Wallpaper and Wallcoverings - Hanging fabric or canvas on walls
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Kathaleen
10-15-02, 05:40 AM
I am about to hang a large mural on a newly dry-walled surface. It is handpainted by an artist onto canvas and is about 10x15 feet. A local paint and wallcover store suggested I use clear heavy-duty adhesive, but gave no other instructions. How do I go about hanging this work and are their any special preparations or care I must make? katwood@chartermi.net
Wallpaper
10-15-02, 09:25 AM
Boy, you are lucky to have such a knowledgeable staff at your local paint store! :rolleyes:
Prime the area where the mural will go first! Better yet, do the whole wall while you are at it. You must use a wallcovering primer. I would recommend Gardz or Shieldz by Zinsser.
http://www.zinsser.com/subcat.asp?CategoryID=2
Then line the area of your wall with wall liner. This will aid in the absorption of excess paste, allow your mural to really stick to the wall, and later, aid future removal of your mural. This step may allow you to, at a later date, remove your mural in one piece and transfer it to a new room/house.
http://www.wallliner.com/wall_liner1.html
Use Professional 880 wallpaper adhesive for all your pasting needs. You can get this at Lowe's, Home Depot, or wallpaper store. You will have to thin it down a little to where it is workable. Not too much, but a little. There isn't an exact science with the thinning, but make sure it is nice and clump free. You can have the past shaken at the store in the paint department to remove any clumps or strain it at home.
First paste the wall liner. Allow to relax for 5 minutes and hang on the wall. Butt your seams together. After 5-10 minutes go over the seams again with a seam roller or plastic smoother to "lock them down". Now you have to wait till the paper is dry. It may take 24-48 hours to do this.
When dry, use slightly thinned paste to paste the area where the mural is going. Paste a bigger area than needed, the paste can be water-cleaned with a sponge when finished. Wait a few minutes for the adhesive to tack up (become really sticky). Then apply your mural. Using this method, you will ensure that as little paste as possible has the chance to absorb into the canvas. This is because paste can do some not-nice things to the inks on your mural like discoloring and running them. This technique is called dry hanging and with delicate items, is the way to proceed safely.
Once your mural is up, if there are any seams to it, go over them 5-10 minutes after it is up. You may need to be REAL careful depending on how touchy the inks are. Then you can clean up any excess glue with a slightly damp sponge.
Depending on what you want to do with the rest of the wall, you can trim the excess wall liner, dampen it with water, wait, and peel it off. You can line the whole wall, put up the mural, spackle any seam areas, prime (oil base) around the mural, and do whatever though. Let us know how this interesting project turns out.
Prime the area where the mural will go first! Better yet, do the whole wall while you are at it. You must use a wallcovering primer. I would recommend Gardz or Shieldz by Zinsser.
http://www.zinsser.com/subcat.asp?CategoryID=2
Then line the area of your wall with wall liner. This will aid in the absorption of excess paste, allow your mural to really stick to the wall, and later, aid future removal of your mural. This step may allow you to, at a later date, remove your mural in one piece and transfer it to a new room/house.
http://www.wallliner.com/wall_liner1.html
Use Professional 880 wallpaper adhesive for all your pasting needs. You can get this at Lowe's, Home Depot, or wallpaper store. You will have to thin it down a little to where it is workable. Not too much, but a little. There isn't an exact science with the thinning, but make sure it is nice and clump free. You can have the past shaken at the store in the paint department to remove any clumps or strain it at home.
First paste the wall liner. Allow to relax for 5 minutes and hang on the wall. Butt your seams together. After 5-10 minutes go over the seams again with a seam roller or plastic smoother to "lock them down". Now you have to wait till the paper is dry. It may take 24-48 hours to do this.
When dry, use slightly thinned paste to paste the area where the mural is going. Paste a bigger area than needed, the paste can be water-cleaned with a sponge when finished. Wait a few minutes for the adhesive to tack up (become really sticky). Then apply your mural. Using this method, you will ensure that as little paste as possible has the chance to absorb into the canvas. This is because paste can do some not-nice things to the inks on your mural like discoloring and running them. This technique is called dry hanging and with delicate items, is the way to proceed safely.
Once your mural is up, if there are any seams to it, go over them 5-10 minutes after it is up. You may need to be REAL careful depending on how touchy the inks are. Then you can clean up any excess glue with a slightly damp sponge.
Depending on what you want to do with the rest of the wall, you can trim the excess wall liner, dampen it with water, wait, and peel it off. You can line the whole wall, put up the mural, spackle any seam areas, prime (oil base) around the mural, and do whatever though. Let us know how this interesting project turns out.