Decorators advise this time LOL

[F12NCO]

Need to paper a wall in the nursery, but compared to the other walls around the house, this seems to differ....




This seems to be paint that was under the old lining paper, I did a test with a wet cloth (holding it on the wall for 15 secs) and the paint hasnt lifted by rubbing but I can scratch it away if I try.....


Now I've read loads about priming, sealing and sizing but to be honest, no one can agree!

Can I seal the old paint off with a watered down emulsion coat? Or size it using watered down paste?

The wallpaper going up isn't cheap, and I had noticed before stripping the old lining paper off, that it had lifted where the paint in was pasted to, came away from the wall.

[Dave]

Shouldn't you be on diy.com ?

[F12NCO]

B and Q can go fuck themselves....

You get better help and advice on here Dave, these other forums treat newbies like fucking lepers

[mboon]

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[Turkish]

Depends on condition of the walls, if it uneven now the paper may not hide it and the paste will pull old paint off, strip back to bare plaster and sand with a med grit, if walls are too bad then re-plaster.

[F12NCO]

Sealing it with PVA is like marmite........ some love it, some hate it!

[F12NCO]

Depends on condition of the walls, if it uneven now the paper may not hide it and the paste will pull old paint off, strip back to bare plaster and sand with a med grit, if walls are too bad then re-plaster.

Nowt wrong with the walls bar the old paint, I have given it a going over with a sander (120grit) and that's whats left.

[Turkish]

If its smooth and the paint has keyed to the plaster then it's good to go. If paper is expensive it will hide small imperfections if not use a paper liner.

[F12NCO]

Think I'll give it another hit with the sander before I start

[Simon T]

Another go with the sander, good coat of PVC, lining paper then your top paper.

[F12NCO]

I thought the paper was thick enough to use without a liner? So much so I didnt line the 2 walls in question

[Simon T]

I've never wallpapered withought putting lining paper up first.

[F12NCO]

I've never wallpapered withought putting lining paper up first.

I done loads

This room was actually the first ive ever lined

[Dan Le Moignan]

Didn't realise they still made wall paper! : )

[Turkish]

Ark at us lot chatting rads and wallpaper next it will be chintz and fondu sets! Love a bit of variety!