Thursday, February 16, 2012

How to Remove Foil Wallpaper

Foil wallpaper has a shiny metallic surface attached to the adhesive paper support that is installed on the wall. Homeowners choose foil wallpaper for its durability and washability, but it also produces it more challenging to remove. Because the foil surface rejects moisture, loosening the adhesive with moisture shows an obstacle in its removal. Whether removing foil wallpaper from dry wall or plaster walls, do so in careful steps, trying various options to prevent wall damage.

Foil Wallpaper Removal

•Unscrew and remove all switch plates, outlet covers, vents and other wall accessories in the room. Turn off all electricity in the room.


•Inspect the room to observe a loose spot where the foil wallpaper is peeling. Using a fingernail or putty knife, start peeling the foil covering off the paper backing, restarting in new spot whenever needed. Look for areas to start the peeling, around holes like outlets or doorways. Strip as much of the foil covering off by hand as potential. Your goal is to have a completely white paper wall at this stage, but a few spots of the foil may remain.



•Score the entire wall using the wallpaper scorer.



•Pour warm water into a bucket with a sponge. Using the sponge, dampen a small area near the floor on the marked wall and allow the water to soak into the paper. Try removing a small amount of paper using the putty knife. If the paper comes off well, you can use the bucket of warm water to remove paper from the entire room, refreshing the water as needed to warm or clean it. If it does not occur off easily .



•Add a small amount of wallpaper remover to the pail of water. Sponge the diluted wallpaper remover onto a small area of the wall near the floor. Let it sit for around five minutes or longer, according to the manufacturer's instructions, but do not allow the spot to dry. Using the putty knife, try to remove the moistened paper. If the paper comes off easily, remove the rest of the paper using the diluted wallpaper remover and putty knife.



•Apply wallpaper remover immediately a small portion of the wall near the floor using a spray bottle or sponge. Allow it to sit for the manufacturer's recommended time, but do not allow it to dry. Try removing a small amount of the moistened paper using the putty knife. If the paper removes easily, remove the rest of the wallpaper using the wallpaper remover applied directly to the wall and the putty knife.


Use a wallpaper steamer to steam the wall while a support person follows with a putty knife, carefully scraping the wallpaper off the wall. Mostly, using a wallpaper steamer is a last resort because of the strenuousness of that task and because the steam could damage the walls. Go slowly at this stage to prevent as much wall damage as possible.



Things You'll Need :

•Screwdriver
•Wallpaper scorer
•Putty knife
•Water
•Bucket
•Sponge
•Spray bottle
•Wallpaper remover
•Wallpaper steamer

1 comment:

  1. Removing foil wallpaper is also one of the challenging task. Someone says that wet and wait method is useful but i have not tried it yet. Thanks for sharing such a wonderful things to us.
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