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Paint experts of the OT
Posted on 10/16/18 at 12:06 pm
Posted on 10/16/18 at 12:06 pm
Long story short. I just bought a house and the hallway had a hideous wallpaper that has since been removed. When the wallpaper was removed in some places it took big patches of the paint underneath with it. Currently the wall has large spots where the sheetrock is exposed and others where there is still paint. What is the best way to prep this for new paint. I tried a thick primer in a test section and there is still too much of a textural difference between the areas.
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Posted on 10/16/18 at 12:08 pm to BottleGnome
Float, sand, texture, prime and paint.
Posted on 10/16/18 at 12:09 pm to Boudreaux35
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Float, sand, texture, prime and paint.
Bingo
Posted on 10/16/18 at 12:11 pm to BottleGnome
If you're not planning on adding a texture, it's probably always going to look bad if you just fill/sand the spots and paint it.
If you're not handy enough to do all of the steps to texture the walls, consider a paintable textured wallpaper.
ETA: Also, consider that wallpaper is coming back- if your wife/SO has a decent eye for patterns, you might consider going back with it.
If you're not handy enough to do all of the steps to texture the walls, consider a paintable textured wallpaper.
ETA: Also, consider that wallpaper is coming back- if your wife/SO has a decent eye for patterns, you might consider going back with it.
This post was edited on 10/16/18 at 12:12 pm
Posted on 10/16/18 at 12:40 pm to BottleGnome
easiest if you don't mind the cost is bonding primer over all of it. Sand everything before with like a 180 grit. Sand after with like a 300 grit or higher. Floating all that is fine but is a lot of unnecessary work.
Posted on 10/16/18 at 12:41 pm to BottleGnome
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Paint experts of the OT
Posted on 10/16/18 at 12:45 pm to airfernando
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easiest if you don't mind the cost is bonding primer over all of it. Sand everything before with like a 180 grit. Sand after with like a 300 grit or higher. Floating all that is fine but is a lot of unnecessary work.
Posted on 10/16/18 at 1:13 pm to Slagathor
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Also, consider that wallpaper is coming back
Posted on 10/16/18 at 1:17 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
quote:I get that you're trying to be funny and I love a good gif as much as the next person, but you might want to step the f off when it comes to interior design trends.
WPBTiger
Posted on 10/16/18 at 1:18 pm to Slagathor
Would you like to design my new sprawling office building near River Ranch?
This post was edited on 10/16/18 at 1:19 pm
Posted on 10/16/18 at 1:20 pm to S
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Would you like to design my new sprawling office building near River Ranch?
For you, of course
Posted on 10/16/18 at 1:34 pm to Slagathor
Posted on 10/16/18 at 1:54 pm to S
S, how is your Burlington, Vermont office doing these days?
Posted on 10/16/18 at 5:25 pm to Slagathor
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If you're not planning on adding a texture, it's probably always going to look bad if you just fill/sand the spots and paint it.
That's what I am worried about. Some of the spots where the drywall is exposed are large, the hallway itself is about 15ft long with exposed spots on both sides. I doubt the wife would want to put wallpaper up, seems like she is perfectly happy with a painted wall and maybe some wainscoting on the bottom half.
Posted on 10/16/18 at 5:48 pm to BottleGnome
Prime first with oil based primer then fill with Sheetrock mud, sand then re prime and paint
Posted on 10/16/18 at 6:01 pm to Thedirkdiggler13
If he's going to skim coat tve damaged area, why is he priming underneath it?
Posted on 10/16/18 at 6:10 pm to White Roach
The moisture in the mud can cause the paper to bubble. Prime it with oil base or apply a sealer.
Posted on 10/16/18 at 6:24 pm to BottleGnome
If you don't want to u se an oil based primer, there is a latex based product called Gardz, that is specifically manufacturered to use in your situstion. It will lock down the torn drywall and keep it from bubbling when skimming it with drywall mud. It's thin like water, goes on white and dryes clear. But you must put on a good coat to make sure that it soaks in well. Gardz is easier to deal with oil based and cleans up with water. And smells less than most oil based primers. It's not available from any of the big box stores, when we used it on a large hotel job, we bought it by the case from Helm Paint.
This post was edited on 10/16/18 at 6:26 pm
Posted on 10/16/18 at 6:26 pm to Boudreaux35
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Float, sand, texture, prime and paint
I always find a certain pleasure when the first reply answers and ends the thread on the OT
Posted on 10/16/18 at 6:28 pm to Slagathor
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I get that you're trying to be funny and I love a good gif as much as the next person, but you might want to step the f off when it comes to interior design trends
As a full replacement for painted walls or just accent walls?
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