Removing and Replacing Vinyl Wall Stickers

Found a new wall sticker you love? Need to replace an old one? Let us show you how easy it is to remove vinyl wall stickers in your home decor. And good news–they're as easy to remove as they are to apply!

The photos below show that no paint is coming off the wall or even stuck to the back of the wall sticker itself during removal. It usually is just this clean and easy. However, do be aware that there are a couple of factors that can affect the ease of removal of a vinyl wall sticker or decal.

Consider that wall paint not only needs to dry, it needs time to "cure." What does this mean? Well, paint goes through a two-stage process: in the first stage, the paint "dries" when the solvents and thinners evaporate from the paint on the wall; in the second stage, the paint "cures" when it hardens into a solid film. This can take up to two weeks, or longer if it's very humid in the room, or during wet or humid weather. If a vinyl wall sticker is applied before the paint has fully cured, there may be some paint loss when you eventually remove that decal.

Wall Decals used for Home Decor NEED to be made using vinyl material that has a special adhesive.  If you do not have this special "vinyl for Home Decor", you WILL NOT have an easy decal removal, like shown here!  Thankfully, Vinyl Wall Stickers from Wall Decor Plus More are made with this special "vinyl for Home Decor"!

Lots of customers use a hair blow dryer to remove wall stickers. The heat softens the wall sticker's adhesive, making it easier to peel off. CAUTION: heat from the hair blow dryer can be HOT on your fingers too, so be careful with this, especially if children are helping you.

As you can see in the photo below, the new border we applied in our entryway is being removed, with the help of eager little hands. Be sure to read the caution below the photo, to control which wall decals you want removed–and when!



CAUTION: Only show children how to do this IF they are old enough to know which stickers you want removed and which ones should stay up!

As usual, we welcome any questions you might have, but we think you'll find removing vinyl wall stickers so fast and easy, you'll be ready to put up a new one!

~Sallianne