WELCOME TO OUR WALLPAPER STRIPPING PROJECT
This project is presented by Wallwik wallpaper removal systems
Summary: Stripping and removing wallpaper
Wallwik method:
Stripping wallpaper, more than anything else, requires patience. If stripping wallpaper is not the worst job in the entire world we would like to know what is ! At least that's what we thought until we discovered the Wallwik system for removing wallpaper.
First you must protect your floor and furnishings if they are to stay in the room. Use a polythene dust sheet wherever possible (you can buy these by clicking on the image below) as there is usually a great deal of water around.
Stripping wallpaper easily, relies on the paste being dissolved to allow the paper to be scraped from the wall. To these ends Wallwik have developed a superb, fast acting system for wallpaper stripping. Wallwik uses a revolutionary highly absorbent fabric cloth. The Wallwik cloth sheets are soaked in warm water mixed with a unique enzyme based, paste dissolving formula. The sheets are then placed on the wall allowing the moisture to soak through and dissolve the paste. In around 30 minutes, the sheets are removed and the wallpaper can be pulled right off. Because the formula is made from biodegradable detergents and enzymes, it is also safe to use around children and pets.
The Wallwik wallpaper and paste removal system, took 10 years to develop and DIY Doctor are proud to present it as a new age solution for an age old problem. Wallwik has two main wallpaper removal kits. The standard kit contains enough solution to strip up to two large rooms of wallpaper. The Professional kit contains enough solution for up to 4 large rooms and also contains additional fabric sheets. The sheets themselves are reusable up to 50 times, but additional sheets are recommended as they allow you to cover a greater area at one time. Both Wallwik kits can remove all types of wallpaper including woodchip, flock and Anaglypta. The remarkable thing about Wallwik is that it can even remove multiple layers of painted wallpaper. Wallwik also provides a kit for the modern type of strippable wallpaper, where the surface can be peeled away in one piece to reveal the backing paper.
One of the questions asked most often on DIY Doctor is "How do I remove a border and the superhuman adhesive it is stuck on with?" Once again, Wallwik have the answer with their Border Removal sheets.
The Wallwik Border Remover Sheets are specifically designed to remove wallpaper borders. The sheets are made from the same highly absorbent fabric as the Wallwik wallpaper removal sheets (described above), but they are designed to fit lengthways around the room. Follow this simple 3 step process to remove the border.
1. Firstly score the border thoroughly with a wallpaper scoring tool
2. Soak the sheets in warm water mixed with the Wallwik Power Solution.
The sheets are then applied to the wallpaper border around the room. In order to keep the sheets wet, they are occasionally sprayed with a garden pressure sprayer, allowing moisture to transfer through the scored wallpaper and hydrate the old wallpaper paste
3. In a matter of 15 to 25 minutes (or more depending on the paste
used) the paste is softened so that the wallpaper border can be pulled easily from the wall Wallwik has a Border Removal Kit that contains everything you need and comes complete with a Scoring Tool, Border Removal Sheets, Power Solution and a Pressure Sprayer.
Even if you want to use traditional methods to strip paper, Wallwik can help..........................
Traditional method:
Don't waste any time here and try to get the paper off without wetting it unless it is a vinyl paper. If it is vinyl, then you should be able to peel away the top vinyl layer leaving the porous backing paper on the wall.
Using a Wallwik patented scorer, score lines in the paper to break the surface. Do not press too hard or you will damage the wall. This will allow the water, or steam, you are going to apply to soak into the backing paper and effectively dissolve the adhesive.
Having scored the paper fill a bucket with warm to hot water....Now this is the bit where you will score points over your competitors...Add some washing up liquid to the water. This is a pro trick which helps to dissolve the wallpaper adhesive and makes life a lot easier in most circumstances. Apply the water to the paper with a decorators sponge and leave to soak in for ½ and hour, then repeat the soaking. We told you there would be plenty of water about. Make sure the water is hot ( Do not scald yourself) every time. Be patient and let it soak in again for a while.
Find a scraper you are happy with. A wide scraper is difficult to use because it is hard to keep a constant pressure over the full width of the blade. This leads to small strips being missed which are a real pain to go back on. We always use a 3 inch scraper.
Don't be afraid to add more water as you move along the wall.
For particularly stubborn papers, especially those with paint on, its a lot easier and far more effective to use a steam stripper. Steam strippers are so easy to use and very effective indeed. We always use one, whatever the paper or conditions.
Water is heated by an element within the machine, and just like your kettle, when it boils it steams. This steam is piped to a flat steaming plate which is help on the wall. The hot steam does the same job as the hot water above and "melts" the wall paper adhesive. Its then very easy to use your scraper and strip off. Be careful not to leave the steamer plate on the wall in one place too long as it can burst the plaster. Keep moving gently backwards and forwards rather than dwell in one place.
These days its as cheap to buy a steam stripper as it is to hire one, but remember when filling the steam stripper with water, do not put washing up liquid in !
If you are lucky enough to have a new wall to paper, take a look at our project on preparing new walls for wallpaper. We also have many other decorating projects
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