J Walker
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I think I know what you are dealing with. I would try solvents until you get one that works. Perhaps paint thinner will work. Others such as acetone would probably work. A problem with papering over the adhesive is that irregularities will show through. If you use a solvent be sure and use a good quality respirator and nitrile gloves.
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dupreet
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The primer/sealer might work...try a small spot first. Is the residue 'thick', meaning will painting leave the surface rough?
I would look to put new wallpaper up. Unless the surface is 100% covered in the residue, new adhesive should work fine.
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dougrainer
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The BEST solution would be to overlay the bare walls with new wood wall panels. Just cut and fit. Doug
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I would try laquer thinner on a small spot.
However that stuff is hazardous to your health and very volatile.
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There is a product called De-Solv_It which will when sprayed on the wall take this adhesive type goo off the walls, try it in a small area. GREAT stuff and I use it for lots of stuff including spots on laundry, blood out of things, lipstick out and glue off.
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JayWalker2009
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dougrainer wrote:The BEST solution would be to overlay the bare walls with new wood wall panels. Just cut and fit. Doug
I would do this, or just paper back over it.
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WandaLust2
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J Walker wrote:I think I know what you are dealing with. I would try solvents until you get one that works. Perhaps paint thinner will work. Others such as acetone would probably work. A problem with papering over the adhesive is that irregularities will show through. If you use a solvent be sure and use a good quality respirator and nitrile gloves.
That's what I was afraid of. Having to remove all the sticky residue by hand, both of us having arthritis. I think I'll try the paint thinner first and see if that works. Will probably try the BIN primer sealer first. It's easier to paint than to scrub. 
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dupreet wrote:The primer/sealer might work...try a small spot first. Is the residue 'thick', meaning will painting leave the surface rough?
No, it's not thick. That's why I didn't see this residue when we bought the rig. It's a thin sticky layer, even all over. The surface wont be like in a house but it will be slightly uneven all over. So the unevenness will make it even if you know what I mean.
Quote:I would look to put new wallpaper up. Unless the surface is 100% covered in the residue, new adhesive should work fine.
New water-based adhesive? So you think a water-based glue/paste will stick to this sticky layer of non-water based glue? I hesitate to put up any kind of wallpaper now as there is no way to know why the original wallpaper, with a non-water-based glue, buckled and bunched and formed ridges over the plywood. It doesn't look like it was ever wet. I found that in one of the closets where they didn't bother to pull it off. But I can see why they removed it all. I think before a water-based paste with new wallpaper would work, the sticky stuff has to be removed or somehow covered with a primer/sealer. I would rather paint the walls than take a chance on new vinyl wallpaper doing the same thing the old original stuff did.
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WandaLust2
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dougrainer wrote:The BEST solution would be to overlay the bare walls with new wood wall panels. Just cut and fit. Doug
We considered that but that's a BIG job to cut around all those curved windows and cabinets and closets and doors...... and cost prohibitive to hire someone to do it. Also, laying new paneling over the old that was under the wallpaper will bring the walls out to far around the windows.
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JayWalker2009 wrote:dougrainer wrote:The BEST solution would be to overlay the bare walls with new wood wall panels. Just cut and fit. Doug
I would do this, or just paper back over it.
Understandable, but not everyone is a carpenter nor do they have the proper tools to cut paneling and fit it around all the curved windows and doors and cabinets. That would necessitate all new windows to fit over the new paneling which neither of you seem to realize.  Or hire someone to gut the inside down to the frame and try and find the same thickness paneling for a hired carpenter to install. Have you ever done this in an older RV?
Or we could pay someone to put new paneling over the old, and replace all the windows. Do you have any idea what new RV windows cost? We're talking many thousands of dollars to replace all the large windows in the Dutchman Class-C we have. You can't just put in paneling over paneling in these RVs.
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