Lining paper for walls
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If your very carful and take your time then its possible to save it, damp sponge job rather than a steamer.
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Doggit
In real life, you end up scraping the whole lot off
It seems that you would tend to remove lining when changing wallpaper. Okay. Forgetting about the lining, is there any advantage to coating the plaster on a wall with some sort of paint, or some sort of covering? I'm certainly going to line the wall prior to wall papering, but as I say, what about laying a covering before the lining?
If the surface is new plaster, then there is no need at all to line the walls. Lining paper is only to give an even absorbency rate all over, so if the walls are bits of plaster, old plaster, filler paint etc then line the walls. If the new wallpaper is a light colour or white back ground then different colours on the wall can show through. Lining paper will stop this as will painting the wall with a cheap white matt first.
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Doggit
I think we need to know the reasoning behind your question before we can answer it. What's the state of the wall, and what are you trying to achieve.
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