Walls and Ceilings - after removing wallpaper
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nicb
10-31-05, 11:14 AM
Hi,
This weekend I removed the wallpaper in a bathroom. It appears that previous owners had first painted the wall before wallpapering it. So after removing the wallpaper, in many many places the paint has been removed too. This leaves the surface as not very smooth since some of it has paint and some of it doesn't. Anyway, I can' just paint it now. What should I do in order to smooth out the wall?
Is mudding it (joint compound) my only option? I have never mudded an entire room and I'm a little worried it won't look good.
Any suggestions would be appreciated (ps I hate wallpaper so would prefer not to re-wallpaper it)....
This weekend I removed the wallpaper in a bathroom. It appears that previous owners had first painted the wall before wallpapering it. So after removing the wallpaper, in many many places the paint has been removed too. This leaves the surface as not very smooth since some of it has paint and some of it doesn't. Anyway, I can' just paint it now. What should I do in order to smooth out the wall?
Is mudding it (joint compound) my only option? I have never mudded an entire room and I'm a little worried it won't look good.
Any suggestions would be appreciated (ps I hate wallpaper so would prefer not to re-wallpaper it)....
joneq
10-31-05, 12:35 PM
Make sure all the glue is gone then let it thoroughly dry then sand the affected areas lightly.Use the drywall mud thinned down just a little and mixed well[creamy]. Just fill in the depression where the paint is gone and that is all.Press hard on the knife. Put it on in 1 direction then take it off in the opposite direction[up then down or left then right]. Ust the apprpriate size spackle knife. Goes faster than you think.
Then sand the whole wall,wipe the wall with a damp cloth to remove the dust and prime the touched up areas with some Zinsser Bullseye 123 let it dry then prime the whole wall. Finally 2 coats of some nice eggshell paint is my suggestion.
DO NOT DO ANYTHING OTHER THAN FILL IN THE MISSING PAINT SO IT IS FLUSH WITH THE REMAINING PAINT.otherwise you will be sanding a lot and the job will not look good.
If most of the paint is missing do a search of this forum for skim coating. It will be easier to do the whole wall. Still just fill in the missing paint. Don't add thickness to the whole wall. You will regret it.
Then sand the whole wall,wipe the wall with a damp cloth to remove the dust and prime the touched up areas with some Zinsser Bullseye 123 let it dry then prime the whole wall. Finally 2 coats of some nice eggshell paint is my suggestion.
DO NOT DO ANYTHING OTHER THAN FILL IN THE MISSING PAINT SO IT IS FLUSH WITH THE REMAINING PAINT.otherwise you will be sanding a lot and the job will not look good.
If most of the paint is missing do a search of this forum for skim coating. It will be easier to do the whole wall. Still just fill in the missing paint. Don't add thickness to the whole wall. You will regret it.