From: tmac 
Newsgroups: misc.consumers.house
Subject: Re: can't remove wallpaper
Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2004 20:20:42 -0600

On Sun, 22 Feb 2004 15:39:41 +0000 (UTC), dim@soda.csua.berkeley.edu
(D. Gerasimatos) wrote:

>In article <8rOZb.12944$PY.7397@newssvr26.news.prodigy.com>,
>M&M  wrote:
>>
>>I've used a scoring tool and a wallpaper stripper spray/gel.  I bought a
>>scraping tool made for removing wallpaper.  I can't for the life of me
>>remove this little 6 inch strip of stupid Tazmanian Devil wallpaper from the
>>bedroom.  I think the idiot sellers used superglue or something.
>>
>>Any advice?  I've followed the directions of the spray gel exactly.  At this
>>rate, it will take me 24 hours to get off.
>
>
>Use an iron to heat the glue and melt it. With the heat, some hot water,
>and some elbow grease you will get it off.

The more thoroughly you score it, the better your luck will be.


tmac, who just finished removing one layer of wallpaper with two
partial layers underneath it.


tmac


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