wallpaper over Paint over plaster !

[CraigP]

Here's one for you all. I've just stripped off wallpaper from a bedroom, and underneath is a diluted emulsion straight over the plaster, which is correct. However on taking the wallpaper off there are probably a 200 plus small patches where the paints come off with the wallpaper.

The paint is so thin, I'm wondering if i emulsion the walls in a "Once" type of paint will this hide the blemishes as they are so thin, less than the thickness of a piece of paper, or will they still show, or is there something else like a self leveling paint for horizonal walls

I know i can backing paper it but it seems a bit of over kill for the depth of a paint flake, and to sand them all level will take forever. So suggestions please

 

[CO2000]

I've just had to do this with 2000+ pin holes & that was after filling about 200+ patches !!!
Anyway I think you could get on quite quickly using Polycell smooth over or Gyproc (I used joint filler) as all the wall treatments/flexiable ceiling paint etc didn't work with filling bits in.
Use a decent wide blade to apply & it falls off with a light sand unlike normal pre mixed pollcell fine filler.

Hope this helps,

Co.

PS I got a really good final finish apart from some bubbling paint but thats another post