Before starting repair, you need to remove the old coating. However, to do this is not always easy. After all, there are some types of wallpaper that were glued by boostylate, CMC or carpentry glue. As you know, it is difficult to eliminate the coating glued with these compositions. Therefore, in this article we will talk about how to remove wallpaper from the walls and what tools to use at the same time.
Wallpaper Removing: Prepare tools
There are several methods for eliminating wallpaper from the surface of the walls. However, each of them requires a certain list of tools and materials. They include:
Metal or plastic spatula.
A special knife.
Water capacity and detergent.
Polyethylene.
Scotch tape.
Ladder.
Elongated wide roller or foam sponge.
Chemical remedy for washing wallpaper.
Rubber hand gloves.
Iron and piece of cotton fabric.
How to remove old wallpapers in the usual way
Before you start eliminating the coating, it is necessary to carry out a number of preparatory work. First, close all sockets and switches. Water should not get on them. It is also advisable to turn off the electricity. Secondly, polyethylers are glued to skirting boards about 45 centimeters wide. On one side it is attached to the floor, the other to the plinth. Polyethylene will provide additional protection against dirt during cleaning. Then proceed directly to the elimination of the coating.
Wallpaper must be well soaked with water with detergent (suitable dishes is suitable). After that, it is important to wait 15 minutes and repeat the procedure. So that the water penetrates the most deeply inside, it is necessary to scratch the wallpaper with a typical knife or scraper. Remove old canvases begin when the coating swells. Use a spatula. To tear them up from top to bottom. It is best to perform work in plots. Processed one area, proceeded to the other.
How to remove wallpaper if the usual method does not work?
Modern wallpapers are removed the fastest. The fact is that the current glue for wallpaper has excellent adhesive properties. It can also easily dissolve with special chemical compounds (washing for wallpaper). By the way, it is these compounds that are used when it is not possible to eliminate the coating with warm water. For this, the solution is applied to the surface according to the instructions indicated on the packaging. But if this did not help, then there is another effective way.
To do this, an iron and cotton wet fabric are taken. The fabric is applied to the surface of the walls and begin to steam the coating. Thus, it should be refracted by the walls. You just need to additionally scrape it with a spatula. After elimination of the wallpaper, glue particles may remain. If you leave them, then the base will be uneven before applying the next finishing material. Therefore, it is important to remove them with a grinding machine or sandpaper.
How to remove non -woven, vinyl and washing wallpaper?
The method presented above is more suitable for paper coatings. But there are also liquid, vinyl, non -woven wallpaper for walls. How to remove wallpaper in this case? So, we first describe the process of eliminating non -woven coating. The fact is that it has a multi -layer structure and it is enough to remove only the outer layer. The rest will be the basis for the new coating. But even if you want to completely and completely eliminate the non -woven coating, then it is still done simply. You just need to pull the edge of the foundation. She easily disconnects and, unlike paper paintings, will not break.
Vinyl wallpapers also have several layers. There may be several ways to disconnect them. The first method involves disconnecting the upper layer using a special knife, and the paper base is moistened with water and scraped off with a spatula. In the event that vinyl coatings have greater density and multilayer structure, you will have to apply a different method. It is important to break the upper moisture -resistant layer with a needle roller or metal brush. That is, the protective film is removed. The remaining base can be used for the following wallpaper.
And finally, the last type of coating is liquid wallpaper. They easily dissolve in water, even after drying. The question arises – how to remove wallpaper in the best way? To do this, you need a rag or foam sponge, as well as a spray. First, the walls are abundantly wetted with warm water. After this, the coating begins to swell. You need to take a metal spatula and remove the coating. If this did not help much, then for liquid wallpaper there are special deeply penetrating mixtures that mix with water. In some cases, instead of them add the primerial composition Ceresit CT-17. All this is applied to the wall and after 5 minutes remove the coating.
Attention! All of the listed work is preferably carried out in rubber gloves.