Black and Decker Wallpaper stripper

Advantages: Easy to use
Disadvantages: The steam head is a bit on the small side

...Wallpaper stripping is a pain at the best of times, so when I decided to redecorate my new house, there was only one thing for it. A trip to my local B&Q resulted in the purchase of a Black and Decker Wallpaper steamer for £29.99. My first impressions of the steamer were that it is simply a kettle with a long tube attached, which is how most of them are, apparently. One thing you have to understand is that I'm not the most capable DIY'er, but the steamer fitted together nicely, and proved extremely simple and effective to use. The only fly in the ointment that I could see was the 5 layers of old wallpaper in my new house - would the steamer cope? It did, admirably. The unit comes with a long power lead, and an even longer steamer hose! It also takes 4 litres of water which, apparently, is enough for around 90 minutes of steaming...

Andy0468 16.12.2000 · Read review
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Review of Earlex Steam Wallpaper Stripper

Get stuck into some decorating!

Advantages: Great adhesion, easy to mix, great range
Disadvantages: Need to keep away from children and pets

...I quite enjoy a bit of DIY and one of the things I like to do is hang wallpaper - it is great way to get a new finish to a room and the results don't take too long to achieve. I live in a house where the walls are not perfectly finished so wallpapering is useful to cover up the odd imperfection. Whenever I am wallpapering I usually make a bee-line for the Solvite Wallpaper Adhesive because I have been really pleased with this product whenever I have used it. Many years ago they ran a series of TV adverts where they pasted a bloke on to a board using Solvite and then flew him over the countryside to show how effective it was. If I am honest I never really was convinced that the stuff was that good (and I certainly wouldn't take part in that stunt to prove it one way or another) but it was a distinctive enough advert to make me use...

laramax 24.12.2006 · Read review
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Review of Solvite Wallpaper Adhesive

Lickable wallpaper anyone?

Advantages: Great characters, great story-line
Disadvantages: I wasn't too sure about the ending!

...), a young boy wants the prize more than anyone but he comes from a poor family, who are so poor, that even one chocolate bar is a treat, buying enough bars to win a golden ticket in extremely unlikely. But magic can happen. A stranger named Arthur Slugworth, tempts the kids to steal a piece of candy for him. In exchange he promises to make them rich. Five children and Charlie, get the chance of a life-time and a tour of the famous factory. Follow the characters through the factory to meet the workers (Oompa Loopa's), discover fruit flavoured, lick-able wallpaper, chocolate fountains, tree's and grass made from candy and other wonderful surprises, Once inside the 5 children run amuck and one by on the 5 children disappear, until only Charlie remains. At this point wonka starts to ignore Charlie because Grandpa Joe (Jack Albertson) drank...

kiss_me2070 03.09.2007 · Read review
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Wallpaper paste for lunch?

Advantages: Gentle introduction to solids
Disadvantages: little nutritional value

...an ideal introductory food for babies, it's as close to a pure manufactured (rather than home made) food as you'll get with its only ingredients being rice flour and Thiamin. It's packaged in a sealed foil bag for freshness which is presented in an outer card box which is packed with information on feeding advice and information. The serving recommendation is 1 spoon of powder to 10 spoonfuls of milk, getting the balance right can be tricky as when you first add the milk the rice seems quite runny, after a few minutes though it thickens up so you have to be careful not to add too much powder as you can end up with a wallpaper paste consistency that baby will struggle with. Likewise adding too much milk will result in a runny meal which is hard to serve on the spoon and won't seem any different to a regular milk feed to your little one. We...

piggypine 30.10.2008 · Read review
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Review of Cow & Gate Baby Rice

I'M A PROFESSIONAL STRIPPER!!!

Advantages: Removes wallpaper quickly & cleanly
Disadvantages: Steam nozzle for smaller areas has to be purchased separately

...We'd been putting off redecorating for so long, Victorian wallpaper was becoming fashionable again. The thought of the hard work involved in scraping off the old before sliding on the new was daunting, particularly as I have arthritis and would be no help at all. This particular wallpaper stripper was introduced in 1994, so I really don't know why we didn't get one sooner. The result was quick and professional-looking. Ta da?! The BOSCH PTL I WALLPAPER STRIPPER A safe and powerful little machine, which promises to "Take all the hard work out of redecorating." Bosch's claim is 100 per cent truthful and the only downside is that we have now run out of rooms to redecorate. It was very therapeutic exercise gently peeling away layers of wallpaper in a continuous strip. No hacking away with a scraper was necessary and the walls...

Louizalass 21.12.2005 (24.12.2005) · Read review
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Review of Bosch PTL 1 Wallpaper Stripper

Paste for a job I hate.

Advantages: good bonding
Disadvantages: I hate wallpapering.

...We have not yet even chosen the wallpaper for the sitting room yet (badly needs redecorating after the building work has completely finished). But if we do it ourselves (probably will as little cash left) we will use solvite wallpaper paste made by Henkel adhesives.. This paste is available in my favourite store (B&Q) as well as many other D I Y shops. I expect we will use the extra strong all purpose solvite. It comes in a bright yellow bag or box enough for 5, 20 or 30 rolls of wallpaper costing £2.18, £4.48p or £4.98p respectively. This powder paste is mixed with water quickly and is ready to use in a couple of minutes. This paste contains a fungicide to prevent mould growth it is not really suitable for children to use. Also it does irritate the skin if you get it on you so keep a bucket of water handy to wash of any that is...

mumsymary 22.03.2004 · Read review
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Review of Solvite Wallpaper Adhesive

PASTED AND PAPERED.

Advantages: Does what it says it does.
Disadvantages: None.

...I have lived in France for a long time now, and have done many wallpapering jobs, and was disappointed with the pastes that are available. Now, I keep a stock of Solvite because I know that it does what it is supposed to do, and in damp houses such as we have in Brittany, this is a superior glue that inhibits mould, and one that is simple to use. Many people make the mistake of not reading instructions for mixing and end up with a lumpy consistency. You know, mixing wallpaper paste is very simple. Measure the water, stir it til it is going around in circles, and then add the paste flakes, little by little, constantly stirring. It works every time with no lumps and a good consistency. Solvite comes in a 15 roll sachet for £3.98 and as the majority of rooms are less than 15 rolls, this is a super economic way of buying paste as...

thingywhatsit 21.12.2003 · Read review
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Review of Solvite Wallpaper Adhesive

Wallpaper from B&Q

Advantages: Looked good
Disadvantages: colour run, ripped, created massive mess

...Once on the wall, we smoothed the wallpaper down with a barely damp sponge and to our amazement we found that the BLACK ink / colour from the paper ran EVERYWHERE, it dripped down our skirting and splashed onto our white ceiling and managed to splash up our pink walls. We tried another piece of paper, we used a baby hair textured brush to smooth down the paper and guess what happened! That's right, it ripped the paper creating claw like marks down its length. We had to remove it. When wet to remove - the black and cream 'snow blossom' print came off as a flood of colour all over the floor, door, ceiling etc and lead to us having to scrape the paper off, when we complained, no refund or exchange due to the nature of the product. Details of faulty paper:Snow Blossom Cream and Black Pattern: 10427 Batch A. So angry...

coolshopper 03.02.2009 · Read review
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Review of B & Q (Shop)

takes the labour out of stripping

Advantages: superb labour saving device
Disadvantages: watch out for scalding drips

...The plan was a simple one and the work required would probably take up two days of my weekend to fully decorate my son?s bedroom. This involved removing a paper border from the middle of three of the walls and painting over the existing paper, which was in good condition. The reality was rather different and has involved the removal from four walls, three layers of borders and two layers of paper each having had at least two colours of paint on them. This prompted the need for a steam wallpaper stripper and the Ealex has fitted the bill perfectly. In my local Homebase this was the mid priced product weighing in at £28. I chose it primarily because of the additional items it came with and it was the only one that came on wheels making it easy to move about and less likely to pull over if you try and work outside of its range. So...

atticusuk 04.05.2004 · Read review
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Review of Earlex Steam Wallpaper Stripper

It has the consistency of wallpaper paste! (Hellmanns Mayonnaise)

Advantages: Top sandwich filler.
Disadvantages: Not all that good for you in large servings.

...like wallpaper paste and mixes well when combining with a filling or good at spreading if just making a simple mayo layer. The taste of the mayo is creamy and is subtle so that you can mix it with other flavours without the worry that mayo will over power it. The texture is really light given that it feels thick and heavy when spooning it out. I haven't tried the low fat version or another brand as neither option really appeals but I am opened mined and ready to be proved wrong! Contact details: 0800 435 562 (mon - fri 8am - 6pm)...

StephenPhillips123 21.10.2009 · Read review
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