Stripping Wallpaper

Steamer

• Makes a wet mess

Wallwik sheets

• Use your own sprayer with them
• Wallwik supplier
• Possible (untested) replacement for wallwik sheets: lining paper

Sprayer

• Use warm water & detergent
• Less messy.

1. Spray a section
2. Wait 15 minutes
3. Respray the section
4. Wait 15 minutes

The paper should come off easily.

Vinyl paper

The vinyl surface is waterproof, and the adhesive only comes away when wet. There are 2 ways to enable this to happen:

1. Peel off the top vinyl layer. Many, but not all papers are designed for this to be done
2. Scarify the vinyl layer. A bladed roller tool is available to do this.

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