Taking Down Wallpaper
You ll want to ensure that no peeled wallpaper strips or glue residue accidentally touches and sticks to these features as it comes down from the wall.
Taking down wallpaper. Do this step without using any water to begin the old wallpaper removal process. Make sure the power is off. Basically the process works this way. Soak backing to soften the.
Everything is going to get wet and sticky during this project so carefully protect the. If the steam doesn t penetrate the. With your goggles and gloves on place the stripper s steam pad firmly on the wallpaper for about 30 seconds. Locate a corner of the patterned paper and.
If you have drywall be careful not to oversteam. Hold the steamer to the wallpaper to loosen the adhesive. Turn on the machine and wait for the water to boil. Scrape the wallpaper off with a putty knife.
Then use your rigid scraper to pry a corner of the wet wallpaper and backing off of the wall image 2. Apply solution and scrape off wallpaper use your pressure sprayer to apply the hot water solution to a four foot wide section of the wall image 1. Wait for two to three minutes to allow the solution to work its magic.