Wall and Mural Stencils

How do you remove painted stencils from wood walls?

3 Responses to “How do you remove painted stencils from wood walls?”

1. allicatmeowhisspurr Says:
   September 30th, 2008 at 23:18

   There are paint bo-bo remover products….

2. bungy_heart Says:
   October 1st, 2008 at 09:57

   If the stencilling was done over the wood stain and varnish (I’m assuming there was a varnish coat, as it’s a bathroom and needs to be water resistant), you might be able to scrape the design off carefully with a paint scraper.

   If not you’ll have to sand it back to the wood.

   If you’re lucky you’ll only need to do that bit, but you’re more likely to find that you’ve got to sand back and re-stain the whole wall to match colours. This will be a pain, but can be done more quickly and easily with an electric sander which you should be able to hire from a hardware store or similar.

   Remember to use a watertight final coat when you’re done!

3. Bromeliad Says:
   October 2nd, 2008 at 22:01

   Most stenciling is done with acrylic paints. There is a product called Goofoff that might be able to help you remove the stencils without hurting the surface below. You would want to do a patch test on an out of sight part of your wall, tho before doing the stenciled area.