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    how to remove oil paints

    Hmmm, thank you Zampa, however your reply implies that I keep the oil on the wall and put a coat of water based sealer? If that's the correct understanding, I'd rather not. I really want to remove the oily paint for good and go to the bare plaster. PS: what does it mean what you put in...
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    how to remove oil paints

    Hi Zampa, it's on the wall and in a large room too! which is painful to think of if I have to use a blade scraper to do the whole room! thank you
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    Painting or not over borders?

    Hi, I would like to paint over the existing wallpaper in my bedroom, however, we have a border which I think will show even if we paint it over. Is there an easy way to either 1) remove it gently without affecting the rest of the wallpaper or 2) will it look OK if simply painted over? Any...
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    how to remove oil paints

    I have been redecorating our lounge and most of the previous paints used were, or seem, oily. They are incredibly difficult to remove: I've tried with paint stripper (but it produces a mess); steam: ok but I still need to do lots of scraping using a very fine blade. Is there a product I can...
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