Lionite Tileboard
is a brand-name rigid wall covering. It features a tough melamine finish that resembles tile. Lionite can crack or break due to accidental damage making removal necessary. Installation of Lionite consists of applying an adhesive to the back of the panel and bonding it to the wall. The adhesive creates a strong bond with the wall and requires loosening and breaking in order to remove the wall covering. Lionite Tileboard commonly covers walls in bathrooms, shower stalls, laundry rooms, garages and kitchens.
Instructions
1. Remove caulking material from the seams and on the edges. Use a utility knife to cut away caulk and scrape it with a metal putty knife.
2. Grasp divider strips located between panels with vise grips and pull forcefully to remove.
3. Apply heat from a heat gun to the panel beginning along a seam. Keep the heat gun in constant motion over the wall covering to avoid fire. Move the heat gun from side to side or up and down within in a small work area, usually a 3-by-3-foot section. Heat will loosen the bond between the adhesive and the panel.
4. Wedge a flat pry bar under the edge of a seam and tap with a hammer.
5. Pry the Lionite Tileboard off the wall. Continue to heat the wall covering, wedge a flat pry bar under and pry until no panels remain on the walls.
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