no nails

[crapmemory]

Had a dado rail put up and the fella used no nails. He has got some on the wall and I was wondering what would be the easiest way to get it off.

[ianmunt]

Rather depends on what's on the surface underneath.If its good and dry gloss paint try white spirits or meths.If its emulsion I think you will have to scrape or sand off when hardened and repaint.If its wall paper as for emulsion and repaper the affected area

[clever trev]

Well are you not going to decorate the walls? if so why is a small area of adhesive a problem, just chipp it of and sand a little, and then decorate, don't tell me you have just stuck the dado to the wallpaper.??????

[crapmemory]

Thanks for your replies ianmunt. As for you clever trev, yes I have put the dado on top of the wallpaper as I intend to paint over it!

[mjwman]

Easy to paint over and even easier to fall off, taking swathes of walllpaper withit!

[crapmemory]

mjwman the wallpaper has been up for years! I just paint over when I fancy a change of colour.