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Posted by Red Green on June 12, 2008, 11:05 pm
> wrote:
>
>>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
>
> If warm water works too slowly for you, rent a wallpaper steamer, it
> works great for removing thick paste residue. Just steam an area for
> 10-15 seconds or so and scrape off with a plastic wide knife. Then
> finish up with a clean warm water washdown.
>
> I had several rooms and hallways that had paper over bare drywall (not
> primed or painted). The steamer allowed me to get the paper and paste
> off without totally trashing the drywall. The steam softened the
> drywall paper facing, but after it dried out, it was fine.
>
> Or for not much more than rental cost, you can buy a Wagner steamer,
> which, unlike their painting machines, actually works pretty well,
> especially if you don't have a huge area to do.
>
> HTH,
>
> Paul F.
>
> unlike their painting machines
lol!
However...I have always 4" brushed houses. Never sprayed anything except
from cans. The HUD wreck I have now had just too much overall surface
area, raised contour, large carport ceiling and wide soffit. Needed both
priming & painting. I took a chance and got a 2800 psi Wagner Paint Crew.
$200-50 rebate.
It worked excellent. Didn't paint in hot weather or direct sun. Never let
tip dry out. Always kept a bucket of water nearby. When putting the head
down for anything more than a few minutes, I'd toss it in the bucket. Tip
did not clog once. Cleaned just the head of the gun daily and overnight
I'd cover the supply tray with plastic wrap and cover. Paint never
skinned.
The only PITA was no swival between the head and hose but for 150 that'd
be like asking for a voice controled console in a Vega. Paid for itself
in one use in my case and opinion - the sprayer, not the Vega.
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