How To Remove Contact Paper From Kitchen Cabinets. It will melt the glue and the paper should peel right off Heres a bit of warning though although the kitchen contact paper is probably on a wooden drawer and not drywall if it is old becareful not to rip up the surface by ripping too hard. It may soften or loosen the glue that is on the back of the contact paper enough to remove it.
For example my cabinet had 5 pieces. Use a single-edge razor blade to remove the rest of the contact paper. It removed that contact paper like a charm.
Peel off the contact paper from an edge or a corner.
Soak a cloth or paper towel with commercial adhesive remover and scrub the shelf anywhere it is sticky. Spray an adhesive remover such as Goo Gone or WD-40 onto the contact paper. Wipe the oil away with dry paper. Unscrew a cabinet door and take off the handle.
