Thank you Mr. Spencer. This helped me think outside the box, since I just entered a desperation stage, in trying to remove this wallpaper band. It's so stubborn and it's not even holding moisture. I guess I'm not doing anything wrong, just need more patience to go through inch by inch...

When I encounter tough wallpaper, I use a cowbell to scrape the adhesive. The tougher it gets, the more cowbell I use. More cowbell is always the answer. (thanks for the video, it helped me out of a jam)

@spencercolgan

4 жыл бұрын

May I ask. What’s a cow.....

@traceygray4956

4 жыл бұрын

@@spencercolgan hahahaha!!!!!

@tomstephenson301

3 жыл бұрын

I got a fever, and the only prescription is more cowbell 🤣

Just tried that and it works a treat thank you.

Saved me so much work. Thanks. My wallpaper was practically waterproof.

Yup, you're method is the best and most efficient. Thank you!!

I watched a handful of videos and tired a few of the methods and nothing worked like your method. Finally getting this stubborn, double layered(!!) wallpaper off!

Spencer, thanks so much for this video!! I had a (thankfully) small area of 37-year-old wallpaper to remove, and nothing worked well until I tried your “plan B” method. It worked like a charm and saved me tons of time. Kudos for your fine content! 👌

I love your videos explaining every detail. My problem is getting the wallpaper at the bottom of my walls near my baseboard. How would you suggest to remove the bottom 1/2 inch of wallpaper?

sounds like Christopher Walken 😂...thank you

Anyone else hearing Christopher Walken?

@hectorcalderon3011

4 жыл бұрын

You guys got fat why everybody starved on the streets now it's my turn

@Wip3ou7

4 жыл бұрын

Dude I was just thinking this

@Wip3ou7

4 жыл бұрын

We need more cowbell

@jason4832

4 жыл бұрын

He's keistering a pocket watch for sure...lol

@quantumchron1577

3 жыл бұрын

I hear bill burr

Plan C) 80 grit on a electric palm sander to open surface. Plan D) sand and skim seams prime and hang over it. Plan F) go to bar and lament why you ever agreed to strip wallpaper 😂

@spencercolgan

4 жыл бұрын

Do me a favour; I love plants say; I have never done that but please explain plan date to me and what do you mean by that… I’m going to try that I have an idea about what you mean but I want you to tell me in detail if you don’t mind - explain plan d.

@capodad2u

4 жыл бұрын

@@spencercolgan sometimes of the old paper is solid and to labor intensive to be cost effective to remove we remove any loose bits, sand the seams as often they're wired and will show thru, then a light coat of spackle or joint compound to flush out those areas then prime with kiltz or bullseye 123 or if it's old paper (porous) gardz. Still a fair bit of prep so we always try to remove when possible. I'm sure you do pretty much the same? I also picked up a perforating roller in Germany similar to paper tiger with teeth but much more solid and faster with less wall damage.

@spencercolgan

4 жыл бұрын

capowacko I would love to meet you; obviously, you are a true professional who is expert. I would really love to meet you… Where in this great country do you live?

@capodad2u

4 жыл бұрын

This one www.obi.de/tapetenabloeser-tapetengrundierungen/lux-tapetenwolf-zum-anreissen-von-tapeten/p/6569172

@capodad2u

4 жыл бұрын

@@spencercolgan about as far away as you can get.....Southern California

Great video I shall try this thank you. The paper I'm trying to get off is like its been super glued to the wall.

@spencercolgan

3 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/a36irrtxYrjffLw.html Please watch this

@marcieb560

3 жыл бұрын

I think mine is literally superglued. Like someone tried to tack it down where it was peeling 🤦‍♀️

LOOK’S LIKE NICK FROM DENVER .....FROM WALLS BY DESIGN. AWESOME THANK YOU

Spencer: thanks for quick reply.

Hi Spencer, I have followed all your videos to help me prepare drywall walls for wallpapering and paper removal. I sealed the drywalls with a high quality Groproc sealer and when wanting to take the paper down again a few days later, because the paste had damaged the ceiling paint, and the low tac masking tape used to protect the wallpaper from the new paint damaged it, I decided to start again. The top layer of paper peeled off relatively easily, and the underlying paper pulled off in complete sheets after being sprayed with a sealer remover concentrate. The problem I am faced with is its almost impossible to remove the jelly like adhesive even when sprayed with concentrated adhesive remover and washing up detergent. The scraper, cloth and sponge just spread it around. My question is, if I leave it to dry then lightly sand to flatten the wall and then coat it with another layer of sealer, will it be safe to wallpaper of this? Thanks for the great videos.

@spencercolgan

2 жыл бұрын

I’m sorry I did not see this come up either on KZread or in my email; I would have answered you ASAP my friend Mr Graham Brown. Do you still need help with this? How did it come out?

@grahambrown5874

2 жыл бұрын

@@spencercolgan Hi Spencer, I had to make some decisions, so I left the paste to dry over several days then sanded it and sealed it. I repapered the wall and it’s looking great. I changed to a different paste that I found much easier to wash off. Your preparation videos really helped, when it came to removing the new paper without damaging the drywall. It’s all in the preparation 👍

The wall paper in my room is immune to all techniques

@faithelson

4 жыл бұрын

@@SatanenPerkele sure as hell feels like it.

@faithelson

4 жыл бұрын

@RAVEN AK47 thank youuu im gonna try it

@2626firefly

4 ай бұрын

I have impossible wallpaper covering 3 entire rooms! I'm going to the palm sander!

Fellas-I’m telling you, you’re gonna want more cowbell err water.

Meant the elderly lady asked me to remove the wallpaper and paint everybody else trying to charge her expensive rates just for a bedroom I only charged her 100 for everything bedroom closets windows cutting everything I love helping people even though I'm broke god is good I wanna help them that's why I need to learn

Thank you!

@spencercolgan

3 жыл бұрын

Please go on my KZread channel and check out my latest wallpaper removal video; it’s for Wallpaper that refuses to come off; I think you’ll like it it’s called when wallpaper removal becomes impossible do this

@spencercolgan

3 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/gHiu3LGoZrPRgbg.html

how about just painting over it if its not damaged at all.

My dude, in this video you're Christopher Walken, but in the last one I watched you had Arnold Schwarzenegger vibes. I want to learn how to remove wallpaper, but instead I have an illegitimate kid with the maid and I keep telling my wife "I could have used more cowbell." Thanks for the tips though.

@spencercolgan

4 жыл бұрын

Lol!!!! Lol!!!!!!!!

@capowacko Your comment may save my project. Recently have given up my wallpaper removal & paint project. This gives a glimmer of hope. These 38 year old Walls have 3 layers of paper and heavily ridged vinyle wallpaper glued right over original walls which have no sealant. It took 4 days to remove 8 meters of wallpaper. Spencers’ advice helped tons because taking time saved the walls. There are over 30 meters left so plan F seemed the end solution, except covid blocked that idea.😂 What type mask must be worn to conserve lung health while sanding? I will do all plans and include plan C and plan D as you describe, but what do you mean by “ sand and skim seams and “hang over it”? Is this used when hanging new wallpaper only? Can I skim, seal, prime and Paint using your method? Can’t bare the thought of more wallpaper. If you have a different plan for painting, would appreciate your comments. Wishing you all the best and Thanks to Spencer and your comments.

@spencercolgan

3 жыл бұрын

Here is my latest. Please watch. Answers all your questions. kzread.info/dash/bejne/a36irrtxYrjffLw.html

I bet you do a good Chris walken impression

Great tip and thorough. Does anyone else think he sounds a bit like Christopher Walken?

I found if you have difficult wallpaper, keep it dry and use a flat razor scrapper and it talked the top paper off. Then use water, wait, then peel the underlayer.

@spencercolgan

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds AWESOME!!!!!!

wish you would have shown what to do after you get off the paper IF the backer paper is pasted to wall

How do you remove wallpaper if someone put a coat of paint over it?

@spencercolgan

5 жыл бұрын

This is an excellent question. Wallpaper that has paint over it, depending on how old it is, can be easier or more difficult. If it is very old, not only does the paint to make the wallpaper brittle and messier and easier to remove, but the paint can make the wallpaper more difficult if it is over vinyl and many years of paint has covered it. In both cases what I would do is to use a wall perforator which puts hundreds of holes through the wallpaper and then you wet it down in the paint will actually assist you in removing it and why is that? Because the paint will keep the wallpaper from tearing and it will tend to keep the wallpaper together so that you can remove the wallpaper in bigger sheets when you tear it down

Good if your wallpapaering after but not good if your painting.

I hate too much explanations

What a pain in the rear! Looks like you have to have the patience of Job!

He sounds like Gorge costanza from Seinfeld!!!

@jgfergus

4 жыл бұрын

No he doesn't.

I cant use this technique because its woodchip wallpaper

Advice please for removing double wallpaper and paint :/

@spencercolgan

2 жыл бұрын

Put in the search Spencer Colgan when wallpaper removal becomes impossible

I almost fell asleep

I have some wallpaper that is bonded to the wall. I won’t budge. I will try the scoring because...... He is right, the moisture only goes in along the edges of the paper. There needs to be a way to let it in.....

@spencercolgan

4 жыл бұрын

John A Why don’t you try this? Scrape off anything Loose. Then prime over the wallcovering with kills, oil base. When that dries, go over it one more time with kills, oil base. Then get your spackling knives out and give it a nice skim coat to Dash three times. Then prime your skim coat with Guardz from Zinsser

@3345646

4 жыл бұрын

I solved the problem by getting a small razor holder. I was able to get under the edges and and pull pieces off.

What about using a metal scouring pad….

@spencercolgan

Жыл бұрын

No. It will get all gummed up

That isn’t difficult try 9 layers of paper each layer painted over the last one Turing to rubber under steam.

i just rented a a steamer then you don't have to deal with toxic remover fluid

@ajsbrushworksllc8348

2 жыл бұрын

Water isn't toxic, that's what he used

I didn't know Christopher Walken did wallpaper!

Needs more cowbell.

Your tags sticking out the back of your shirt

It does not look as if it is working to me , l use a steamer and it works better than that , this method takes to long .

@spencercolgan

4 жыл бұрын

I think you might be right. Thank you again. Where are you from

@anngarvock8610

4 жыл бұрын

@@spencercolgan , I am from the Scottish highlands , the county is Caithness, and the town is Wick , I live 7 mile from the famous JOHN O GROATS .

@spencercolgan

4 жыл бұрын

ann garvock Thank you so much for your input. I do this procedure in so many different ways. And these videos I make are the product of almost 3 years of video making. I agree with you. I wish I could just bang the walls down with a bunch of hammers sometimes LOL

The worst time consuming method ever, like peeling an egg. That will take hours and hours, a Tiger perforator is the best gadget ever !

Someone should send you a script. Lol. Have you considered acting?

@spencercolgan

3 жыл бұрын

Who do you say that Tom??

What a load off rubish . Two handed scraper with replacement blades soon gets off most of the paper then wet to remove the backing ,leaves the wall in perfect smooth condition . Bit if sanding and your done

@spencercolgan

Жыл бұрын

If you’re sure of that, why did you waste your time going to this video? I’m not convinced of the veracity of your comment.

He must charge by the hour. LOL Ridiculous.

Video should have been about 2 min. not 10.

Just get on with it. We don't need a running commentry.

Should of titled the video plan B

This is bs and it's wrong. I hung wp for a living when I was young - went to PDCA trade school. Don't score the WP with a razor knife. You will never get it off except in strips. This guy shows you exactly the WRONG way to do it. Terrible!

Sound terrible!

Not interested in your face. Show the wall

Hmmm I can't say I've ever seen a professional use water or spray bottle to remove wall paper...tip for ya..keep practicing...

@spencercolgan

4 жыл бұрын

Hmmmm. Thanks Lance. Tip for ya...watch and learn. And speak little. This is how it’s done. I do it here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/q3-MqrGdiLqycag.html And here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/k3l7mZp6kbWWdqw.html

@lanceladue2818

4 жыл бұрын

@@spencercolgan hmmm..been there done that ..I kept practicing and then I went back to the fifties and learned a secret trade with no water and removes one to fifteen layers on any surface....glad to see no one is using the old trade secrets on. line......ps there was another tip in there..you seem pretty intent on stripping wall paper...in 50's they put it on quite religiously and they new how to take it off religiously...just saying ..free tip..good luck...

@glorf3558

3 жыл бұрын

@@lanceladue2818 why don't you actually say something of use rather than being a Dick. 50s trade secrets ffs.