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Sun, Jun 22, 08 at 18:37
| I have been removing old wallpaper and have finally reached the final layer. The original wallpaper was put up using hide glue. I have scraped, used warm water, warm water with white vinegar. No matter what I do, there is still glue on the walls. Is there anything I haven't tried that might work, short of sanding which does seemed to work. |
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| TSP and hot water. Wear gloves, watch out for drips. |
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| I found similar problems in my 1904 home. I removed, removed more, then sanded and sanded, until it was all off. It was worth it, but took days/more than a week. Keep on going, it will be wonderful! |
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- Posted by christophern (My Page) on Mon, Jun 23, 08 at 6:01
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| I have always used diff w/good results. Also I believe kilz primer can be used over wallpaper glue. I was reading about it on their website and I think they mentioned this. kilz is a nice product, It just smell sooooo bad! -rj |
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