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How do I remove the glue after the wallpaper is down?

sophie78 Posted:

How do I remove the glue after the wallpaper is down?

The painter removed the wallpaper. However, there is still glue on the walls. He was in the process of removing it when he injured himself. So I figured I could finish the job. How do I remove the glue?

Jenny5150 Posted:

Re: How do I remove the glue after the wallpaper is down?

can't you sand it down?

sophie78 Posted:

Re: How do I remove the glue after the wallpaper is down?

What does that mean????

lilmrs Posted:

Re: How do I remove the glue after the wallpaper is down?

There is this blue goop stuff you can buy, you spray it on the walls and then use a spackle knife thingy (very technical term there) and it should come off.

Jenny5150 Posted:

Re: How do I remove the glue after the wallpaper is down?

Well, first you could try a solvent (you might want to ask the folks at Home Depot or a local hardware store for recommendations).

The other option is literally sanding down the glue with a fine sandpaper. It can be tricky though...you don't want to end up sanding off the drywall paper.
bride04 Posted:

Re: How do I remove the glue after the wallpaper is down?

if you take a bucket of water and a sponge and wet the wall and let it soak in for a few minutes and then scrape it off with one of those wall paper remover scrapers it works pretty well. i think they sell something you can spray on the walls too. i think it's called dif of something like that
ambersmom Posted:

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I think vinegar in a spray bottle works wonders!

FTRBRIDE Posted:

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warm water in a spray bottle...let it soak for a few, then scrape it off.

lullabella Posted:

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We used hot water and a sponge. I hated every minute of iT!!!!

Crismicka Posted:

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We used Def to remove paper and then sprayed it on again to remove the glue...was very easy!

jozieb0925 Posted:

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I used Dif (wall paper remover) and warm water and sponge to clean the glue..it was really annoying.

Make sure you buy the right kind of primer to paint on the walls after you try removing the glue.
97bride Posted:

Re: How do I remove the glue after the wallpaper is down?

DIF! I just did this a couple of days ago. It's the blue goopy stuff and it worked great!!! I sprayed it on then sort of dabbed it around with a sponge, let it sit for a couple of minutes and scraped it off with a scraper (no idea what it's really called...sort of like what you'd use to put spackle up?) It was messy but sooo easy!

97bride Posted:

Re: How do I remove the glue after the wallpaper is down?

Posted by lilmrs

There is this blue goop stuff you can buy, you spray it on the walls and then use a spackle knife thingy (very technical term there) and it should come off.


LOL! I should've read the replies first and just said 'ditto' to this!!
sophie78 Posted:

Re: How do I remove the glue after the wallpaper is down?

Ok....thanks for the ideas. I am going to try this week.

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