Step 5: Wash the Wall

washing the wall with a sponge mop
Photo: Ryan Benyi
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Immediately after scraping off the residue, wash the section clean with warm water and a sponge mop. Continue this way around the room until all the walls have been scraped and washed from top to bottom.
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    • flathead screwdriver
      Screwdriver
    • Wallpaper scoring tool
      Wallpaper scoring tool
    • backpack pump sprayer
      Pump sprayer
    • Fine Brush
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    • plastic putty knife
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    • small plastic bucket
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    • long-handled sponge applicator
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    • spray bottle
      Hand sprayer
    • grout sponge
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    • sandpaper
      sandpaper (to dull the corners of the putty knife)

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    1. Plastic sheeting

    2. 2-inch painter's tape

    3. Enzyme-based wallpaper-adhesive remover4. 10-percent solution of povidone-iodine

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