Wallpaper Disaster

[atalanta]

Today someone someone helping me to put up shelves was using sticky tape ( sort of parcel tape ) and got a bit of it stuck on the ( quite recently hung ) wallpaper. (Vinyl, actually.) He tore it off without thinking and brought a strip of wallpaper with it. Is there any solvent which can release the scrap of vinyl from sticky tape-backing so I can return it ( carefully ) to the gap on the wall ? Obviously I don't want to dissolve or damage the vinyl .

[Cloverjo]

Steam and gentle scraping? Sorry, I don't know. Just giving a suggestion.

[vulcan42]

there is a product called sticky stuff remover. It's very good at removing sticky deposits from a hard surface, not sure how effective it will be on your problem. Possibly the manufactures (De Solve-it)could advise.

[woofgang]

I’d try trimming the sticky closely, damping the wallpaper and putting it flat in a plastic bag to keep it damp overnight

[tamborine]

Try a hairdryer

[Old_Geezer]

http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/help-how-do-i-remove-strong-double-sided-tape-from-a-wall-please

Hair drier and sticky stuff remover seems favourite.

[Old_Geezer]

Maybe put some more tape on a normally hidden part of the wall so you can test first ?

[theshedman]

Dont you have a bit of the paper left over after decorating. Most people keep a bit of the leftover paper for cases such as this.