The instructions for my York Prepasted Wallpaper do not say how long to Book the paper before applying to the wall. Several Youtube videos say to Book for 5 - 10 minutes, York says nothing on the paper instuctions that come with the wallpaper. Help!

On Sat, 14 Feb 2015 07:56:00 -0800 (PST), "
wrote:

The instructions for my York Prepasted Wallpaper do not say how long to Book the paper before applying to the wall. Several Youtube videos say to Book for 5 - 10 minutes, York says nothing on the paper instuctions that come with the wallpaper. Help!

I'll wager a guess. When the adhesive is tacky, time to apply the
paper on the wall?

IOW, pay close attention and do not over do it...

On 2/14/2015 10:56 AM, wrote:
The instructions for my York Prepasted Wallpaper do not say how long to Book the paper before applying to the wall. Several Youtube videos say to Book for 5 - 10 minutes, York says nothing on the paper instuctions that come with the wallpaper. Help!


From my limited experience, 5 to 10 is about right. I've not done
papering for years now. Don't miss doing it either.

On 02/14/2015 03:35 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On 2/14/2015 10:56 AM, wrote:
The instructions for my York Prepasted Wallpaper do not say how long
to Book the paper before applying to the wall. Several Youtube videos
say to Book for 5 - 10 minutes, York says nothing on the paper
instuctions that come with the wallpaper. Help!


From my limited experience, 5 to 10 is about right. I've not done
papering for years now. Don't miss doing it either.



Yep.
Five - ten minutes is fine.
My former GF wallpapered the kitchen 25 years ago.It's still holding up
pretty well. It was on new (primed) drywall.

Thanks for the advice. The small bathroom I'm papering is about 3/4 done, I booked for only 3 minutes and it seems to be working out ok, I also sent a message to York and pointed out the problem with their instructions. I'll post here when I get a response (hopefully they do give a damn about their customers).

On Sat, 14 Feb 2015 07:56:00 -0800 (PST), "
wrote:

The instructions for my York Prepasted Wallpaper do not say how long to Book the paper before applying to the wall. Several Youtube videos say to Book for 5 - 10 minutes, York says nothing on the paper instuctions that come with the wallpaper. Help!


It can be variable depending upon the hardness of the water. I, and
most of the other contractors I know, use a pre-mixed pre-paste
adhesive applied with a 7" roller instead of wetting the paper.
FWIW
YMMV