I think I did remove all the wall paper paste from the walls. Hard to say. I washed the walls down throughly with sugar soap and then rinsed. How would I check if there was no residue of paste left from the wallpaper?
I think your right about the surface being too smooth. I did sand it down...
Forgot to mention that I washed the walls with sugar soap and then rinsed them down with clean water after removing the wall paper, filling and sanding.
I'm using Dulux Matt White paint :http://www.collierspaintshop.co.uk/dulux-matt-emulsion-pure-brilliant-white-10ltr-4314-p.asp
I've...
I have spent the last 2 months of my spare time (evening and weekends) removing wallpaper and preparing the walls underneath by filling and sanding the holes and cracks that were there. I also spent additional time making sure the walls were clean and spotless as I could achieve, even sanding...