I know, I know, its bad and normally I would never do it and Zampa's going to shout don't bother. But, the owner of a flat wants me to try it and is aware of the problems that could arise. There is a (silk) painted vinyl wallpaper on at the moment and she wants it covering with a blown vinyl type paper. What would be the best way to go about this? What paste should I use, the ready mixed stuff? Any advice would be great, thanks.
Wallpapering over wallpaper
- Thread starter Deccy
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I totally agree with Zampa's thoughts, and would take a little more time to strip off the loose paper first. If your putting it over a silk finished paper, then a ready mixed paste might offer better adhesion.
Once it starts to bubble up your sunk as they may not go down again.
A little extra effort may pay off later. Its also very sloppy to paper over paper.
Once it starts to bubble up your sunk as they may not go down again.
A little extra effort may pay off later. Its also very sloppy to paper over paper.
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why does she not want it stripped ??
To try and save money
This is a hard one. The woman just won't have it stripped and I don't want to walk away from the job as its my first after Christmas.
how about giving it a coat of undercoat ,to stop moisture penetrating then use a ready mix to hang new paper, i know it's not good practice ,just suggesting a solution
Deccy:
I also work in the real world and have done this hundreds of times, some succesful and some not.
I usually have a good idea if it's suitable or not to paper over so not too much risk.
First= stick back any loose pieces - use the ready mixed paste and.. (essential) .. measure out, where your joins are going to fall, each time you're about to put a length on, rub the silk surface with sandpaper, to "dull it" so your joins wont split after.
It'll look like a palace when finished, with a happy lady in residence.
I also work in the real world and have done this hundreds of times, some succesful and some not.
I usually have a good idea if it's suitable or not to paper over so not too much risk.
First= stick back any loose pieces - use the ready mixed paste and.. (essential) .. measure out, where your joins are going to fall, each time you're about to put a length on, rub the silk surface with sandpaper, to "dull it" so your joins wont split after.
It'll look like a palace when finished, with a happy lady in residence.
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