I have removed a lot of paper with the pump sprayer. A job I am looking at would be best removed without spraying water/dif. I’ve never used a steamer but would like to give it a try. Does anyone have a recommendation for what unit to buy and what kind of productivity do you get with it?
Steamer productivity
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oil prime or Zinsser Gardz is a good option too. unless its textured wallpaper.
Roll the pasta? And what will it do?
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I've got a few lightly to not ever used Festool Fakirs laying around, if you are interested in a beast scorer. Make me an offer.
Bought them when we were deep into bank renovations...I'm out of that business now.
Bought them when we were deep into bank renovations...I'm out of that business now.
Apply putty?
I usually just roll hot water on with a 15 mm roller. A steamer can be messy also, and sloooww.
Sometimes no matter what your method is you end up with a mess. This room the guy just hung the paper over existing flat paint. He was proud of it too, signed his name on the wall twice. I'm lucky to know a good drywall man. The pics seem to be in reverse order, the wallpaper pic is the final product.
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it wets through the paper, making it release, yet stays a gel, so it doestn run down the walls. Useful for colored grasscloths, for example, where the vegetable dye will run down and stain the base/flooring.
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I have no idea what youre asking...
Translation inaccuracies, sorry. I usually use wallpaper glue. It does not dry out immediately, but is on the wallpaper for some time, soaking them.
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im pretty sure we're saying the same thing. using paste (not glue, btw) rather than water to soak the wall...
I'm guessing you still dry strip first correct? How much extra mess, if any, are we talking about?
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Ive never used paste to strip. i just know the technique is there if I ever need it.
I remember DaArch, our resident paper guy, once saying that after using a pump sprayer to apply stripper, he would place painter’s plastic over the area to keep it from evaporating and drying out.
Not sure if scoring was something he recommended or not. I have done it on a few wallpaper areas in my own home but always did so very carefully so as to not damage the texture underneath.
Not sure if scoring was something he recommended or not. I have done it on a few wallpaper areas in my own home but always did so very carefully so as to not damage the texture underneath.
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I always hated the idea of scoring, since you'd then have hundreds of tiny pieces to strip vs. a few bigger ones. Only exception is when the water or Dif wasn't able to penetrate without scoring. Even then I'd elect to use a razor knife and make many light cuts vs. using that paper tiger thing. I've been known to get pissed and hook up an airless with a FFLP tip, mask electrical outlets, and douche stubborn wallpaper when whole homes are being stripped. 95% of wallpaper just takes a few applications, so when it's done in stages it's typically easily removed. The other 5% though makes me seriously question my choice of profession.
Covering the piece in plastic is a practice I'll use often when stripping; be it walls or wood, but only when easier methods prove unsuccessful.
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Paper Tiger is a cool name for a terrible product; They should require a license to operate one (along with a Silicone Applicator’s License).
Any paper that ‘resists’ water, I dry peel the top layer off so the DIF or water can reach the wallpaper paste. If the paper face is stubborn, or too time consuming to remove, then a rough sandpaper (60-80 grit) will score the face, making the paper absorbent without damaging the drywall.
If I can’t spray, DIF gel can be rolled with a 9” roller. Same concept: keep it wet until the paper falls off the wall in large sheets without scraping. One wall at a time. Do not let it dry.
Any paper that ‘resists’ water, I dry peel the top layer off so the DIF or water can reach the wallpaper paste. If the paper face is stubborn, or too time consuming to remove, then a rough sandpaper (60-80 grit) will score the face, making the paper absorbent without damaging the drywall.
If I can’t spray, DIF gel can be rolled with a 9” roller. Same concept: keep it wet until the paper falls off the wall in large sheets without scraping. One wall at a time. Do not let it dry.
Dry stripping, especially anything vinyl coated has always been my go to method. After that warm water usually penetrates the backer paper to activate the paste. Have gotten pretty good at skinning the top layer of paper with a 4" drywall knife to expose the backer. I once estimated wallpaper removal, early on in my hungry days. Unfortunately it was a vinyl coated paper hung on unprimed drywall. No longer estimate wallpaper removal.
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