Saved me so much work. Thanks. My wallpaper was practically waterproof.
@capodad2u4 жыл бұрын
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 😂
@spencercolgan4 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.
@capodad2u4 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.
@spencercolgan4 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?
@capodad2u4 жыл бұрын
This one www.obi.de/tapetenabloeser-tapetengrundierungen/lux-tapetenwolf-zum-anreissen-von-tapeten/p/6569172
@capodad2u4 жыл бұрын
@@spencercolgan about as far away as you can get.....Southern California
@t.g.97824 жыл бұрын
sounds like Christopher Walken 😂...thank you
@warrengh56473 жыл бұрын
Just tried that and it works a treat thank you.
@DoolallyProductions5 жыл бұрын
Anyone else hearing Christopher Walken?
@hectorcalderon30114 жыл бұрын
You guys got fat why everybody starved on the streets now it's my turn
@Wip3ou74 жыл бұрын
Dude I was just thinking this
@Wip3ou74 жыл бұрын
We need more cowbell
@jason48324 жыл бұрын
He's keistering a pocket watch for sure...lol
@quantumchron15774 жыл бұрын
I hear bill burr
@garethbartlett30764 жыл бұрын
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.
@spencercolgan4 жыл бұрын
kzbin.info/www/bejne/b3vRfYxuZ7qsgrs Please watch this
@marcieb5603 жыл бұрын
I think mine is literally superglued. Like someone tried to tack it down where it was peeling 🤦♀️
@lfml4960 Жыл бұрын
Yup, you're method is the best and most efficient. Thank you!!
@bamorgan542 жыл бұрын
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?
@faithelson4 жыл бұрын
The wall paper in my room is immune to all techniques
@faithelson4 жыл бұрын
@@SatanenPerkele sure as hell feels like it.
@faithelson4 жыл бұрын
@RAVEN AK47 thank youuu im gonna try it
@2626firefly6 ай бұрын
I have impossible wallpaper covering 3 entire rooms! I'm going to the palm sander!
@marciereedy604 Жыл бұрын
wish you would have shown what to do after you get off the paper IF the backer paper is pasted to wall
@jamesf26974 жыл бұрын
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.
@spencercolgan4 жыл бұрын
Sounds AWESOME!!!!!!
@grahambrown58743 жыл бұрын
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.
@spencercolgan3 жыл бұрын
I’m sorry I did not see this come up either on KZbin 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?
@grahambrown58743 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 👍
@henryfazekas96884 жыл бұрын
He sounds like Gorge costanza from Seinfeld!!!
@jgfergus4 жыл бұрын
No he doesn't.
@faithelson4 жыл бұрын
I cant use this technique because its woodchip wallpaper
@fletch91174 жыл бұрын
I almost fell asleep
@adamgregory71932 жыл бұрын
I didn't know Christopher Walken did wallpaper!
@Gatewayvick3 жыл бұрын
The worst time consuming method ever, like peeling an egg. That will take hours and hours, a Tiger perforator is the best gadget ever !
@KneelBeforeZod.5 ай бұрын
Needs more cowbell.
@foobarmaximus3506 Жыл бұрын
He must charge by the hour. LOL Ridiculous.
@foobarmaximus3506 Жыл бұрын
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!
@laughinglife32212 жыл бұрын
Not interested in your face. Show the wall
@darincarlin4 жыл бұрын
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)
@spencercolgan4 жыл бұрын
May I ask. What’s a cow.....
@traceygray49564 жыл бұрын
@@spencercolgan hahahaha!!!!!
@tomstephenson3014 жыл бұрын
I got a fever, and the only prescription is more cowbell 🤣
@hannateffera36335 жыл бұрын
I hate too much explanations
@aronmoses12092 ай бұрын
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
@BoomerActual4 жыл бұрын
Fellas-I’m telling you, you’re gonna want more cowbell err water.
@Kvamus4 жыл бұрын
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.
@spencercolgan4 жыл бұрын
Lol!!!! Lol!!!!!!!!
@M_J_Glide_222 жыл бұрын
how about just painting over it if its not damaged at all.
@jakeandthedeathlyhallows828419 күн бұрын
Ten minute video for 30 seconds of info
@user-yh7cl9kj8k11 ай бұрын
Just get on with it. We don't need a running commentry.
@hommer777 Жыл бұрын
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.
@JessicaT-qp9uvАй бұрын
I feel like this video needs more cowbell
@annehaase33804 жыл бұрын
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...
@user-yh7cl9kj8k11 ай бұрын
Sound terrible!
@richardmayora12895 жыл бұрын
How do you remove wallpaper if someone put a coat of paint over it?
@spencercolgan5 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
@33456464 жыл бұрын
Spencer: thanks for quick reply.
@staceynewmyer88283 жыл бұрын
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!
@rockinvida19604 жыл бұрын
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! 👌
@mee5ful4 жыл бұрын
That isn’t difficult try 9 layers of paper each layer painted over the last one Turing to rubber under steam.
@josephkopp32553 жыл бұрын
Great tip and thorough. Does anyone else think he sounds a bit like Christopher Walken?
@ensurepaintingplusllc4 жыл бұрын
LOOK’S LIKE NICK FROM DENVER .....FROM WALLS BY DESIGN. AWESOME THANK YOU
@123Rockchild Жыл бұрын
What a pain in the rear! Looks like you have to have the patience of Job!
@dedesixhela8270 Жыл бұрын
Good if your wallpapaering after but not good if your painting.
@miroir3va3 жыл бұрын
@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.
@spencercolgan3 жыл бұрын
Here is my latest. Please watch. Answers all your questions. kzbin.info/www/bejne/b3vRfYxuZ7qsgrs
@boondog75 Жыл бұрын
I bet you do a good Chris walken impression
@johnknight53702 жыл бұрын
Video should have been about 2 min. not 10.
@user-rc8eq9jq4f3 жыл бұрын
i just rented a a steamer then you don't have to deal with toxic remover fluid
@ajsbrushworksllc83483 жыл бұрын
Water isn't toxic, that's what he used
@tomstephenson3014 жыл бұрын
Someone should send you a script. Lol. Have you considered acting?
@spencercolgan4 жыл бұрын
Who do you say that Tom??
@mollyjones47462 жыл бұрын
Advice please for removing double wallpaper and paint :/
@spencercolgan2 жыл бұрын
Put in the search Spencer Colgan when wallpaper removal becomes impossible
@sisirose9850 Жыл бұрын
What about using a metal scouring pad….
@spencercolgan Жыл бұрын
No. It will get all gummed up
@TheManic.5-OH4 жыл бұрын
Your tags sticking out the back of your shirt
@anngarvock86104 жыл бұрын
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 .
@spencercolgan4 жыл бұрын
I think you might be right. Thank you again. Where are you from
@anngarvock86104 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 .
@spencercolgan4 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
@angelm26553 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@spencercolgan3 жыл бұрын
Please go on my KZbin 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
@spencercolgan3 жыл бұрын
kzbin.info/www/bejne/hHXdq4Kla7Weh7c
@33456464 жыл бұрын
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.....
@spencercolgan4 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
@33456464 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.
@irecruitfish74104 жыл бұрын
Should of titled the video plan B
@lanceladue28184 жыл бұрын
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...
@spencercolgan4 жыл бұрын
Hmmmm. Thanks Lance. Tip for ya...watch and learn. And speak little. This is how it’s done. I do it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/r3y7eYKajbx_d6c And here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3aqaGt3lrdjfKs
@lanceladue28184 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...
@glorf35583 жыл бұрын
@@lanceladue2818 why don't you actually say something of use rather than being a Dick. 50s trade secrets ffs.