what the hell is a wallie?

[momophile]

it's some sort of wall sticker mural applique thingy. Great. How the hell do I remove them?!!

Anyone?

[Deja Q]

1. I wish I could help, but on the plus side,

I promise not to copycat this thread... O8)

Have you tried Home Depot, Lowes, et al, to see if they have anything that will remove them?

[momophile]

3. oh please!

HypnoToad, you would be the very best at copycatting this thread. I am counting on you.

At the very least, I thank you for kicking it to the top.

[Deja Q]

5. Oh, very well...

And no prob on kickin' it up! :D

[Deja Q]

6. Copycat has been accomplished...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x6176313
:evilgrin:

[momophile]

9. I knew I could count on you!

:hi:

[zingaro]

2. Try wallpaper removing stuff? Or that Goo-Gone stuff?

[Whoa_Nelly]

4. From the Wallies site

http://www.wallies.com/about/index.htm

WALLIES are strippable. To remove, simply wet the cutouts very well and peel them off; the glue is water soluable.

[Seabiscuit]

7. Just what I thought: a "Wallie" is a cutsey name for a commercial product. n/t

[momophile]

8. unfortunately, I don't think what I have all over my new

house are real wallies. the water trick didn't work. neither did the wallpaper remover. steam did make them bubble a bit though. I can scratch at them with my fingernail and pieces come off.

I don't think I should just paint over them. and the paint is intact underneath the parts that I did scrape off.

I should take photos for you. they are all over and some are quite big!

[Whoa_Nelly]

11. Try spraying with liquid fabric softner, then

covering in newspaper and saturating that. Let soak for a while (keep checking it), and it should come off.
here's a site that explains all that:
(except for the addition of the newspaper...that's something learned from a friend's mom...and it works!)
http://www.ehow.com/tips_221.html

OH! And before you spray, use a Paper Tiger to score them so the fabric softner can get under it to loosen the adhesive.

Paper Tiger

http://www.zinsser.com/product_detail.asp?ProductID=20

PAPERTIGER® Wallcovering Scoring Tool perforates waterproof wallcoverings so remover solution can penetrate and resolubilize paste. PAPERTIGER's patented scoring disks open surface holes to let DIF® penetrate and attack the paste.

[LeftyMom]

10. Somebody said earlier for wallpaper to spred on a mixture of liquid fabric softener and water.

Apparently it worked, so it sounds like it's worth a shot.