Vinal Wallpaper
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Its best to strip it but if you realy must paint over it then give it a coat of oil-based undercoat first, it might help 'seal' the paper & prevent lifting at the seams as well as give the emulsion a decent 'key' as vinyls a sod of a base for water-based paint! 
Gordon,
I have had to paint over vinyl paper before and considered everything. I thought about PVA first, stripping the vinyl coating off…. Everything.
In the end I bought a cheap roll and hung it on some board in the shed to test and you can paint straight on to it, but there are a couple of things to note.
Make sure it is clean. Vinyl paper tends to be textured and this collects a surprising amount of dust, so give it a good wash and let it dry.
It’ll take a good three coats depending on the paint to kill of any heavy pattern. Make sure each coat is properly dry according to the manufacturers recommendation to stop the second coat pulling off the first one.
The biggest risk is the wet paint leaching into the paper under the vinyl at the joints and casing problems. This never happened to me, but if you are in doubt it may be worth sealing the joints with some decorators caulk first.
Good luck
Therms
I have had to paint over vinyl paper before and considered everything. I thought about PVA first, stripping the vinyl coating off…. Everything.
In the end I bought a cheap roll and hung it on some board in the shed to test and you can paint straight on to it, but there are a couple of things to note.
Make sure it is clean. Vinyl paper tends to be textured and this collects a surprising amount of dust, so give it a good wash and let it dry.
It’ll take a good three coats depending on the paint to kill of any heavy pattern. Make sure each coat is properly dry according to the manufacturers recommendation to stop the second coat pulling off the first one.
The biggest risk is the wet paint leaching into the paper under the vinyl at the joints and casing problems. This never happened to me, but if you are in doubt it may be worth sealing the joints with some decorators caulk first.
Good luck
Therms
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Gordon,
Joe is of course right, the correct course of action is to strip the wall and do it properly. However, in the real world this is not always the right course of action and occasionally we find ourselves having to do a quick job.
This is the kitchen and as clean as you are there will be a lot of grime built up on the vinyl,. Never has preparation been more important than here. It is vital that you clean the walls properly with sugar-soap.
Mask off the cupboards and cover the work-surface and paint away. If it were me I’d spend money on a decent paint and a decent thin-nap roller.
Joe is of course right, the correct course of action is to strip the wall and do it properly. However, in the real world this is not always the right course of action and occasionally we find ourselves having to do a quick job.
This is the kitchen and as clean as you are there will be a lot of grime built up on the vinyl,. Never has preparation been more important than here. It is vital that you clean the walls properly with sugar-soap.
Mask off the cupboards and cover the work-surface and paint away. If it were me I’d spend money on a decent paint and a decent thin-nap roller.
If you buy cheap paint from a DIY store the greater water content will mean the paint wont dry quickly enough so allowing time to penetrate the seams and lift it (which may happen anyhow)
Still best to strip - the paper seams are always going to show through the finished paint-job
Still best to strip - the paper seams are always going to show through the finished paint-job
strip the paper off first. you will regret it otherwise. it won't look good. it will probably be harder to strip off in the future.
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