my son's bedroom the wallpaper just falls of the walls. Can you help?

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Removing Painted Wallpaper

I have fiberglass wallpaper in my kitchen. It has been painted with either oil or water-based paint. How do you remove it?

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Homemade Wallpaper Remover

Is there an effective homemade wallpaper remover?

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Brown Paper Bag Wall Treatment

Can you use construction paper or even a wallpaper picked up at a thrift store for brown bag wall treatment? I can't find colored paper, only mauve and brown. I want green. What bond paper is acceptable.

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