Whilst removing some wallpaper we discovered that it seems to have been stuck on with an adhesive that is not water soluble. It softens under the steamer and I can get the paper off but the adhesive stays behind as a sticky mess.
It's only woodchip. A friend suggested they might have used bathroom adhesive.
Any ideas on how to get it off?
VERY slowly in my experience. I recently had to remove the same stuff from my bedroom prior to painting !!!
Ah, this sounds like just the stuff I'm after - see my post about damp ceiling. What have they used to stick this paper on with?
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LOL, yes I just replied. I wouldn't recommend it unless you never ever want to get it off again. But I'll ask the previous occupants.
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The previous owners don't know the name of the product as it was applied by contractors. Sorry.
we had something similar holding on a border. Sticky rubbery stuff like label glue. A lot of scrubbing with scouring pads, then 2 coats of base coat paint to smooth the surface finish a bit.
It wasn't copydex or similar, because we found where they restuck some edges and that was even worse.
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