Can you paint over wallpaper? Please say yes.

Bunny

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Thu Jul-12-07 04:41 PM
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Can you paint over wallpaper? Please say yes.

Or must it be steamed and scraped off first?

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Schema Thing

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Thu Jul-12-07 04:43 PM
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1. yes

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Schema Thing

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Thu Jul-12-07 04:47 PM
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6. :D and now for some details

Use a good primer, and you may want to skim coat with drywall mud to even out any texture, or just to make the seams disappear.

If you have any loose edges, you would want to either cut them out or glue them down first, of course. If you cut them out, use drywall mud to even out the edge depression left from the layer of wall paper.

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pagerbear

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Thu Jul-12-07 04:44 PM
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2. If you mean can as in "have the ability to", then sure!

If you mean can as in "is this a wise move?", then I'm sure you'll get lots of comment about that. I would imagine much depends on the actual wallpaper and the actual paint.

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buddhamama

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Thu Jul-12-07 04:44 PM
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3. you can, yes.

Edited on Thu Jul-12-07 04:49 PM by buddhamama

use a paint primer (Kilz) before applying the paint and you should be fine. :hi:

this site should be of some help: http://real-estate-agents.com/tips/painting/painting-over-wallpaper.shtml

edited to add link.

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Midlodemocrat

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Thu Jul-12-07 04:45 PM
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4. Yes, but you need to 'mud' the seams and then sand them

so that they don't show. Otherwise, it will soon look like a load of crap.

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CottonBear

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Thu Jul-12-07 04:46 PM
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5. Spackle and then sand the seams otherwise they'll show through.

Edited on Thu Jul-12-07 04:48 PM by CottonBear

Get wallpaper adhesive and glue down any loose edges. Spackle and sand (Red Devil mousse-like spackle works well) any holes and dings. You can "sand" using a very fine textures damp sponge in order to avoid clouds of dust in your house. You may need to prime the wall first (Kilz) before painting with your regular paint especially if the paint color is light.

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Blue-Jay

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Thu Jul-12-07 04:49 PM
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7. You CAN, but I'd advise against it.

It'll look better and last longer if you steam, scrape & sand first.

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tk2kewl

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Thu Jul-12-07 05:10 PM
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9. i second that

unless you are renting than don't go nuts, but removing wallpaper int all that bad and you will get a much better result

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Maddy McCall

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Thu Jul-12-07 04:50 PM
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8. Yes.

I've painted over wallpaper before, and it looked good.

I just made sure that the wallpaper was tight to the wall, glued any loose spots (even if I had to inject glue behind bubbles in the paper), and spackled over the seams. Let it dry, sanded down the spackling so that it wouldn't look like ridges, and then I was ready to paint.

If the wallpaper is really loud, paint first with an undercoat of Kilz. It will prevent any bleedthrough of the paper pattern through the paint. Then paint with your topcoat, and you should be good.

:hi:

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