How To Tear Off The Wall Covering Without Hurting The Wall?

Mar 19, 2021

As time goes by, it is inevitable that one kind of wall covering will be visually fatigued, or want to replace the latest wall covering. So if the wall covering is replaced twice or three times, is there a way to tear off the wall covering without damaging the wall?

wall covering

Today, I will introduce a few tips for tearing wall coverings that don’t hurt the walls, and see if you know them all. Let’s take a look~


Method one:

Step 1: Spread a plastic sheet on the ground to protect the floor. Tie the wall cloth on the wall with small holes, the denser the better;


Step 2: Pour the glue cleaner into the bucket, stir evenly, and use the smear tool to paint on the wall cloth;


The third step: Use the painting knife to peel off the wall covering and the wall, and finally use a sponge to remove the remaining glue.


Method Two:

The use of salt to tear the wall covering mainly uses friction in physics, and since salt is a white crystal, there is no need to fear that the wall will turn into a weird color. In the process of processing, you need to wrap the salt with gauze and rub it gently on the wall cloth to make the remaining glue on the wall disappear and all transfer to the wall cloth.


Method three:

Step 1: Remove the door stopper, switch panel and other positions to facilitate the removal of the wall covering


Step 2: If the old wall covering is pressed under the door cover and skirting line, all the wall coverings need to be cut first


Step 3: Turn on the ironing machine to iron the wall covering, use the steam of the ironing machine to quickly dissolve the glue, reduce the viscosity, and easily tear it off. In this way, the wall covering is not only torn off quickly but also can be done without damaging the wall.


Method four:

Using alcohol can also play a very good role, and there is no need to worry about how much alcohol will damage the wall. However, it should be noted that the selected alcohol concentration cannot be too high, otherwise, due to volatility, the white walls will easily turn yellow or black, which will seriously affect the overall appearance.

glutinous rice glue

After tearing off the wall covering, pay attention to choosing a suitable wall base film for wall treatment before re-applying the wall covering, and then use glutinous rice glue to pave the wall covering, so as to avoid damage to the wall.


In the process of replacing the wall covering, it is necessary to tear off the old wall covering reasonably to avoid damage to the wall.