Hi,
I just lined a room, approx 28sqm, and all the lengths have either shrunk to leave gaps or lifted along the edges. I'm going to redo it, but I want to establish where I went wrong first. Here's what I did:
-steam tripped all previous paper back to plaster;
-sized the walls with Solvite Wall Size and let dry;
-used 1400 grade Erfurt MAV lining paper;
-used Solvite Extra Strong All Purpose (yellow packet), mixed for 'Normal Wallpapers' (3.5L with 95g packet);
-pasted up 4 lengths at a time and stood to soak;
-hung lengths after 10-20 minutes soaking (Erfurt suggest 7-10 minutes but I was a little slow doing the hanging);
-left room door open while paper dried overnight.
I can think of 3 reasons it hasn't worked:
-I didn't paste edges well enough;
-I used too dilute a paste mixture;
-I left the lengths too long before hanging them.
Any advice appreciated, so the second attempt works better!
Matt
I just lined a room, approx 28sqm, and all the lengths have either shrunk to leave gaps or lifted along the edges. I'm going to redo it, but I want to establish where I went wrong first. Here's what I did:
-steam tripped all previous paper back to plaster;
-sized the walls with Solvite Wall Size and let dry;
-used 1400 grade Erfurt MAV lining paper;
-used Solvite Extra Strong All Purpose (yellow packet), mixed for 'Normal Wallpapers' (3.5L with 95g packet);
-pasted up 4 lengths at a time and stood to soak;
-hung lengths after 10-20 minutes soaking (Erfurt suggest 7-10 minutes but I was a little slow doing the hanging);
-left room door open while paper dried overnight.
I can think of 3 reasons it hasn't worked:
-I didn't paste edges well enough;
-I used too dilute a paste mixture;
-I left the lengths too long before hanging them.
Any advice appreciated, so the second attempt works better!
Matt