Removing Blown Vinyl Wallpaper

It may come away in small strips or the vinyl may become soft making it harder to strip off of the wall.

Removing blown vinyl wallpaper.

The first step in removing this tough wallpaper is peeling off the actual vinyl which is the outermost layer. Washable vinyl wallpaper is a durable and easy to clean wall covering found in many homes. You need to start at the top corner of one wall using a putty knife or a wall scraper to loosen the edge of the paper. For instance vinyl wallpaper will be impervious to liquid stripper so the vinyl topcoat will have to be removed before attempting to wet it.

Next spray liquid wallpaper remover onto the remaining paper then use a trowel to spread the liquid over the paper so it soaks in thoroughly. Fortunately it is usually easy to pull the vinyl cover off. Removing it to paint or repaper however is not so easy. Start by peeling off the vinyl from the paper backing.

Removing washable vinyl wallpaper. Grab the lifted corner and pull downward. Once the paper is soaked you can scrape it away from the wall. Hgtv expert steve watson shows how to remove vinyl wallpaper.

Before beginning to remove wallpaper it s important to consider the type of paper you re dealing with. Using either a putty knife or a specially designed wallpaper scraping tool try to lift off the wallpaper in one of the top corners of a wall. Vinyl wallpaper will often create a big mess when you try and remove it from the wall using conventional methods. The top vinyl layer usually peels away in sheets or large strips.