Having stripped the old wall paper off the walls I was left with lots of bare patches of plaster where the paint also came off with the wallpaper/scraper. I've made good the walls by filling and/or sanding these areas and I now want to paint the walls. My gut feeling is that in order to get a good finish I will need to use lining paper which I have now bought.
I bought 1000 grade from Wickes which does not seem to be finished at all on either side.
1. Does it matter which side is stuck to the walls as long as I'm consistent?
2. Do I need to seal the bare patches of plaster with anything before lining the walls?
3. Would I be better off buying lining paper that claims to be paintable i.e. has a finished side. I only realised that this existed after buying the Wickes stuff. There was also some debate in Wickes as to whether their lining paper could be painted!!
4. If it is OK to paint, would I need to prime it first. If so, what would make a good primer.
5. Any tips for hanging lining paper.
Sorry for all the questions but I've never used lining paper before although I am quite adept at hanging what I would call normal wallpaper.
Thanks
Steve
I bought 1000 grade from Wickes which does not seem to be finished at all on either side.
1. Does it matter which side is stuck to the walls as long as I'm consistent?
2. Do I need to seal the bare patches of plaster with anything before lining the walls?
3. Would I be better off buying lining paper that claims to be paintable i.e. has a finished side. I only realised that this existed after buying the Wickes stuff. There was also some debate in Wickes as to whether their lining paper could be painted!!
4. If it is OK to paint, would I need to prime it first. If so, what would make a good primer.
5. Any tips for hanging lining paper.
Sorry for all the questions but I've never used lining paper before although I am quite adept at hanging what I would call normal wallpaper.
Thanks
Steve