Filling holes in walls with lining paper...advice needed please

[dazzystar]

Hi All,

We've got quite a few holes in painted lining papered walls to fill, left behind from previous art / TVs, etc. Am I ok to use my Toupret filler on the holes and sand down lightly even though there's painted lining paper there?

Cheers
Daz

 

[blup]

You can tape around the area to be be filled, then remove and carefully sand down. Try a small area first to see how it looks after sanding and painting over

 

[dazzystar]

What does taping do?

 

[foxhole]

If you use a lightweight filler (one strike etc) you can fill flush without sanding , gentle wipe with damp sponge will tidy it for painting .

 

[dazzystar]

Thanks. Is my Tourpret filler known as lightweight do you know?