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Well, I went online and screened on HOW TO GET CONTACT PAPER OFF WOOD. The website had several suggestions to remedy this problem. It stated that you could use a hair dryer. Well, I used a blow dryer and heated up small spaces and then pulled like crazy and got the messy stuff up. It took me 2-1/2 hours to do the 10 foot LONG cabinet and I was on all fours the entire time with my head stuck in the cabinet as well. WHAT A SIGHT! Thank goodness it was a lower cabinet and not overhead.
Needless to say, I will NEVER use contact paper again! It is not worth the misery of getting it off your wood. I re-lined the cabinet with some UNGLUED wall paper left over from a long ago project and tacked it down at each corner with a heavy duty stapler. I figure it will be MUCH easier to pull out four staples than spend another 2-1/2 hours on my hand and knees when the cabinet needs to be refreshed again.
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By southeastgeorgiapeach from Jesup, GA
By Carol in PA (Guest Post)
09/18/2008
Thank you, thank you, thank you! I have 70's style contact paper inside my kitchen cabinets and have not been able to get it all off. I'm going to try this method. As you well know, there are pieces and rips all over from my trying to remove it. lol I was going to try wallpaper removing methods. But I think I'll try this way first.
Warm regards, Carol
By Elaine (Guest Post)
09/17/2008
Oh, I so agree with the contact paper. I would never use it on any of my shelves. I, too, have spent hours trying to remove it.
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