"John" wrote in message
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I'm going to paint the walls in a bedroom.

One wall has got a large discoloured patch above the bed which looks
as
if it's made up of something like sweat, hair oil, etc.

I would have used Sugar Soap to clean this wall but I heard that Sugar
Soap would probably cause lifting of the wallpaper which is under the
existing emulsion paint. Is this true?

It might do - after all, it's not that different a process to the way
you'd start to strip it... so why not just strip it anyway?

That way, you'd be sure the marks weren't going to grin through the
paint, and you'd have the chance to use a wallpaper (painted or
otherwise) or lining paper of your choice. There's always a chance that
painting a wall will loosen old wallpaper, leaving you with a horrible,
bubbled appearance, so go on, make a job of it, and re-paper the whole
room - or at least the wall concerned.


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Kevin Poole
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