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Posted by Norminn on October 2, 2006, 11:17 am
Norminn wrote:
> JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
>
>> OK...maybe not a nightmare, but a real pain: The previous owners of my
>> house put wallpaper on the upper part of the tub walls. Dumb. The
>> tiles end at about 5-1/2 feet and the wallpaper begins there. The
>> first 1/4" of the wallpaper is peeling away and there's mildew under
>> that edge. All the wallpaper will be removed as part of a bathroom
>> renovation project next spring. But meanwhile, this is ugly and I'm
>> wondering what will remove the mildew without destroying the
>> wallpaper. I'd like to reglue the edge, but I doubt it'll work well in
>> its current condition.
>>
> Household cleaner with water and a LITTLE bleach (separately). I've
> reglued edges using diluted Elmer's glue, but it will probably take some
> of the paper off the wallboard if I ever remove it. I papered our bath
> about a year ago - paper isn't in shower enclosure but goes right up to
> the edge and meets the tile. I masked the edge and put a fine line of
> caulk along the shower opening and the entire lower edge of the paper.
> So far, so good. Moisture runs down and seeps under edge of paper and
> veneer at lower end of door, so always paint bottom of door, too.
I forgot - use masking tape to hold it down until glue dries, and pull
off carefully straight back on itself.
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