Belt sander??

[Damo1176]

Looking to prepare some walls I have paint stripped but there is still some very old paint on there which when you try and paint over you can se quite badly, also I have plastered some cable chases in too and its not flush, am I better getting a belt sander to it or lining paper?

 

[dolphinboy]

lineing paper is easy to do and hides a lot of mess dont fix like wallpaper ie from top to bottom you have to fix horizontally that way you dont see the joins when you wallpaper over

 

[Thermo]

if its that bad then the lumps and bumps will still show. Snad it down first, but if its a belt sander be very carful as they remove a lot very quickly, youd be better with an orbital

 

[notb665]

lineing paper is easy to do and hides a lot of mess dont fix like wallpaper ie from top to bottom you have to fix horizontally that way you dont see the joins when you wallpaper over

If you are wallpapering over it, yes horizontally, otherwise (straight painting for example) put it up as normal - vertically.

 

[Hitachimad]

Im going with thermo, i wouldnt touch a wall with a belt sander, an orbital or random orbit on slow speed would do a smmother job. Watch the dust though!

 

[2scoops0406]

This'll probably have someone screaming, but, I find putting lining paper on horizontally difficult, so I put it on vertically, making sure I stagger the wallpaper on top of it, so the joins don't coincide. I shall wait for the amateur wails now

 

[HandyJon]

This'll probably have someone screaming, but, I find putting lining paper on horizontally difficult, so I put it on vertically, making sure I stagger the wallpaper on top of it, so the joins don't coincide.

Thats why lining paper and normal wallpaper are different widths, though I usually hang my lining paper horizontally unless painting over.