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Thanks for replying, it's much appreciated. You're right, I want a (whisper it on here) shabby, unfinished look. I might end up just stripping off a smallish area with a scraper and framing it somehow, since the wall seems to have many different bits of plaster, filler, paint etc on it. Not...

Hmm, that's a thought. I hadn't considered filler. Reckon you're right though, it's bound to have been filled over the years. This started off as a quick redecoration job, now it's looking like archeology! :?

Thanks Opps, that was quick and expert! I'll try the wallpaper paste on a small area. Sorry to be thick, but what's a DA sander? My wall has layers of thhick flaking paint on the surface, but under that there are areas where something like much more watery paint has been used. This under layer...

I'm trying to get layers of paint off an old plastered wall without damaging the plaster underneath. The idea is to leave the surface of the plaster exposed. There's a couple of layers of paint that are peeling off in places but in other areas it's really stuck on. Dont want to rip into the...