How to Remove Oil From Wallpaper

Grease spots appear to point up on wallpaper out of nowhere. Oil from fingers and food can give an inconvenient mark on your walls, and dirt and oil always look to end up kitchen walls after frying food or using the stove. Fixing this can be gentle if you have the good tools for the job. With a little time and patience, you can wave goodbye to those oil spots.

How to Remove Oil From Wallpaper

•Use the paper towel to apply a good amount of talcum powder to the dirt or oil spot on your wallpaper. Make sure to add a strong layer of powder to any spot.

•Wait about 19 minutes for the talcum powder to absorb the grease or oil on the wallpaper.

•Wipe away the powder with a paint brush. You must use a brush because putting any squeeze on the spot with a paper towel in your hand will promote the oil back onto the wall.

•Brush off the powder until all of it is removed. You may have to repeat these steps until the oil spot completely disappears--but if you use this method, the spot will eventually go away.

Things You'll Need :

•Paper towels
•Small container of talcum powder
•Small paint brush

How to Remove Mold from Wallpaper

Over time you may observe spots of mold or mildew forming on your wallpaper. These spots turn even the prettiest wallpaper into an dark mess and will just get worse if left alone. A homemade cleaning solution is both good for you and the environment and is your best bet for removing the mold without damaging the wallpaper. Use this cleansing solution to clean up your walls and to continue them clean, helping to prevent mold from coming back in the future.

How to Remove Mold from Wallpaper

•Mix together a cleaning solution of 1 cup water and 1/2 cup distilled white vinegar. Pour this solution into a bucket or a spray bottle. Or Else, you can mix together 1 drop of tea tree oil and 1 cup of water for your cleansing solution.

•Mist a clean sponge with the solution, or drop the sponge into the bucket and distort it out thoroughly. Wear rubber gloves to protect your hands while cleaning the walls.

•Wipe the sponge onto the molded area to clean, and gently scrub away the mold. Test the mixture in an obscure area, such as behind a door or in a corner of the room, to make sure the solution won't damage your wallpaper. If the wallpaper is unharmed, continue to the rest of the room.

•Move the sponge in small circles, and do not hook the wallpaper. It should be damp but not too wet.

•Wipe the wall off with a damp sponge dipped in clean water, and dry with a soft cloth. Allow the wall to air dry before washing again. Continue until you have removed the mold.

Things You'll Need

•Distilled white vinegar
•Bucket
•Spray bottle
•Tea tree oil
•Sponge
•Rubber gloves
•Soft cloth

How to Remove Ink Wallpaper

Ink spots find, even on wallpaper, especially if you have kids. But with just a gentle time, patience and the good home product, you can get that ink spot from your wallpaper without breaking it. It is easy sufficient and safe enough that you can even let the kid who most potential put the mark on you wallpaper to begin with, help you clean take it off.

Ways on How to Remove Ink Wallpaper

•Soak a cotton ball or soft sponge in fresh or bottled lemon juice and then wipe softly onto the ink place that is on your wallpaper. Multiple applications may need to be given depending on how dark the ink is.

•Rub a cotton ball that has been soaked in rubbing alcohol over the ink mark. Start in circular motions until the ink stain has passed significantly. Once it has passed, rub it in the different direction.

•Tap a gentle amount of bleach onto a cotton ball and rub it gently over the ink spotted surface. Bleach works well for lighter colored wallpapers. Do not let the soaked bleached cotton ball linger on the wallpaper. Make sure you are moving in a straight direction.

•Spray hairspray onto the ink painted area and then scratch it gently with a cotton ball or soft sponge. After the ink stain has been removed, wash the wall with a damp cloth since hairspray can be very sticky.

Things You'll Need

•Lemon juice
•Rubbing alcohol
•Bleach
•Hairspray
•Cotton balls
•Soft sponge

How to Remove Grasscloth Wallpaper

Grass cloth is a fairly thick, textured type of wallpaper. This wallpaper was popular in the 70s and 80s and was much installed using wheat or clay based adhesives. This is good news for someone trying to remove the wallpaper since it means that the adhesive reacts strongly to moisture and this can be a great help when removing the paper. If the paper is painted over, you may need to scrape off some of the paint so that the solution can more easily dawn the wallpaper.

Grasscloth Wallpaper Removal

•Remove everything from the room since removing grass cloth is nice messy and wet solution and adhesive may be wrapped. Place a canvas type painter's drop cloth over the floor and put a heavy duty plastic sheeting over the top of the canvas.

•Place two ladders, one good each wall that is being stripped. This provides you to reduce your removal time by soaking one wall, while you are cleaning the other and moving back and forth between them, so you don't have to lost time by waiting for the solution to diffuse.

•Mix wallpaper removal solution with water and fill a garden sprayer and two spritz bottles. Each type of solution has a different ratio of solution to water so follow the directions on the bottle for the right ratio.

•Spray with the garden sprayer getting to the top of the wall. Make from the top to bottom so that you don't have parts falling onto you as you work. Allow the solution to riddle the paper and spray the second wall along the top. Give to the first wall and scrape with a 4 inch wallpaper scraper. If the wallpaper isn't wet enough, spray with the spritzer until you identify the right wetness for best removal.

•Dry scratch along seams for wallpaper that has paint on it. Commonly minor scraping will be enough for access to the paper and the solution will wick along the paper so you don't have to slip off all of the paint. Try not to gouge the walls while scraping.

Things You'll Need

•Painter's cloth
•Plastic sheeting
•2 ladders
•Garden sprayer
•Wallpaper removal solution
•4 inch wallpaper scraper

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

Air Bubbles from Wallpaper

Bubbles make under wallpaper when air is trapped between the wallpaper and the wall, usually during installation. Bubbles will cause the wallpaper to look unattractive and worn and may make the adhesive on the wallpaper to loosen over time. You do not have to remove the wallpaper get rid of bubbles. Instead, remove the wallpaper bubbles some at a time.

How to Remove Air Bubbles Wallpaper

•Fill a syringe that is given for glue with wallpaper adhesive.

•Cut a small slit into the wallpaper bubble using a razor blade. The slit should only be big plenty to fit the tip of the syringe in it.

•Squirt a small amount of adhesive into the slit. For larger air bubbles, you will take to use more adhesive.

•Flatten the bubble by rolling a line roller over it.



•Rub off any adhesive that outflows out of the slit with a break paper towel.



Things You'll Need

•Glue syringe
•Razor blade
•Wallpaper adhesive
•Seam roller
•Paper towel

How to Remove Wallpaper Murals

A wallpaper mural adds a different and personalized effect to your walls. Putting together a wallpaper mural and applying it brings creativity, concentration and a good deal of effort. Taking it down will require attempt, too, but the task can be accomplished with supplies from your home and local hardware store. When your task is complete, you'll be ready to add a new wallpaper mural or a light coat of paint.

How to Remove Wallpaper Murals

•Pour 1 cup of white vinegar into the spray bottle and add 2 cups of water. Place the spray top on the bottle and shake the solvent to mix.

•Spray the vinegar solution directly on the wallpaper mural. Impregnate it totally and grant the solution to soak in for a few minutes. Use a ladder, if necessary, to reach the mural.

•Mark the wallpaper mural off the wall, using your plastic scraper. If several parts of the mural are still stuck to the wall, apply more vinegar and water solution with your spray bottle and allow a few more minutes to sit. Keep to mark until the continues of the wallpaper mural are removed.

•Mix a few drops of wash-ups liquid in a bucket of warm water and use a clean rag or towel to rub off the vinegar residue.

Things You'll Need

•Plastic scraper
•Dish-washing detergent
•Water
•White vinegar
•Spray bottle
•Bucket
•Clean towel or rag
•Ladder