Whoever thought up contact paper should have been locked up forever in a psyche ward. Seriously.
I just spent hours upon hours trying to chisel that stuff off my linen closet and vanity shelves and drawers. It was disgusting. I even enlisted my husband after he'd worked all day to help me get at the floor-level shelves which I can't get down to because of my feeble weak muscles.
He did 3 shelves until I noticed his face had turned beet red. That's when I made him come out from under the vanity in our Master bath. His weak heart had had all it could take of the workout his arms and shoulders were giving it. I made him switch to the less strenuous job of taking off the three doorknobs in the bedroom.
I know the former owners of my house had the best of intentions when they lined their shelves with that plastic-coated shield of sticky goo. But that contact paper was nasty. I used a putty knife to pick at it. With my Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, it was not easy. Good thing my Carpal Tunnel problems aren't as pronounced in my hands as they are in my shoulders. Ibuprofen should help ease the aftershocks of my riveting and scraping.
I've got one more shelf to undress tomorrow morning-- (the one I wouldn't let hubby finish tonight). Am praying my body isn't in full rebellion when I awaken. If so, I may have the painter paint over the stinking mess and forget about it.
I wondered if I heated it with a hairdryer if it would let loose any easier. However, my hairdryer was 30 minutes away in my other house. I will find out tomorrow. Am taking it with me.
UPDATE: LUCKY ME... the hair dryer worked!!! I had to heat it up in small areas but it pulled loose and came off in chunks. After I got the bright idea of using my hair dryer, I googled how to remove contact paper and found a great technique that showed two ways of doing it. For future reference, you might want to take a peek [HERE]. Hopefully I will never have to remove contact paper ever again.
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