Papering over new plaster - paper peeling off

[michelle2010]

I have recently plastered the walls in a room (not a brilliant job but good enough to be lined and then painted). I waited a couple of weeks then sized the walls and allowed to dry. Whilst I was hanging lining paper it didnt seem to be adhering well so I pasted wallpaper adhsive onto the walls and the paper.
However, the paper is all peeling off (the paper where I pasted the walls as well as the paper isnt peeling but I dont think it has dried out fully yet - it was done yesterday).

I have put lining paper over fresh plaster in the past without problems in another room and the paper is still stuck fast (even though it was also painted afterwards).
I dont remember sizing the previous room, I have a feeling I might have used a pva solution - does this sound right?
I wonder whether I should use watered down paint to seal the plaster before then wallpapering?
I would appreciate any help - this is turning into a nightmare.

 

[joe-90]

I wonder whether I should use watered down paint to seal the plaster before then wallpapering?
I would appreciate any help - this is turning into a nightmare.

Absolutely spot-on. The plaster is sucking the water out of the paste.

 

[michelle2010]

Thanks Joe.
Can I just paint directly onto the plaster / glue residue now or have I created more problems with the wallpaper adhesive being on there?

 

[joe-90]

Wallpaper paste and paint don't get on very well together, so remove as much paste as you can then a couple of quick 'mist' coats of paint watered down by 25%. The wall must be dry when you paint though.

 

[michelle2010]

Thanks again Joe.
Will I be ok wallpapering over the paint?

 

[TheDec]

Michelle

Did you or did you not apply PVA as a sealer coat over the skim.

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[michelle2010]

I didnt apply PVA over the skim. I applied a size mix and then the wallpaper which is falling off after 24 hours. I did PVA the walls before plastering - the plaster seems sound so I dont want to do anything to ruin the plaster.

Should I apply PVA or diluted matt emulsion? Not sure what to do.

 

[TheDec]

When you say a size mix do you mean just a thinned wallpaper paste?

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[michelle2010]

Yes I used diluted wallpaper paste, as directed on the pack.

 

[TheDec]

If that is the case then you really should not have encountered any problems, are you applying enough paste to the paper and are you allowing it soak before hanging.

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[michelle2010]

I started off using what I thought was an average amount but seemed to bubble. So I ended up putting lashes of the stuff on the paper and some on the wall but it has peeled off too. The paper is lining paper 1700 grade. I soaked it for a good 10 minutes, as it said on the label - there was one sheet which I didnt soak long enough and it wouldnt adhere - so I put more past on and left it longer and it appeared to adhere but like the other pieces it too is peeling

 

[TheDec]

What paste are you using.

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[michelle2010]

I started with some of Wickes' own and then Solvite quick mix.