foto: TikTok/@lollyjaneblog
Brilio.net - Wall wallpaper is now widely used to beautify the appearance of the house. Apart from being practical to use, wall wallpaper also has many designs that can change a room to make it more aesthetic and neat. Because of its practical use, you can even change the wallpaper if you are bored and want a fresher look in the room.
However, there is one problem that many people often experience when replacing wall wallpaper, namely dealing with remaining glue. Yup! Wall wallpaper usually leaves glue residue that sticks and is difficult to clean. You need materials and tricks to make the used wallpaper glue disappear without any residue.
Well, one of the cleaning agents that is often relied on to clean used wallpaper glue is paint thinner. Thinner does contain solvents that can dissolve remaining glue. However, there are side effects that it can cause skin irritation and has a strong odor, so you need to be very careful when using it.
Instead, you can use safer cleaning agents to remove used wallpaper glue. A TikTok user @lollyjaneblog admitted that he had used kitchen ingredients to clean used wallpaper glue. Apart from being safer, this kitchen ingredient is also easy to get at an affordable price, you know.
How to clean used wallpaper glue.
Reported by BrilioFood on Friday (31/5), the kitchen ingredients in question are dishwashing soap , baking soda and vinegar. These three ingredients can be very effective in removing residual glue on the walls, just like paint thinner.
photo: TikTok/@lollyjaneblog
To use it, just prepare 1 cup of hot water, 1 cup of vinegar, 2 tablespoons of dishwashing soap, and 2 tablespoons of baking soda. Then mix all these ingredients in one bowl, stir until smooth. Only then transfer it into a spray bottle.
photo: TikTok/@lollyjaneblog
Next, spray this liquid directly onto the remaining glue on the wall. After that, the remaining glue will be easy to peel off. You can use your hands directly or special plastic wall screws.
photo: TikTok/@lollyjaneblog
For maximum results, continue to spray and peel the glue evenly over all parts of the wall. In no time, the walls will be clean again. There is no glue left, so you can cook the new wallpaper quickly.
photo: TikTok/@lollyjaneblog
Having been watched more than 44 thousand times, this video about how to remove used wallpaper glue immediately caught the attention of netizens. Who would have thought, many other TikTok users also provided direct responses in the comments column. There are even netizens who claim to have successfully implemented this trick.
"This works SO well!! Thanks for recommending!!! Just removed wallpaper from the late 80's at my moms using this recipe!! YOU SAVED MY LIFE! (It worked so well!! Thank you for recommending!!! Just now removed my mom's late 80s wallpaper using this recipe!! YOU SAVED MY LIFE!)," explained TikTok @lesmont1.
"Another thing that works is fabric softener. I was shocked but it did the job. Used one of those sprayers to soak the wall and let sit (another thing that works is fabric softener. I was shocked, but it worked. Use one of those sprayers to stick it on the wall and let it sit)," commented TikTok @kristianastasi.
"Thank you. this was not only a money saver but a time saver too (Thank you. this not only saves money but also saves time)," wrote the TikTok account @faizajavaid1212.
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