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Posted by Red Green on June 12, 2008, 9:06 pm
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>> Red Green wrote:
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>>>Old house that had some wallpaper boarder up. No sizing. Removed
>>>tediously. Paste caked on thick. Wall has a texture. Paste filled in
>>>the texture. I can probably make it not very noticable between
>>>feather edge sanding, priming, etc.
>>>Can wallpaper paste removers disolve this off or is that basically
>>>for thin residuals? Any personal experience with a particular one
>>>worked out good?
>>>
>>>Have a look-see here for a rough idea of it:
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>>> http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2dwht9k&s=3
>>>
>> When I remove wallpaper, I spray the wall to soften the paste. Then
>> scrape or scrub with rag
>> and warm water. I've never used anything more than water and
>> household cleaner. I doubt
>> the chemical removers are much better than plain water.
>
> I agree, all paste is water soluable. All the removers are is
> typically a bit of soap to help wet the surface and retard
> evaporation. Keep scrubbing and it will eventially come off if it was
> applied over plaster or paint. If it was directly onto drywall mud or
> paper then you might as well sand and paint or skim it over with new
> mud.
Fortunately it's not right over drywall. Over paint.
>
> Be careful applying mud over wallpaper. If it wants to come off it
> will due to the moisture in the mud, you could end up with a big mess
> and self stripping walls.
>
>
All paper is off but I've been down the road you speak of. Someone
painted over wallpaper and it was a mess. Tried mudding over to smooth
and learned about the bigger mess you speak of. Then learned about
priming with oil base primer first.
Thanks for the reply.
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