wallpaper removal tip
forgot to mention this earlier. on debbie travis, they did a nifty little segment with 3 guys attacking three separate walls of a room with three different removal techniques (including steaming!) and the one that was fastest was: a mixture of warm water, mild soap or detergent powder and wallpaper removal gel. It does really work. But you have to be methodical. i wasn't, and so, to me, one relatively small, vaulted-ceilinged bathroom wall seemed to take forever!
anyhow, once you get the paper off, wipe down with wet sponge as many times as you can otherwise even the primer for new drywall has trouble sticking and you might end up with blotchy walls wherever primer thickens unevenly from numerous coats.
also, once you get it off - *keep it off* please people - no more wallpaper. it's absolutely the worst thing to put on your walls until a time they discover a better, faster, less yucky removal method.
anyhow, once you get the paper off, wipe down with wet sponge as many times as you can otherwise even the primer for new drywall has trouble sticking and you might end up with blotchy walls wherever primer thickens unevenly from numerous coats.
also, once you get it off - *keep it off* please people - no more wallpaper. it's absolutely the worst thing to put on your walls until a time they discover a better, faster, less yucky removal method.
