Welcome!

Join more than 151,000 members on FunAdvice to ask questions, share advice, photos and make new friends today.

FunAdvice RSS for this page:

How to remove contact paper fromshelves?

Asked by prettysoutherngal about 1 year ago, 1 answer.

Answered by ridgerunner on Jan 21, 2008, 10:57PM
202 answers

Depending on what the shelves are made of: if they are of wood, use turpentine, let it soak and begin peeling gently from one edge.
on metal shelves...try WD-40 which is a silicone oil, and often un sticks the adhesive
backing on the contact paper. another solution is, provided the shelves are metal,
heat them in an oven to about 175 degrees farenheit, this is not real hot, but is hot enough to partially soften the old adhesive, and allow you to puul it away.
Wear oven mitts, or gloves, and take proper safety precautions. NOTE: If you have already tried the turpentine, or wd-40
do not put those pieces into the oven as it could combust!

Answer this Question: "How to remove contact paper fromshelves?"

Our members said the answers on this page also answer the following questions:

How to remove contact paper, Remove contact paper, How to remove old contact paper, How to remove contact paper glue, Removing contact paper from shelves, How do you remove contact paper, How to remove contact paper from wood, Removing contact paper adhesive, How to remove contact paper from shelves, Remove old contact paper, Removing old contact paper, How to remove contact paper adhesive, Removing contact paper from wood, How to remove contac paper, Contac paper removal from wood, Remove contact paper glue