Wallpaper Cleaning and Removal:
- To remove a grease mark from wallpaper, mix French chalk with enough dry cleaning fluid to make a very stiff paste. Apply the paste to the grease spot and let it remain overnight. In the morning brush it off carefully and very lightly. If any grease remains, repeat the process
- Another method is to cover the grease mark with a piece of blotting paper, then press very gently with a warm iron, moving the blotting paper as it absorbs the grease
- To remove grease spots from wallpaper mix fuller's earth with liquid ammonia into a thin paste and apply. When dry brush off
- To patch wallpaper, first dampen the ragged portion with a cloth wrung out of warm water and allow the paper to soak for sometime, then, carefully remove any ragged portion with a blunt knife, leaving an uneven but not ragged edge. Match up the paper from a piece of new, then, tear around the edge so that it is jagged. Paste the back of the patch and carefully stick it in place
- To remove wallpaper, mix together one heaping tablespoon saltpeter and one gallon of hot water; and apply freely to wallpaper keeping the water hot. The paper will come off easily
- To remove wallpaper
Mix equal parts vinegar with
Equal parts hot water
Use a paint roller to wet the paper throughly and paper should peel off in sheets
- Varnished wallpaper which has been splashed with grease can be washed with a pail full of warm soapy water to which a tablespoonful of ammonia has been added
- Place all brewed tea leaves in a jar kept specifically for this purpose. These will come in handy for cleaning varnished wallpaper. Boil in a large saucepan, strain and apply to the paper with a pad of soft rags. Allow to dry, then polish with an old silk handkerchief
- To clean wallpaper, dust it thoroughly, then rub down evenly with bread, changing the bread as it becomes soiled
- Wash wallpaper with soap and water do not soak then let dry and polish with Pledge
- Varnished papers may be sponged lightly with warm soapy water from below upwards, then rinsed and dried
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