I’ve got to repaint my mum’s flat, its been a good few years. Do I need to wash the walls down with anything or is it OK to just start painting? Theres no wallpaper, just paint when it was done last.
Thanks for that. Is it just a gentle wipe using a sponge with the sugar soap, or do I need to get the scourer out? The walls don't appear to have any food residue, just good old fashioned grime and dust.
How long does it take the sugar soap to dry before I can paint?
As Stoyer and zenemu mentioned, it is probably best to try to gentlely wash the wall down first as the wallpaper may not stick properly if it's a dirty wall.
If there is lots of bumps and holes, you may be best replastering the wall first. If it isn't too bad then just use lining paper to cover the wall, then apply the wallpaper on top of that.
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