How to Remove Wallpaper Paste With Bleach

So, you've completely stripped that old wallpaper from your walls, and you can hardly wait to paint the room. Unfortunately, you're now faced with all that wallpaper paste that is left behind, and it must be removed before you can proceed with your project. The fortunate part is that, although messy and somewhat time consuming, the wallpaper paste can be easily removed with household bleach.

Tarps or drop cloths
Buckets
Rubber gloves
Household bleach
Hot water
Sponges

Instructions

- 1
  Completely cover your flooring with tarps or drop cloths to protect it from the bleach. Put on your rubber gloves to protect your hands from the bleach.
- 2
  Pour a gallon of very hot water into the bucket and add a cup of household bleach to it. Fill another bucket with very hot water for rinsing.
- 3
  Remove and discard any small remnants of wallpaper that may still be adhering to the walls.
- 4
  Sponge the bleach solution onto the wallpaper paste on your wall. It's best to work from the ceiling downward, doing one small section of the wall at a time. Scrub the wall with the bleach water to loosen the paste, which will come off of the wall and stick to the sponge. Wash the paste from the sponge in the bucket of plain rinse water.
- 5
  Sponge any excess bleach solution from the walls. Use clean hot water to rinse the now wallpaper-paste-free walls.

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