Simple Strip Small Project Wallpaper removal Kit

The idiots who wallpapered every single room in our house put it up directly over unsealed drywall, and in some rooms wallpapered up to three layers deep. I've tried more than a dozen methods of removing the old wallpaper, and WallWik is the only product I've gone back to for more. It takes a lot of patience, and a thorough soaking, but with this product, I can get get the wallpaper off, without tearing up the walls. With some of the other methods, the paper backing on the drywall came off with the wall paper, sometimes taking bits of drywall with it, and we had to patch and sand the walls before they could be painted. That took a lot of extra time and effort and put us behind schedule, so I'll never use anything but WallWik again.I've used this product for three different types of wallpaper removal:1. In the one bedroom where wallpaper was put up over a couple of coats of paint, the wallpaper came off in nearly whole sheets. I was amazed at how fast and easy the job was.2. In the one bedroom with three layers of wallpaper (plus border), I got about a layer and a half off with the first treatment - mostly large chunks, and some sheets with hangers on. I had to re-score and start again to get the remaining layers off, but it worked and I only scuffed the walls with the skimmer/scraper in a couple of places (and that was due more to trying to hurry while fatigued than a flaw in the system).3. In the basement, hallways and bathrooms, wallpaper was put up over naked drywall, without even the benefit of a skim coat (someone really needs to be smacked for that). This was the most difficult and the messiest removal. I was lucky to get some of it off in large chunks - mostly it came off in small pieces - sometimes leaving part of the paste and backing behind. It required extra soaking time and liberal use of the spray directly on the wall (without the sheets) to remove the remaining residue and backing. It was much wetter work than the two bedrooms I did. The bathroom I most recently finished was part of a structural remodel and I had a contractor doing the heavy work. I got all the wallpaper removed without damaging the walls (much to my contractor's surprise), but the walls were still too damp the following morning to prep and paint. So plan on 24-36 hours of dry time, if you've got the same type of job.I think the work would have gone more quickly if I'd had a helper for the larger rooms, but it's absolutely doable as solo project. The only thing I don't love about the WallWik system is their scorer. It's OK and will get the job done, but I prefer the Zinsser 2976 PaperTiger Scoring Tool for Wallpaper Removal Triple Head

Here's what worked for me, ymmv.1. Scored the wallpaper. I bought the Zinsser scoring tool with the 3 blades instead of the one that came with it.2. Placed sheets on the wallpaper. I only used four sheets at a time. Yeah, sometimes they fell but as long as there was enough solution to the point where the sheet was dripping and I smoothed out the air bubbles, they stayed on the wall.3. Let it sit for about 5 minutes. Directions said about 30 minutes but I didn't want to keeps spraying the walls to keep the sheets moist.4. Peeled off the top layer (vinyl), which came off very easily. But bottom paper layer remained...it was lightly moist from the scoring and where the solution soaked through, but not as easy to peel. Maybe would have been soaked through enough if I left the sheets on for 30 minutes..?5. Sprayed the paper till it was soaked through. Pressure sprayer worked great...I'm going to use it for plants. :-) Let it sit for a couple minutes.6. Peeled off the paper using the scraper. Better than using a blade so that it doesn't mark the drywall. But sometimes I could use just my fingernails. It came off in large pieces. It was very easy, even my boyfriend was amazed that I was able to finish the bathroom all by myself.I am surprised at how easy it was to remove wallpaper....I thought I'd be sore and it would take an entire weekend. I liked this kit because everything was included including the sprayer.

There are some great parts to this system such as the HydroSheets and the sprayer, which are top quality. However, the scoring device and scraper are wimpy and you can find better at your local hardware stores. The kit seems expensive when compared to other products, and we didn't think the Simple Strip solution was as effective as another product. When they say "small project," they mean "small." We used the Simple Strip for a small half bath and ran out of product before the room was completed. Since we couldn't find Simple Solution locally, we changed to a different solution and found it worked much better. For the future wallpaper stripping projects, we have saved the Simple Strip HyrdoSheets and sprayer as they are top notch, but we would use a different stripping solution rather than have to order this online.

Best product I have ever used to remove wallpaper! Only thing I didn't use was the sprayer. I had two and three layers of wallpaper to remove with lots of extra glue on the back.The key is leaving the solution drenched sheets on the walls at least 30 minutes, Then the paper comes down fairly easilly. I had to work a little harder around the molding. I used a putty knife to start then pulled the paper, If there was some left I wet the sheets again but only leave them on for a short time as the sheetrock starts to get wet.The sheets you can cut to fit small areas. I also would rinse the sheets out and let them dry to be used agin the next day.