Saturday, May 4, 2013

Oh My Aching...


Hands! Which look NOTHING like this at the moment.

Taking down wallpaper is an Evil Task.  After hours of work I am looking at this...
Little bits of stubborn wallpaper backing.  And this...
A skin of paste from the border adhesive.

A putty knife or rubber tipped gloves just do not work as well as fingertips to give those edges the nudge they need to peel off.  The ONLY thing I am thankful for is that I didn't paper the entire wall 11 years ago! And, I've already promised myself a paraffin wax manicure/pedicure as my Wallpaper Removal Reward.

Hopefully I will move on to spackling tomorrow and priming on Monday.

3 comments:

  1. UGH!!!! Vinegar and water solution should help loosen and dissolve the paste. My hands hurt for you. But it will look great when you are done.

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  2. oh, what a job. that is why I will never put up wall paper or buy a house with it on the walls. Hope your hand feel better soon so you can do something you like to do.

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  3. Ooo, yukky! We're renovating too and it's just not good for my hands (although I am wearing gloves most of the time)! Enjoy the manicure!

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