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    Default painted walls

    Hi guys, what is the best solution to remove paint from the walls?

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    What sort of paint - emulsion?
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    Default Re: painted walls

    Get a heat gun and scrape it off.

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    Yes emulsion


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    What sort of paint - emulsion?

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    It should be "mechanically removed" i.e. sanded, but I do understand, though I have never tried it, that if you spread some cheap tubbed adhesive over it and leave it for 10mins it scrapes of a treat!
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    Smile :) i did that, i thought there are better and easyier ways to do that

    i did that, i thought there are better and easyier ways to do that

    Quote Originally Posted by grumpygrouter View Post
    It should be "mechanically removed" i.e. sanded, but I do understand, though I have never tried it, that if you spread some cheap tubbed adhesive over it and leave it for 10mins it scrapes of a treat!

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