What is the best method to use when stripping wallpaper?
Start by removing the vinyl face of the paper. Then, using a chemical remover like Zinsser’s Dif, put chemical into a spray bottle and spray the surface of the walls allowing the product to work. This process takes approximately 10 minutes. Scrape the paper residue with a flat scrapper. When finished this step, dilute the chemical stripper and wash the walls to remove the remaining glue residue. Rinse well with water. If the vinyl face doesn’t peel off, a tool called a Paper Tiger can be used to perforate the vinyl allowing the chemical stripper to penetrate throughout. Apply just enough pressure when using the Paper Tiger. If too much pressure is used you will probably need to perform some minor repairs to your wall before applying new wallpaper, otherwise small imperfections on the surface of the wall will be evident once you have completed your project.
