I was dragging my feet because the weekend was approaching quickly and I had the tedious job of removing wallpaper from my kitchen walls. As you may already have had the experience of removing wallpaper - it's an ugly chore! I trailed out to the local Home Depot and discovered this handy little tool - Zinsser PaperTiger - simple to use scoring tool which perforates tiny holes through your wallpaper without damaging the drywall. Instead of renting the old time wallpaper steamer, I decided to go with Zinsser DIF - Wallpaper Gel Stripper. I actually scored up the wall using the PaperTiger, poured the DIF Gel remover into a clean paint tray and applied the DIF Gel with a clean paint roller roll the first coat on using a fair amount of pressure - creating the gel to force through the perferations.

The recommended wait time is 20 minutes I waited around 40 minutes and then reapplied again allowing the wallpaper to fully saturate - Then scrap away and the wallpaper along with the lining came trailing down. One big draw it's completely odorless! A few more gadgets to check out WalWorks Adhesive & Stripper Rollers - holds up to 3X more then ordinary rollers or brushes. Walworks applies the right amount with less work - better then brushes and paint rollers. Zinsser Paper Scraper - Unique, patented design which maintains a perfect scraping angle without damaging the walls. Keep in mind that custom wallpapers are making a leap right back - keep these tools in mind for future use!