Can anyone help? I have a Dado rail - grab adhesived on all the way through my hall stairs & landing. Dumb idea, I know, but back in the early 90's when I had just discovered No-Nails I fixed this dust collector rail on with BOTH screws & No-Nails !!
It has to come off because it is a large ugly section and looks quite dated. So while preparing for decorating I wonder what is the best and least destructive way to remove it? The screws are easy. Then I would think a sharp tap on the top, downwards, might break the seal and bring paint with it where glued. However, if I decide to lever it off, I may well bring, in a 1930's house with crumbly plaster, a sizeable part of the wall away.
I have experimented with a tiny section where least visible, using a decorators scraper & hammer to gently prise it away, that brought all the layers of paint with it down to skim plaster coat. Would probably fill quite easily afterwards though.
I had considered using a sharp knife along the upper & lower edges of the rail to cut at least through the paint layers and hope that any damage might be confined within these two cut lines.
Any suggestions please?
It has to come off because it is a large ugly section and looks quite dated. So while preparing for decorating I wonder what is the best and least destructive way to remove it? The screws are easy. Then I would think a sharp tap on the top, downwards, might break the seal and bring paint with it where glued. However, if I decide to lever it off, I may well bring, in a 1930's house with crumbly plaster, a sizeable part of the wall away.
I have experimented with a tiny section where least visible, using a decorators scraper & hammer to gently prise it away, that brought all the layers of paint with it down to skim plaster coat. Would probably fill quite easily afterwards though.
I had considered using a sharp knife along the upper & lower edges of the rail to cut at least through the paint layers and hope that any damage might be confined within these two cut lines.
Any suggestions please?