How to Remove Wallpaper Fast Without Using a Steam Stripper
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- Опубликовано: 4 окт 2024
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Paper Tiger (wallpaper perforator)
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Wide Stripping Knife for Removing Paste From the Wall
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Aubrey shows how to remove wallpaper quickly and effectively without the need to use a steam stripper. The video gives step by step instructions on the processes and tools required to complete the task
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Finally, a British wallpaper remover tutorial. I’ve just been off two American ones and none of them explain problems and alternative methods. Good job thorough explanation.
Glad it helped! 😊
exactly!
Didn't know Paul McCartney did a sideline in decorating. Is there no end to his talent.
Exactly.
Not very good at it, a mess Here There and Everywhere.
he has to after that one-legged tart ripped him off!
Hahahahaha
Priceless 😂
Quite refreshing finding a UK tutorial. Lots of valuable information. I love the way you price individual tools in a practical sense, not as a sales pitch. Thank you Aubrey, keep posting these DIY decorating tips. Saved me a lot of time and grief. All the best!
Glad you are finding the videos helpful Kate. Hope all goes well with the decorating 😊
W9o 😅w8 smm😅
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Ive just had a pilot who's on furlough decorate my house. He's made a cracking job of the landing.
Which wing did he do?
@@korgscrew2000 Hahaha the west wing. 😂👍
I've seen a few videos on this. This is the most straightforward, simplistic and manageable approach and filmed well considering its not done by a production company like "This Old House" etc
Thank you so much for your kind comment 😊
That pepper came off so easily. Amazing. I like the idea of letting the water do the work. 👍
Glad you liked it! 😊
Nice! Straightforward and to the point.. which is sometimes rare on RUclips, especially with the bigger production channels.. thanks Aubrey 👍🏻
That is great news, I am glad you found the video helpful. Hope all goes well with the decorating Sarah 😊
Thank you so much for explaining this clearly, I’m currently decorating my own flat for the first time on my own and I’ve been making such a mess of the wallpaper removal! I feel much more confident to crack on now that I know to perforate the paper and leave to soak in! Keep up the great videos! 😊 leoni, newcastle uk
That is great news Leoni, hope all goes well with the decorating. Just make sure you soak it many times with the hot water and washing up liquid. Also first check it is not a vinyl paper where you can peel the front off first. 😊
Thank you for this tip. We have just bought a new property with every rooms being wallpapered. This will save us so much time!!
Glad it was helpful! 😊
I don’t even have wallpaper why am I watching this.
Hahaha
Lockdown happend
Best comment yet.. thanks for making me laugh
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Bored of watching paint dry?
Well done Paul. I was privileged to see you play live at The Cavern in Liverpool back in the 30's. I'm almost dead now but those were great times!
Big thanks man. I assumed I was going to need a steamer but my wallpaper came off easily following your method. Saved me a big hassle.
That is brilliant news Justin, hope things continue to go well for you 😊
Thank you so much for sharing this video. I was having a really tough job using a steam stripper to remove old wallpaper, which ended up causing some of the plaster underneath to 'blow'. Using the water method, leaving the water to soak in and then stripping it with a hand tool, made a huge difference -- much easier and quicker.
That is great news, glad you found the video helpful. Hope all goes well with your decorating project 😊
Thank you! I’ve just moved in to my first home and this has been such a great help x
Glad it was helpful Shannon, hope all goes well with the decorating of your new home 😊
Thank goodness I was stressing about having to get a steamer. But this seems like I will be able to tackle the wallpaper properly and be able to afford it. Thank you for your advice
Hi Kiki, glad this video was helpful, hope the decorating goes well for you.
@@AubreysAbsoluteDecorating thank you so much, the previous home owner made a mess and I want to get a good result. I love learning new skills. Subscribing to learn more 😊
Hi, how did you get on?
@@SuperSeventeen1717 really well, thank you. I'm quite pleased with myself 😌
@@Kiki-7 it's nice when you managed to get something like this done isnt it?
I'll give it a go this weekend 🤔
I've learnt how to wall paper watching your great tutorials. My living room looks amazing. Thanks so much Aubrey
That is brilliant news Keith and thank you for your very positive feedback 😊
I've watched a few of these videos but yours is the best by far, thank you!!!
Wow, thank you!
Hello, hello! I have several on this too: here’s one: ruclips.net/video/yKXHOdXWLAE/видео.html
Still today the best video on this topic ! Thank you Aubrey (I did lost my time watching the spencer colgan video proposed!)
He does look like Paul McCartney!🤣😂
Omg 😆 yeah
I was thinking the same thing
Some people want to fill the world with silly love songs
He does. 🤣
Ha! He's the spitting image of him.
Another superb video Aubrey. I would certainly have forgotten to remove the old paste from the wall so thank you very much for that useful reminder.
Thanks for that Paul, glad you are finding the video`s helpful 😊
He makes it look so easy I have a feeling when I try this I'll muck it up going to give it a go though
I had a bugger of a job getting the wallpaper off in my 1930’s bungalow.
Most of the rooms had been wallpapered many years ago before we bought the place, the trouble was the original wallpaper had been put directly onto the top of bare plaster.
This meant that to remove it you went through layers of wall paper until the final layer that was really bonded with the plaster.
The only way I could get it off was to use a spiked roller tool with a handle, similar to the tool used here, in that the spikes punctured the wallpaper to allow water and steam penetration.
I used a steamer and scraper to remove the layers (in some rooms up to 3 layers of wallpaper!), but the last layer had to be removed by using a razor blade type scraper which also took a fine layer off the top of the plaster in order to completely remove the stuck on paper -what a job!
Then I had to repair the walls due to scraper marks and top layer of plaster being “blown off” the wall in a couple of areas, due to leaving leaving the steamer in one place for too long!
Lots of plaster repair and sanding afterward and the walls (now painted) look good and flat.
No way could I have done the job without a steamer - if it had been any worse it would have been easier to take the top layer of plaster off and have the walls re-skimmed.
Wow, that was a huge job you had there Monty. Fortunately ones like that are rare. The worst one I have stripped was a staircase with seven layers of wallpaper. You are right, a steamer is the only way when confronted with these sort of jobs. I hope the rest of your decorating is more enjoyable.
Great tutorial easy to understand without unnecessary info. Great job.
That is great news, glad you found the video helpful 😃
2:21 ladies and gentlemen - that sold me the tool and convinced that Paul McCartney knows what he's talking about!
Me too!!
Wonderful....will be removing my vinyl paper in my kitchen.....hope this helps me as it’s been a great tough paper for cleaning.
Hopefully you should be able to peel the front of the paper off before soaking the backing. Fingers crossed it all goes well for you Sheila 😊
this is the most useful video of ripping wallpaper thanks :))
Glad you liked it! 😊
What did you mix with the hot water? I couldn’t understand what you said
@@lizhutton6489 a little bit of washing up liquid ( fairy liquid) hope all goes well with the decorating.
Top man! Followed your guide and was as easy to remove as you demonstrated, thank you so much!
That is great news, glad it went well for you 😊
This video told me everything I needed and made a daunting task extremely easy 🙂 thanks for posting
That is great news, glad you found the video helpful 😊
Thank you so much. My bff bought a house and luckily there was only wallpaper in her master bedroom and master bath. You made the process a lot easier. I only quoted you. Lol. Thanks again.
You’re welcome 😊
the wallpaper looks brand new to me! nice demonstration! thanks
You're welcome! 😊
Brilliant Aubs! Dave said you were a great teacher & now you're spreading the knowledge! Well done! Great video with clear instructions & useful info on tools to use. I almost wish I had some wallpaper to remove so I could have a go myself! Hope you enjoyed the marmalade. We've subscribed so look forward to more videos. All the best, Caroline
Wow, your technique is really slick; patience and knowhow. Thanks for the video.
Thank you for your kind comment 😊
Best video on RUclips on stripping wallpaper .
Thank you so much TE, I am glad you found it so helpful 😊
The Best Video I have seen on wallpaper Removal, Thanks So Much
Thank you so much James, that is good to hear 😊
Finally!!! I've found a tutorial that works!!!
Glad I could help! 😊
That is so funny! I thought he looked like Paul McCartney too! Lol 😍😻
i thought christpher walken
What a super star! I feel confident to do this now rather than hire somebody. THANK YOU!!! :)
That is great news, hope all goes well with the decorating 😊
Paul McCartney teaching us blokes how to take wallpaper off a wall. What a legend!
The other way to break the surface of the paper to let the water in is to use a wire brush, I was taught (many years ago) to cross hatch it with a scraper though as shown here.
If you find a scraper where the corners are rounded off instead of being pointed, you know it's been used for scoring paper.
Oh and for those talking about using a steamer, I've done it both ways over the years and the method shown here is far less messy and sweaty than a steamer, in my opinion.
Thank you so much for sharing! I’m a first time buyer and considering buying a place with very dated decor, and was wondering if I can de-ugly it myself for now until I figure out how I’d like it done properly.
Good luck with your new venture Liz, hope all goes well for you 😊
Aww the tiger meow made my day 🐯😂
That`s good to know 😊
I watched this tutorial and purchased the tool ( which by the way is a great tool, just use it lightly) and prepped the paper as shown and hey presto paper came off in one piece. So happy, it made the job of removing so easy!
Great to hear! 😊
Just done this process , works perfectly 👍🏻👍🏻👌
Great 👍
Thanks a lot for good clear instructions.
Glad it was helpful Hannah 😊
You made it look so easy. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
Great Video. Will see you at my house at around 8am tomorrow. I'll bring some fine Canadian Beer.
Give him Kokanee from the West and Moosehead from the East - dude will never leave.
I had no idea Paul McCartney was an expert at paper hanging.
I just follows this. OMG how difficult it was. Nothing like you have removed your wallpaper and I followed it exactly. It was stuck more more than how you removed yours. That was painful !
I was watching the video just to listen to British Accent!!!... It's fabulous!!!
I tried (and failed) to remove my wallpaper manually without any tools by peeling it off before watching this video 😂 Thanks for showing me how to do it properly, the knowledge will stay with me for all my future moves now ☺️
That is great news, glad the video was helpful. Hope all goes well with all your future decorating 😊
I don’t even need to strip wallpaper but this was very satisfying to watch!
Thanks Ash 😊
What a fantastic video- great teacher!
Thank you kindly!
I tried steaming off wallpaper back when I was a kid in 1974, in July, here in the Massachusetts. Never again, but anyone who does should aim for mid-winter instead. In a later job, I used push-pins to hang 2 or 3 wet towels on the wall, although 5 or 6 would have saved more time. I just kept spraying them until the area underneath one became obviously soggy, then that towel was moved to a new spot and what was under it was scraped off. It would also have been good to have a scoring tool, though since I assumed I'd never need it again, I never bought one. Most of the wallpaper I've seen recently has been the kind that pulls off in one sheet, so it's worth tugging on a corner or two before going for the scrapers.
i hate stripping wall paper :-( but you did make that look easy.
Yep, it's a job that none of us look forward to. Some papers can be a bit of a nightmare. The secret is to keep soaking the paper (let the water do the work) let's hope you have a better day today, fingers crossed for you.
Stripping wallpaper is as easy as playing get back on the top of an old recording studio lol
Thank you, this was very useful and interesting to watch.
Glad it was helpful Sara, hope all goes well with the decorating 😊
Well that's my evening planned tonight. Thanks for the video, some valuable tips there. :) Every time I've done wallpaper removal before its been a complete disaster! Mostly due to lack of patience. Fingers crossed this time around I'll have an easier time of it.
Fingers crossed it all goes well for you. Soak it many times first and have have many coffee breaks and a nice biscuit selection. 😊
So good thanks for your sharing your expertise!
Glad it was helpful! 😊
My house is old, and I used a steamer in the hallway, took the wallpaper off lovely along with the plaster. DO NOT USE STEAMERS ON OLD BUILDINGS.😁
This worked pretty well. Thank you!
Glad it helped William 😊
Thank you for detailed explanation!
Glad it was helpful 😊
Love your videos very good at explaining things top man
That is great news, glad you are finding them helpful Shane 😊
Thanks for sharing best video I seen by far. Sorry can you say again what is in the bucket with the water please ?
Hi Tina, thank you for the kind comment. I added a squirt of washing up liquid (Fairy Liquid). Hope all goes well with the decorating😊
Yes, you have to be careful with steam strippers, they can separate the plaster layers i.e. top coat from browning or even from the brick if left in place too long.
That looks really easy thankyou
I have a air compressor and use a paint spray attachment to spray water on the wall. Seems to work well as you can control the amount of water, cover a fairly large area without all the bending down and drips from a brush. I’m getting older and my back not so keen to keep bending down!
Another use for the compressor is when cleaning brushes or rollers. Once a roller has been cleaned a very quick way to dry it is by running a jet of air on the side of the roller (still on the handle) which will spin it at quite a high rate so dry in a few seconds and it seems to bring the pile up almost like new. Brushes can also be blow dried but it can splay the bristles out a little.
That's a great idea! 😊
Thank you.
If you wish to paint the wall once wallpaper has been removed will the tool you demonstrated to score the wall damage the plaster underneath? What would you recommend to do in this instance? Thanks.
Hi Mark, as you can see on the video if used correctly the tool does not mark the wall. I often use the tiger to remove wallpaper and have not found it to be an issue. If for some reason it does leave any marks on the wall just apply some filler once you have removed all the paste and washed down the surface. Hope all goes well with the decorating 😊
Fantastic. Unfortunately my wallpaper is this kind (not the vinyl), spent 5 hours getting a small section done trying to scrape it off in sheets. Which obviously didn't work. Have the tiger, looking forward to trying it out. Thank you for the well explained demonstration.
Hope all goes well for you Collider.
@@AubreysAbsoluteDecorating Thanks again... went swimmingly this time with the tiger. Used a sponge, but if I ever had to do it again (which I hope I don't) I'd use a roller, probably much faster.
El macca eh, legend , dunno how he fits it all in, playing bass then stripping walls legend
im going to have to do it for the house I am buying now, wow didnt think its going to be that easy :D woohoo
thank you sir Paul. your video has been very useful.
You are very welcome 😊
Thank you!
Your welcome 😊
Thanks! You rock!
You're welcome! 😊
Great tips Thanks 👍
Glad it was helpful 😊
Use a sprayer to apply your water, works like a charm!!!!!
Excellent video.
Thank you very much! 😊
Good video sir, but this would do my head in big time, give me a wallpaper steamer i find it much easier, except 2 inches of sticky wallpaper stuck to your shoes 😲, hubby to the rescue, i strip (🤪 the paper not my clothes) and he picks it up straight away.....👍🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Thank you! You make it look easy 😊
You’re welcome 😊
Legend. Cheers for this matey
Thank you 😊
Thank you. Really helpful.
Glad it was helpful!
Hello, you could use a paint roller with Water too, thank you for the video
Good tip.
You are a star mate! Saved me the bother of hiring a steamer.
Good stuff Peter, hope all goes well for you 😊
Brilliant thanks!
Amazing.
Great video. Will give it a try!
Good stuff, hope all goes well for you 😊
Used my pattern copying tool, easy peasy. And to water used a wet roller!
Great job!
Thanks Macca
I enjoyed this tremendously! I unexpectedly found myself stripping wallpaper today and this was great and you made me laugh. Thanks!
Hi Mary, glad you enjoyed the video, good luck with your decorating 😃
This is great, I wish I'd watched this before I went rogue. So helpful. Thank you so much.
Glad you found it helpful Paris, hope all goes well with the decorating 😊
He's hilarious. I actually laughed out loud to a few of the comments..... especially when he said about flopping the brush around and soaking everyone. I'd do that on purpose. Everybody needs to go swimming. 😂😂😂
Amazing. Thanks so much!
You're very welcome Heidi, hope all goes well with the decorating 😊
Wish me luck. I'm going to attempt it today
Hope all goes well. Make sure you soak the paper several times allowing it to soak in before stripping. If it is a vinyl paper see if you can peel the face of the paper off first. Good luck 😊
It went brilliant. I scored the paper and wet it with a cloth 4 times and it just peeled off. Now for my 1st attempt at putting new paper up. Thanks for your help x
That is great news, hope all goes well with the wallpapering 😊
Thank you very much ,your advice was much appreciated ,very helpful and thorough.
Thank you Marian, I am glad you found the video helpful. Hope all goes well with the decorating 😊
Nice vid Aubrey. Although,I’ve found it’s totally impossible to remove all the paste from walls if you want to paint them! Invariably you’re going to get “crocodiling” on the new paint so the only sure way I’ve found is to apply lining paper then paint that. It also gives a nice flat surface to paint on and looks really professional. Keep them coming sir!
You can sand it off if you have an orbital sander 🙏🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Kathy, there is a product called Gardz which seals the wall after you have gotten as much glue off as possible. It is clear, dries in about 40 minutes and is easy to use. Using Gardz insures that your paint does not alligator.
Thank you so much for this video. It saved me heaps of time. 👍
That is great news Natalie, hope all goes well with the decorating 😊
Excellent. 👍👍👍👍
Thank you! 👍
Thanks Aubrey.
Glad it was helpful 😊
What did you say that tool was that you used to get the paste off? This video is very helpful!
Hi Melissa, the tool is called a caulking tool with steel blade. Several place sell it on the internet. You can also get plastic ones but the steel ones work best for this purpose. Hope all goes well with your decorating 😊
How long has that wall paper been glued there though? I'm about to remove one that has been where it is for more than 30 years now and I suspect it's going to be quite the headache even with this method...
Very helpful, Thank You
Glad to hear that! 😊