"WHEN OLD WALLPAPER SHOULD BE REMOVED.......RENT A WALLPAPER STEAMER." Whether you plan to put new wallpaper in your room or to paint, proper surface preparation is the first step in any redecorating job and your best insurance that a professional-looking result will be obtained. A wallpaper steamer is a steam plate connected to a boiler. The steam plate is perforated to permit steam to escape and yet, light enough to hold against the wall with one hand. A few experimental tries will show you how long to hold it against the wall to loosen the paper. Keep a window open while the machine is in operation and remember, you are working with steam that can burn; BE CAUTIOUS. We will fully instruct you in the proper use of the wallpaper steamer and will demonstrate the proper procedures to insure your safety, the safety of the equipment and how to obtain the best results. Some tips.... If the wallpaper has been painted or is vinyl coated, you need to score the surface with a perforator so the steam can get through to loosen the paste. Spread a drop cloth for complete floor protection as scraps of wallpaper are almost as hard to get off the floor as they were to get off the wall. Begin removing at the bottom righthand corner of a wall ( lefthand corner if you are lefthanded ). Slide pan upward, peeling the loosened paper as you go using a wide scrapper. If you begin digging into the wall it means you are sliding the pan too fast. Slow down and let the steam do the work. When you reach the ceiling, begin again at the bottom, always working toward the ceiling. Do the ceiling last and since steam rises, the ceiling paper will almost loosen itself. Because of escaping steam plan on loosening the paper in the entire room as you can't plan on loosening just one wall or one section. You can even clean the walls by holding the steam pan a short distance away from the surface to let steam condense on the wall. Take the pan away and mop the surface with a large cellulose sponge to remove paste and paper crumbs faster and easier.