How to Remove an Old Wall Border
- 1). Score the old wallpaper border with a perforating tool to allow liquid to soak through the wallpaper and loosen the adhesive.
- 2). Fill a spray bottle with hot water and add 1 tbsp. of baking soda. Shake the bottle to mix the solution.
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The wallpaper removal solution works to loosen adhesive.kitchen timer image by Inger Anne Hulb?|kdal from Fotolia.com
Spray your old wallpaper border with the baking soda solution to fully saturate. Allow the solution to soak into the wallpaper border and adhesive for 15 minutes. - 4
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Scrape the old wallpaper border from the walls with a plastic scraper. Spray additional baking soda solution on any tough-to-remove sections of wallpaper border. - 5). Fill a bucket with cool water. Soak a sponge in the water and squeeze out excess.
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Sponge the area to remove the baking soda solution and any remaining wallpaper adhesive. Continue to soak the sponge in the cool water to rinse out, then proceed to the next section of your wall.
