Cold water brushed on works well enough for me, but you need to get a narrow strip of paper off along the top of the wall to begin with. That way every new brush full runs behind the next bit down. No point trying to soak the whole wall as it just ends up on the floor. A heavy duty scraper is a must have tool IMO. Yes, I've got an Earlex steamer, but I find it more trouble than it's worth. It may be faster (and actually I'm not convinced of that) but I prefer to work in a more comfortable way.
One word, woodchip ^%^!%^"£"!^£% stuff.
Bit warmer and humid maybe but opening the window(s) cures that. I reckon it is faster overall, far less waiting for the water to soak in. But I think big advantage is that the stripped paper is barely wet and by the time you've gone round a room the first strippings are more or less dry. Compared to being still very soggy when using the just water method.
"Spamlet" wrote in news:i7844q$lat$ snipped-for-privacy@news.eternal-september.org:
How come you don't simply use coloured paper instead of lining paper, and thus avoid the need to paint the paper?
Al
Sorry to jump in late but would plaster need a thin coat of something to prime it before applying wallpaper or would a thin coat of wallpaper paste (size) do that job?
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