Can u paint over wallpaper and still make it look good?
Answers:
Yes
10X10 8ft Wall's = # 1 gallon - Kitz - Oil Base $10.00
Bucket of Sheetrock Compound = $ 8.00
6inch Mud Knife = $ 6.00
Plastic Mud Pan = $ $3.00
120 grit Sandpaper = 25 cent's each sheet
Duster Brush (3inch throw away) (another to prime )= $ 1.00
10x10 8ft Wall's = # 1 gallon finish paint $18.00 eggshell
Rollor set up / 5 gallon bucket, metal screen & pole $ 20.00
3inch Nylon Brush = $ 15.00
Runner drop cloth = old curtain will do rubber back
# 1 Gallon work pot = $ 1.00
Thinner = $ 3.00 gallon
Cut in with throw away brush & roll with primer Drying time between coat's # 1 hour (2) coat's.
Now wallpaper is going to bubble in alot of spots let dry
the next day if bubble's do not all go away cut them with a razor and mud thin layer or it will crack and (seam's) do this 3 times sand each time lightly.
Than spot prime them place's you mudded after being sanded
smooth than put finish coat (2) over primer when more place bubble cut them the same way and prime until it stop's
Other answers:
umm...i painted over my wall paper and i just painted over it twice and it looks lke i painted over the real wall and it looks really good
umm...i painted over my wall paper and i just painted over it twice and it looks lke i painted over the real wall and it looks really good
NO. I wouldn't try that.
If the wallpaper is tight to the wall, yes! If there are loose places you'll have to re-glue them. Make sure you've brushed all the cobwebs and dust off the walls and give it a coat of primer to seal in the papers color before painting with the real wall color.
need to use KILZ primer but it should be ok if the wall paper is in decent shape
shure it might take two coats. use a fluffy roller and it will look like texture.
Yes, you can paint over wallpaper, just plan your strategy with these ideas in mind for best results.
Always clean walls before painting especially when they are covered with paper. While this removes dust and cobwebs, it will also make trouble spots more visible to you before you start as opposed to while you are painting.
These include, cracked, torn, &/or peeling places in the covering, which need sanding and several coats of primer/sealer and re-glue any loose paper to the wall with wallpaper paste, not rubber cement or such adhesives--make sure you amend all these areas for good results.
You will need to apply at least one coat of primer to the walls to stop the print from the paper from bleeding through the paint you apply to the walls (I used two coats of KILZ when I paint walls that have been papered). By using primer, you are reducing the likilyhood that the paint will be adsorbed by the wallpaper, wet the glue backing and peel off the wall (it's a mess and hard to re-apply to the wall, believe me, that's another reason I give wallpapered walls two coats of primer).
By using textured paint, you reduce the noticiblity that you painted over wallpaper. You can use regular paint (personally I think Sherman Williams' brand is better than most I've used) with a textured roller and get slightly similiar results, which include, reduced visibility of wallpaper seams. Good Luck!
You can, but it will probably just look "okay" at best, and no matter how carefully you glue your seams, you will probably always be able to tell you painted over wallpaper.
One easy method I have found is to use the "stucco effect". This does not require removing wallpaper. Go to the drywall section of your local hardware store or Lowe's or Home Depot, and buy a bucket of lightweight joint compound. With a three or four inch metal scraper, apply this over the wallpaper, making it look like stucco, or imitating the peaks in cake icing. It is fine to leave big portions of the wallpaper completely exposed while using this method, as you are going to paint over the whole thing. Keep in mind to camouflage the seams while you are applying the compound. If done properly, you will not be able to tell you painted over wallpaper at all. While you are doing it, think of the top of a cake, or the side of a stucco building, and try to get that look. It is very easy. It only takes a couple of hours, and then you just roll on your paint just like you would any regular old wall. (An excpetion being very dark wallpaper, which will need to be primed, the same as a very dark painted wall would.)
This method is especially useful in a situation where removing wallpaper also removes chunks of the wall, like sometimes happens in a bathroom with very old wallpaper that has become extremely bonded through years of moisture. Good luck!