Stripping wallpaper

[Wood_Junkie]

I'm looking for actual experience with the LS130 and pros/cons, as well as informed opinions about the LS130 scraper and its effectiveness removing wallpaper.

Also, any "technique" tips.. e.g. scrape the paper dry, or use a scoring tool and peel it, and just use the LS130 for scraping the remaining scraps after the glue softener.

 

[WarnerConstCo.]

Get an empty windex bottle.  Buy some cheap fabric softener, mix 1/3 softener to 2/3 warm water.

Spray on wall until the paper is saturated.  4" wall razor scraper or flexible putty knife.

For Borders I use a gel.

 

[Tim Morris]

The scoring tool the OP mentions will speed the process greatly. It is mandatory if it is a vinyl wall covering to get stripper to penetrate.

 

[lordinteriors]

festool make a tool for scoring wallpaper just do a search for it i know it is in my new catalogue

lee

 

[harry_]

Lee,

Lots of stuff is in _your_ catalog.... but Wood_Junkie is in North America, as in NAINA :'(

 

[lordinteriors]

oooops sorry didnt mean to rub it in

lee

 

[PaulT]

Wood-Junkie...

Here is something that might help you.... check out the video at the website below.

Simple Strip

Simple Strip Video

Paul T

 

[sroxberg]

Here is my method that works great.

1. If vinyl score wall, other wise I skip this step to be able to get the sheets off.
2. Place plastic where the floor meets the wall and place a row of bath towels rolled up agains the wall.
3. Fill up a pump up strayer, the two gallon variety with hot water.
4. Spray every inch of all walls.
5. Go watch basketball for fifteen minutes.
6 Repeat step 4
7 Repeat step 5
8 Repeat Step 4
9 Repeat Step 5
10 Repeat Step 4
11 Check and see how loose the paper is, and while you are clearing one wall keep the others wel.

I can get full sheets to come down this way, you then need to wash the wall several times with lots of buckets of clean water.

 

[JohnDistai]

I think some of you may be missing his point.  I think he wants to know how well the attachment for stripping wallpaper works.