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Posted: 3/17/2006 11:29:36 AM EDT
[#1]
Two words: Paper Tiger
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Posted: 3/17/2006 11:32:47 AM EDT
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If it's terribly ugly, a sledgehammer will do the trick.
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Posted: 3/17/2006 11:36:45 AM EDT
[#3]
you could skim over the wallpaper
 you can take the wallpaper down, i prefer a steamer for this. takes a long time for a normal sized room, going slowly and not destroying the drywall behind it. if the wall wasnt propery preped before the wallpaper was put up, your gonna make a mess regardless.  their are other ways to take it down. i just prefer a steamer when doing multiple layers (95% that i pull down wallpaper there are at least 2 if not 3 layers of wallpaper most of it being 20+ years old) keep the walls wet. the glue used in wallpaper is water based. it will become unsticky when wet. newer wallpaper comes down ALOT easier then old wallpaper. take the sheetrock out and put new up 
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Posted: 3/17/2006 11:38:35 AM EDT
[#5]
Paper Tiger and a pump sprayer with warm water.
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Posted: 3/17/2006 11:40:20 AM EDT
[#6]
I've tried all of the above.
Make it easy on yourself and go rent a wallpaper remover steamer thing from your local rental yard. It'll come off in sheets. |
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Posted: 3/17/2006 11:40:35 AM EDT
[#7]
Believe me, the sledgehammer and new drywall trick isn't entirely impossible. I'm just trying to save every penny I can. Despite the pay raise and bonus I got, I'm still not made of money.
Would be fun to beat the shit out of it, though! 
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Posted: 3/17/2006 11:43:32 AM EDT
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+1 You many get lucky and get some areas where just warm water will do it...but the steamers are the way to go. |
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Posted: 3/17/2006 11:44:17 AM EDT
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if you want it done cheap, and not worried to much about perfection, then lay down a layer of mud over the seams of the wallpaper, then prime with a OIL BASED PRIMER, 2 coats (remember, the wallpaper glue is water based, latex paint will mess it up) and then paint as you want.
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Posted: 3/17/2006 11:44:57 AM EDT
[#10]
Try this:
- right click on the desk-top - choose "Properties" - choose "Appearance" - choose "Default" under "Windows and Buttons" - choose OK
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Posted: 3/17/2006 11:51:05 AM EDT
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BEAT ME TO IT!! Seriously, I just did 2 bathrooms, a kitchen and dining room, got one those paper scorers and Diff, it really works, just give it a few minutes to saturate the paper. Peels right off |
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Posted: 3/17/2006 12:03:50 PM EDT
[#12]
Sorry. I use a Mac.  Well, I did before I started my new job. Now I can only use my beloved PowerBook at home.
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Posted: 3/17/2006 12:04:45 PM EDT
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Did you have to do anything special to the wall prior to painting it? Skim coat, primer, anything? |
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Posted: 3/17/2006 12:07:03 PM EDT
[#14]
my old manager. white castle. and beer
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Posted: 3/17/2006 12:21:59 PM EDT
[#15]
I'm trying not to get arrested for deploying a WMD without a license. 
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Posted: 3/17/2006 12:39:24 PM EDT
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I used a paper tiger and Diff to get a mother%^$%@$^ border off of the walls in my bedroom. The people who put it there did not use sizing behind it.  |
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Posted: 3/17/2006 2:12:27 PM EDT
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I just washed the wall and made sure it was clean and dry from any wallpaper glue. This is what I used to score and scrape: 
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Posted: 3/17/2006 2:22:47 PM EDT
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+1 also tiger with diff but rub the paper alot to punture it real good.. also might have to do it a few times i really hate wall paper |
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Posted: 3/17/2006 2:29:07 PM EDT
[#19]
A good coat of fire is usually the best way.
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