Thanks for sharing this technique. People were making it look semi-straight forward and your video looks much more like my awful wall. I’ll follow your tips!
Glad you found this helpful. I definitely agree that most videos seem to highlight a best case scenario, whereas my wall was anything but. I can say that after quite a bit of mudding (something I'm not good at) and some flat wall paint, it looks fantastic. Looking over the room you'd never know it ever looked like the mess I showed in the video. Good luck!
I don’t want to remove wallpaper ever again as long as I live. What a total nightmare. Thanks for the videos! Just as tedious as what I’m dealing with.
100% the same. It's truly the worst. I have a similar situation in my kitchen and basement stairwell with painted over wallpaper. I'm not looking forward to the day I decide to tackle it.
Thanks so much, this was my exact problem! I removed the thick wallpaper from 1962 in full sheets very easily. The only thing left was to remove the thick glue before repainting my closet. Thanks!
Because I already had them in my collection of tools, I used 6" and 10" drywall knives and a mud tray. I softened the glue using hot water and a squirt of liquid dish soap in a gallon sized garden sprayer. After having done several jobs at different times, I have found removing wallpaper and paste not too picky. Just use the tools and methods that work for you. Be prepared to experiment though. Thanks for posting.
Thanks for the comment! The more ideas for methods the better! Mud knives and pans is a great idea. A nice wide flat surface, and the pan to catch all the goop.
Warm water definitely helps more. You're right, time is totally subjective. I don't have a ton of experience with different glue, but different areas of my room had much different amounts of glue. Slow and steady is definitely the better way to go to avoid damage of the wall though.
Dude wallpaper is the worst. Had to spend like two weeks scraping that stuff off the walls. We basically did the same thing after some trial and error, this would have been helpful as heck.
It truly is the worst. I still have more left outside the room, but kept myself to just taking it out of the laundry room since that's where I was working. I'm not ready to scrape mud and paint the kitchen and stairwell yet. Mine is at least painted gray so I don't have to look at some crazy walls, but you can see the texture and some bubbling if you look closely.
I've been using a steamer I have- but it makes such a gross mess. For as gross and messy it is, it doesn't even get a lot done. I'm going to try this, see if it's any cleaner/easier for awkward places.
Hi Steve, I’ve just removed some VERY OLD paper from a wall and it has left that old, hard, yellowed glue just like on your wall…my wall is old plaster. Will this product work okay on plaster? Thanks! Appreciate it.
I have zero experience with plaster walls, so I hesitate to give any advice as I wouldn't want to mess up your walls. Have you tried a wallpaper steamer? From what I've read a steamer works well on plaster. This product doesn't say you can't use it on plaster, so maybe test a small inconspicuous area first?
I would think that it shouldn't be an issue using it on plaster. I couldn't find anything that says not to. That being said, definitely test in a small area first, then work from there.
@ lol exactly! Time is money. Whatever gets the job done the quickest and done rite, I’m not rich but I’m not cutting corners when it comes to stuff like this. I just bought a 2 story 4000sq ft house and these ppl were obsessed with wallpaper apparently. Beautiful brick house with a stone wall around the property line, the guy took an old long cabin built in 1812 apart the mountains of Ky where he was raised and put it up here on the property him and his wife purchased in Centrak Ky. I love the place but man o man every room has 2-3 layers of wallpaper. It’s been rough but I should be an expert at wall paper removal and mudding when I get finished. Might take a year but I will eventually get it all finished. Love your videos man keep up the great work
@@shotty5873 You said it, time is money. This made quick work of the glue which is why I used it (and then made a video). Sounds like you bought a house with good bones! The wallpaper removal will definitely be worth it in the end. Thanks for the kind words, and good luck with the house!
Wouldn't it be easier just to get it industrial steamer? They're not that expensive. And It's a lot quicker. I wasn't wanting to run all the way to go get mine. But I'm not going to spend more money on chemicals.
I had a friend use a similar spray after nothing else worked for them. So that's what I went for rather than buy a steamer that I won't use again. A steamer might be a better buy if you have a ton of wallpaper to remove, but I haven't used one so I can't say for sure.
Steamer works really good on certain paper and glue. You have to run a tool over it that pokes holes in the paper so the steam can get inside the paper which can cause problems. Apply too much pressure which is easy to do and you poke tiny holes in the sheet rock then once you steam it it causes peeling of the surface of your dry wall that you will have to skim over and patch. The spray works great and it’s cheap considering the outcome. I would try the spray first and if that doesn’t work buy a steamer. What’s nice about a steamer is you can use them to clean floors, showers, sinks.. well you get it, it will pay itself off. Both work but certain wall paper and glue can be tough
Thank you! Informative video, great real-time example, and a comprehensive explanation.
You're welcome! Glad it helped out.
Thanks for sharing this technique. People were making it look semi-straight forward and your video looks much more like my awful wall. I’ll follow your tips!
Glad you found this helpful. I definitely agree that most videos seem to highlight a best case scenario, whereas my wall was anything but. I can say that after quite a bit of mudding (something I'm not good at) and some flat wall paint, it looks fantastic. Looking over the room you'd never know it ever looked like the mess I showed in the video. Good luck!
I don’t want to remove wallpaper ever again as long as I live. What a total nightmare. Thanks for the videos! Just as tedious as what I’m dealing with.
100% the same. It's truly the worst. I have a similar situation in my kitchen and basement stairwell with painted over wallpaper. I'm not looking forward to the day I decide to tackle it.
Thanks so much, this was my exact problem! I removed the thick wallpaper from 1962 in full sheets very easily. The only thing left was to remove the thick glue before repainting my closet. Thanks!
Glad it helped! Wallpaper is never fun.
Very creative approach!
Thanks! It worked great!
Because I already had them in my collection of tools, I used 6" and 10" drywall knives and a mud tray. I softened the glue using hot water and a squirt of liquid dish soap in a gallon sized garden sprayer.
After having done several jobs at different times, I have found removing wallpaper and paste not too picky. Just use the tools and methods that work for you. Be prepared to experiment though.
Thanks for posting.
Thanks for the comment! The more ideas for methods the better!
Mud knives and pans is a great idea. A nice wide flat surface, and the pan to catch all the goop.
I am doing a bedroom right now, just using warm water with dish soap and baking soda. Works good.
Sometimes that's all you need. The spray is nice for more stubborn glue.
What is the process
Thank you for your work and for sharing
Thanks for watching and leaving a comment!
Thank you, seen other video does yours was helpful & to pount
Glad it helped! Thanks for the comment!
I find that it takes longer than 2 to 5 min, and a wipe down with a hot damp sponge first really helps
Warm water definitely helps more. You're right, time is totally subjective. I don't have a ton of experience with different glue, but different areas of my room had much different amounts of glue. Slow and steady is definitely the better way to go to avoid damage of the wall though.
I’m using a spray bottle with white vinegar. Spraying it heavily letting it sit spraying again. Using a barbecue spatula working great.
Awesome tip! White vinegar is definitely an amazing product. There are a ton of uses for it.
Dude wallpaper is the worst. Had to spend like two weeks scraping that stuff off the walls. We basically did the same thing after some trial and error, this would have been helpful as heck.
It truly is the worst. I still have more left outside the room, but kept myself to just taking it out of the laundry room since that's where I was working. I'm not ready to scrape mud and paint the kitchen and stairwell yet. Mine is at least painted gray so I don't have to look at some crazy walls, but you can see the texture and some bubbling if you look closely.
I've been using a steamer I have- but it makes such a gross mess. For as gross and messy it is, it doesn't even get a lot done. I'm going to try this, see if it's any cleaner/easier for awkward places.
I went straight to this method after a friend didn't have luck with a steamer and used this instead. Good luck, let me know how you make out!
Do you have to remove the glue before skimming/ plastering? Or can you plaster over? Thanks
You do. The plaster/mud won't stick to wallpaper glue, even if it's dry.
Man that’s a lot of work, can they seal it with pva?
I don't have experience with PVA, but I'm pretty sure paint wont stick to it because it's waterproof. Sometimes there's no easy button.
Hi Steve, I’ve just removed some VERY OLD paper from a wall and it has left that old, hard, yellowed glue just like on your wall…my wall is old plaster. Will this product work okay on plaster? Thanks! Appreciate it.
I have zero experience with plaster walls, so I hesitate to give any advice as I wouldn't want to mess up your walls. Have you tried a wallpaper steamer? From what I've read a steamer works well on plaster. This product doesn't say you can't use it on plaster, so maybe test a small inconspicuous area first?
We have plaster walls, got the paper of now left with the glue. Will this work on plaster walls as well.
I would think that it shouldn't be an issue using it on plaster. I couldn't find anything that says not to. That being said, definitely test in a small area first, then work from there.
quite a expensive way of getting rid of paste when you can just use warm water what is the zinsser gear 10-15 quid a bottle
If warm water works, that's great. It didn't work for me though, which is why this stuff was such a life saver. It cost me $15 for the gallon jug.
@@StevesGarageyeah lol 15$ definitely worth it. 150$ definitely worth it.
@@shotty5873 Yea, I'm not sweating $15 when I'm renovating an entire room.
@ lol exactly! Time is money. Whatever gets the job done the quickest and done rite, I’m not rich but I’m not cutting corners when it comes to stuff like this. I just bought a 2 story 4000sq ft house and these ppl were obsessed with wallpaper apparently. Beautiful brick house with a stone wall around the property line, the guy took an old long cabin built in 1812 apart the mountains of Ky where he was raised and put it up here on the property him and his wife purchased in Centrak Ky. I love the place but man o man every room has 2-3 layers of wallpaper. It’s been rough but I should be an expert at wall paper removal and mudding when I get finished. Might take a year but I will eventually get it all finished. Love your videos man keep up the great work
@@shotty5873 You said it, time is money. This made quick work of the glue which is why I used it (and then made a video).
Sounds like you bought a house with good bones! The wallpaper removal will definitely be worth it in the end.
Thanks for the kind words, and good luck with the house!
Wouldn't it be easier just to get it industrial steamer? They're not that expensive. And It's a lot quicker. I wasn't wanting to run all the way to go get mine. But I'm not going to spend more money on chemicals.
I had a friend use a similar spray after nothing else worked for them. So that's what I went for rather than buy a steamer that I won't use again. A steamer might be a better buy if you have a ton of wallpaper to remove, but I haven't used one so I can't say for sure.
Steamer works really good on certain paper and glue. You have to run a tool over it that pokes holes in the paper so the steam can get inside the paper which can cause problems. Apply too much pressure which is easy to do and you poke tiny holes in the sheet rock then once you steam it it causes peeling of the surface of your dry wall that you will have to skim over and patch. The spray works great and it’s cheap considering the outcome. I would try the spray first and if that doesn’t work buy a steamer. What’s nice about a steamer is you can use them to clean floors, showers, sinks.. well you get it, it will pay itself off. Both work but certain wall paper and glue can be tough