Paint Pt 2 - Lining paper/Primer?
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As you see most is paint. As there is sevral layers of wall paper, shall I take it all off (on other walls) or put lining paper directly over the top?
Everyimte ive had lining paper, the paint just makes it bumpy!
Someone said use 'Primer' on that wall (photo) then paint over the top.
will primer kinda even out the depth between the existing paint and plaster?
Its only one layer of paint in there and hell Im not taking it off. took me 3 hours just to get that far!
BTW any primer? you a special kind?
I am a nOOb :$
Answers:
your best bet is to sand it down to make it as smooth as possible and then to prime and paint on the wall in the picture, and try to take off as much of the wallpaper in the other walls the best you can. by using a scoring tool and hot water, then sand them down. Or if you like textured walls you can buy the stuff to make your walls textured and it doesn't take that long to do. Plus, you can choose how bumpy or flat you would like your walls to be and you can also do subtle designs in it too you just have to buy a sealer for the wall paper so that it doesn't bubble.
If the lining paper goes bumpy its because air gets trapped... you should. aaaahhh cant think of the word..., but you get a very weak solution of the wall paper adhesive and water and paint that all over the walls, let it dry, then put up your lining paper... and then paint. If you try and paint over what I've seen on the photo, you will be disappointed with the result, I promise you. Lining paper comes in different weights, but you should get away with quite a lightweight one, take all the old wall paper off, and you will find probably a good surface underneath. My ceiling looked like the surface of the moon, and I took all layers of paper off, and they're lovely! If you paint over the lining paper, it will go bumpy for a while, but when it dries out, it will be ok. What is that word? Sizeing!! Thats what its called, in the uk anyway. Good luck
You need some polycell basecoat, it will take time but you cant paint over old wallpaper glue without a lot of preparation, or the paint will bubble and flake, dont make the mistake of trying to cut corners, it never works and you just end up doing more work to put it right, take off all the old wallpaper, youve done one wall it will look uneven if you leave the rest on, of course you could just buy some nice wall paper and re-paper the room, that would be a lot faster, and the walls wouldnt need anything else done to them.
If you have holes in the wall, and you are going to re-paper, get some webbed tape, tape over the holes and paper over it, any DIY store will have webbed tape, as long as the holes are not too deep it will look fine, painting previously papered walls is a nightmare, if you decide on lining paper, then paint, make sure the paper is a reasonable thickness, thin lining paper will show up the flaws underneath, buy a big tub of cheap emulsion, paint the paper, then do your chosen colour over the top, the cheap paint will be soaked up by the paper, leaving you with a nice base for your chosen colour, if you dont do it with cheap paint first, your chosen colour will have to have at least three coats, which will work out expensive!
I would get a small bucket of sheetrock mud (or float), and use it smooth uneven surfaces. Then, I would use KILZ primer, this keeps the multiple colors from bleeding through, and works as a primer. Then you can paint you favorite colors on a white surface.
Before you even think of applying either lining paper, or the polycell basecoat, you would need to sand the wall down and get it as smooth as anything.
You dont really need a primer for walls, but you could apply a thin coat of white emulsion after you have sanded, this will show up exactly what prep you need to do, for any cracks, holes, indents etc
I wouldnt paper over existing paper either, your asking for trouble, get it off, even do a bit at a time, and take your time doing the job, it will be worth it in the end.:-)
You can rent a wallpaper steamer to remove the wallpaper. You want to be sure to remove all debris once the wallpaper is removed using a tack cloth and maybe TSP solution (found in the paint aisle). Then, prime the walls using an oil based primer (best for this type of job) and then you're ready to paint.
Using a flat paint will help cover any imperfections on the wall, whereas a satin or glossy finish will only highlight those imperfections. I have used "Kilz One Coat" color paint and it works very well.
A quality liner will be heavy enough to hide imperfections. Being there is wallpaper existing, lock it down with BIN primer then use w/paper sizing. Liner gets hung horizontally. Prepare the liner for paint or wp as you normally would. If the wall still has imperfections, a textured wallpaper can be applied over the liner.We chose a tin pattern for our bath & looks tremendous.
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