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Do I need to size previously papered walls?


 
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 7:45 pm    Post Subject:
Do I need to size previously papered walls?
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I'm just about to strip some wallpaper and then put up lining paper. Do I need to size the plaster even though it's been papered before, or is sizing just for fresh plaster? The current paper has been up the best part of 20 years.
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i would,20 years of drying out,might suck like a porn star. icon_lol.gif

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