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Title: unappellated eohippus tries to unhang wallpaper
Post by: franksolich on April 01, 2009, 01:59:56 PM
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The unappellated eohippus, the non-monickered equine, the High Priestess of Moloch to the primitives, the registered nurse who makes $24,000 a year:

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Horse with no Name  (1000+ posts)        Sat Mar-28-09 05:15 PM
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My sticky job today is removing wallpaper from a bathroom

I'm already tired--and I am cranky.

Any suggestions on how to make this dreadful job any LESS dreadful--or, to turn it into something that isn't going to take me the course of several hours or days to finish? Cuz I only have today and/or possibly tomorrow to strip it, texture it, paint it, sand the cabinets, paint them, install new Venetian bronze hardware and lay new tile.

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NMDemDist2  (1000+ posts)        Sat Mar-28-09 09:02 PM
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1. I've heard liquid fabric softener in water will help get the paper off

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Horse with no Name  (1000+ posts)        Sat Mar-28-09 10:49 PM
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2. Okay I googled this

I have been all day with very little good results. I had purchased some commercial wallpaper remover called Dif.It sucks. Don't waste your money. I went to the Dollar Store and bought some generic fabric softener refill. Poured some in a bucket with hot water--and I am almost done.

Thanks for the tip!

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Warpy  (1000+ posts)        Sun Mar-29-09 03:43 PM
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4. Somebody on HGTV compared wallpaper to tattoos

It's very individual taste and usually a bad idea years later that is expensive and difficult to undo when tastes change.

I've always loathed the stuff. I'd rather grout tile or do drywall than remove somebody else's ugly frigging wallpaper.
Title: Re: unappellated eohippus tries to unhang wallpaper
Post by: DixieBelle on April 01, 2009, 02:45:47 PM
where did she get the money to redecorate in the this horrible 0conomy?
Title: Re: unappellated eohippus tries to unhang wallpaper
Post by: Toastedturningtidelegs on April 06, 2009, 01:09:54 PM
I believe you can rent a steamer to take wallpaper off more easily!
Title: Re: unappellated eohippus tries to unhang wallpaper
Post by: Lord Undies on April 06, 2009, 01:12:06 PM
Quote from: Toastedturningtidelegs on April 06, 2009, 01:09:54 PM
I believe you can rent a steamer to take wallpaper off more easily!

The fabric softener thing is less trouble, cheaper, and it works like a charm.