Paint and spackle over wallpaper liner?
PatchogPhil
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If this isn’t a good forum for this problem, maybe someone knows a better place for a solution?
[Note: I know, I know…. wallpaper and showers do not mix. Dontcha just love when in-laws ask for help AFTER a screw up?]
This bathroom has been previously wallpapered. That wallpaper was peeled off and of course took some of the drywall facing paper with it (wasn’t sized). So, wallpaper “liner” was put up to smooth out the peeled areas. Then more wallpaper. Again, wallpaper peeled (imagine that hapenning in a bathroom!).
So now they want to paint instead. Here are the questions.
Can wallpaper liner be painted? Should it be primed or “sized” first?
What about any gaps in the liner (see attached picture), will spackling work?
TIA
Phil
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If the paper has peeled, what makes you think the paint will stick? IMHO you should strip the liner, skim coat the walls with all-purp mud, then paint per spec.
Whenever you are asked if you can do a job, tell'em "Certainly, I can!" Then get busy and find out how to do it. T. Roosevelt
Well, nobody says you can't paint wallpaper liner, depending of what kind of end result you can or can't accept, and how long would you want the paint job to last.
If you are going to paint the wall paper liner, don't spackle the seams. They give character to the paint job so people would know it's wall paper liner.
If you want to do it the proper way, go with the above poster. Don't cut corners.
so people would know it's wall paper liner. I like that! Kind of a subtle I-am-a-hack message.Whenever you are asked if you can do a job, tell'em "Certainly, I can!" Then get busy and find out how to do it. T. Roosevelt
Again, wallpaper peeled (imagine that hapenning in a bathroom!).
You've already got all the advice you need. I just wanted to mention that there's no problem hanging the correct paper in a bath, including over a shower. Just need the right paper and paste. Back when I was hanging professionally we often did it. Foils were popular at the time.
PAHS Designer/Builder- Bury it!
Saw paper hung in a shower and the HO wanted the DW "patched" and a better paper hung.... On a side note the floor was caving in the tub was close to ending up in the crawl space.Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming.... WOW!!! What a Ride!
So it only lasted 25 yrs?PAHS Designer/Builder- Bury it!
At least.... ROAR!!!Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming.... WOW!!! What a Ride!