I'm painting a previously papered wall. I've washed as much paste off
as possible with sugar soap and plan to use Polyfilla basecoat before
painting. Do you think I need to put an oil based basecoat on instead
to stop residual pastebleeding through?

wrote:
I'm painting a previously papered wall. I've washed as much paste off
as possible with sugar soap and plan to use Polyfilla basecoat before
painting. Do you think I need to put an oil based basecoat on instead
to stop residual pastebleeding through?

Well I've often put up lining paper on walls with a poor surface, and
then simply emulsioned the lining paper withou further ado. Not sure
what you're worried will happen?

Applying an oil-based coat first sounds a bad idea for several reasons -
it will be hard work to do; make it a total sod to strip the paper off
some time in the future; and if they are solid brick walls, especially
external, may even cause damage by sealing the walls and preventing them
from breathing.

David

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Well I've often put up lining paper on walls with a poor surface,

Can't go wrong with 1000gsm lining paper put up crosswise. Works a treat
and covers a multitude of sins.

--
Skipweasel
Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain.

Sorry didn't make myself clear. I've stripped the wallpaper, I'm not
painting on top of it.

wrote:
Sorry didn't make myself clear. I've stripped the wallpaper, I'm not
painting on top of it.


Fine then. Good wash down with sugar soap (which usually needs rinsing
off afterwards, unless it's the sort that specifically doesn't) and all
should be OK.

David

On 14 May 2006 09:02:51 -0700, "
had this to say:

Sorry didn't make myself clear. I've stripped the wallpaper, I'm not
painting on top of it.

I've _just_ done exactly the same in my kitchen, and have had no
trouble from any substrate material.
I cleaned some bits of it with sugar soap first, others I just left,
and there's no visible difference.
I used Dulux Trade quick-drying eggshell (Pastorale Jade), and one
coat seems to suffice.

--
Frank Erskine