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Seneca backsplash
A while ago I inquired if anyone knew how to go about removing the OEM backsplash. Well after delaying this project because I hadn't a clue how to go about it without causing way more harm than good, I gave myself a pep talk, "you can do this!" and away I endeavored.
The key to this is to take your time, don't rush it. With a utility knife, I scored the caulking...easy does it now, you don't want to score the walls too. With a stiff putty knife I then attempted to separate it from the wall, the trim came off but the tiles remained. After prying a bit more, making sure the putty knife does not gouge the wall (used a wider plastic putty knife to prevent this), I took a break and studied the situation. I realized the tiles were glued, yes glued, onto a 1/8 inch plywood. Hmmm, I then thought I better remove the tiles just in case the plywood was screwed into the wall. I had to break each tile in order to get to the plywood. And guess what? No screws!! The plywood was adhered to the wall with the same sticky black tar like glue they use on large bathroom mirrors during construction. Fortunately there were only three horizontal strips of that on the plywood and I did remove it but not without it hanging on for dear life to the wallpaper!! No matter, got it off and finished my backsplash project.
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