I am doing a lot of DIY at the minute. I have lost my DIY mate ( parent
....... yes, I have had another bereavement since last year, just before
Christmas, please don't go there) , so I am on my own. OH hates DIY as well
as gardening.

So, I have paper and I have stripped walls in dining room ( this is because
now my walls are not suffering condensation there I can try and get it
sorted) . I have cleaned them down and even put a coat of fungicide on the
affected bits in there.

I have some old ( about three or four years) wallpaper paste. Its unopened.
Completely sealed packets. Is it usable? I cant see a use by date on it.
Doing that job this weekend. Thanks.

On Sat, 21 Jan 2012 06:33:04 -0000, "sweetheart" hotmail.com wrote:


I have some old ( about three or four years) wallpaper paste. Its unopened.
Completely sealed packets. Is it usable? I cant see a use by date on it.
Doing that job this weekend. Thanks.

It's cheap enough, why risk having the paper fall back off for the
sake of a few bucks? Oh, right, so you can come back and whinge about
it..

"Harry" wrote in message
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On Sat, 21 Jan 2012 06:33:04 -0000, "sweetheart" hotmail.com wrote:


I have some old ( about three or four years) wallpaper paste. Its
unopened.
Completely sealed packets. Is it usable? I cant see a use by date on it.
Doing that job this weekend. Thanks.

It's cheap enough, why risk having the paper fall back off for the
sake of a few bucks? Oh, right, so you can come back and whinge about
it..

No, thats not it at all. I would not whinge. It just seems such a waste to
throw unopened packets away if they could be used. As for cheap? if I
recall its not that cheap. This was polycell heavy duty and solvite, not
wicks own brand.

On Sat, 21 Jan 2012 07:56:19 -0000, "sweetheart" hotmail.com wrote:


No, thats not it at all. I would not whinge. It just seems such a waste to
throw unopened packets away if they could be used. As for cheap? if I
recall its not that cheap. This was polycell heavy duty and solvite, not
wicks own brand.

Who mentioned Wickes? I can buy Solvite for £2 a pack. Define "cheap".
You're already whinging. Troll off and buy some fresh stuff ffs.

"Harry" wrote in message
news
On Sat, 21 Jan 2012 07:56:19 -0000, "sweetheart" hotmail.com wrote:


No, thats not it at all. I would not whinge. It just seems such a waste
to
throw unopened packets away if they could be used. As for cheap? if I
recall its not that cheap. This was polycell heavy duty and solvite, not
wicks own brand.

Who mentioned Wickes? I can buy Solvite for £2 a pack. Define "cheap".
You're already whinging. Troll off and buy some fresh stuff ffs.

If I were a real troll I am sure most would have figured that by now
wouldn't they? I have been around long enough. Accusations are not nice. Are
you a troll baiter/ hunter? See a troll round every corner and spoil
genuine posters questions ( and those who might answer) .I find they are
even worse on those forums where such things happen.

However since you suggest it, I suspect it might not be worth using the
old. I cannot get wallpaper paste for £2.00 as you seem to. Obviously I
don't have the right DIY " shed" or whatever that is in this area. The
paste is likely to cost me at least £4,00 for three litres powder mix

On Jan 21, 6:33*am, "sweetheart" hotmail.com wrote:
I am doing a lot of DIY at the minute. I have lost my DIY mate ( parent
...... yes, I have had another bereavement since last year, just before
Christmas, please don't go there) , so I am on my own. OH hates DIY as well
as gardening.

So, I have paper and I have stripped walls in dining room ( this is because
now my walls are not suffering condensation there I can try and get it
sorted) . I have cleaned them down and even put a coat of fungicide on the
affected bits in there.

I have some old ( about three or four years) wallpaper paste. Its unopened.
Completely sealed packets. Is it usable? I cant see a use by date on it.
Doing that job this weekend. Thanks.

It shouldn't be a problem so long as it hasn't had any damp in it.

Jonathan

On 21/01/2012 08:19, sweetheart wrote:

"Harry" wrote in message
news
On Sat, 21 Jan 2012 07:56:19 -0000, "sweetheart" hotmail.com wrote:


No, thats not it at all. I would not whinge. It just seems such a
waste to
throw unopened packets away if they could be used. As for cheap? if I
recall its not that cheap. This was polycell heavy duty and solvite, not
wicks own brand.

Who mentioned Wickes? I can buy Solvite for £2 a pack. Define "cheap".
You're already whinging. Troll off and buy some fresh stuff ffs.

If I were a real troll I am sure most would have figured that by now
wouldn't they? I have been around long enough. Accusations are not nice.
Are you a troll baiter/ hunter? See a troll round every corner and spoil
genuine posters questions ( and those who might answer) .I find they are
even worse on those forums where such things happen.

However since you suggest it, I suspect it might not be worth using the
old. I cannot get wallpaper paste for £2.00 as you seem to. Obviously I
don't have the right DIY " shed" or whatever that is in this area. The
paste is likely to cost me at least £4,00 for three litres powder mix

Well, I'd use the old stuff if it's sealed. It would have gone rock hard
if damp had got to it

On Jan 21, 7:40*am, Harry wrote:
On Sat, 21 Jan 2012 06:33:04 -0000, "sweetheart" hotmail.com wrote:

I have some old ( about three or four years) wallpaper paste. Its unopened.
Completely sealed packets. Is it usable? I cant see a use by date on it.
Doing that job this weekend. Thanks.

It's cheap enough, why risk having the paper fall back off for the
sake of a few bucks? Oh, right, so you can come back and whinge about
it..

It will be OK likely so long as it hasn't gone into hard lumps
indicating a leak in the packet.

On Sat, 21 Jan 2012 09:38:28 -0000, stuart noble
wrote:



Well, I'd use the old stuff if it's sealed. It would have gone rock hard
if damp had got to it

Still a soft powder? When you mix it up, does it behave normally? Use it.

I got some sugar soap recently with something like a 6 or 12 month life on
it. And I am convinced that I have happily used stuff 6 or 12 years old.
Suspect the date is more for stock control/management purposes than real
usage.

--
Rod

"sweetheart" hotmail.com wrote in message
...
I am doing a lot of DIY at the minute. I have lost my DIY mate ( parent
...... yes, I have had another bereavement since last year, just before
Christmas, please don't go there)

If you don't want people to comment why would you even mention it? Never
mind you'll probably be in receipt of yet another inheritance that you won't
want to talk about (although you will mention it every other post) whilst
still trying to bodge and scrape evrything to last penny.

It is good to hear that you are trying to imporove your home under the
bridge though.

sweetheart wrote:
"Harry" wrote in message
news
On Sat, 21 Jan 2012 07:56:19 -0000, "sweetheart" hotmail.com wrote:

However since you suggest it, I suspect it might not be worth using
the old. I cannot get wallpaper paste for £2.00 as you seem to.
Obviously I don't have the right DIY " shed" or whatever that is in
this area. The paste is likely to cost me at least £4,00 for three
litres powder mix

Have you thought of using eBay to buy the wallpaper paste?

--
Adam

"ARWadsworth" wrote in message
...
sweetheart wrote:
"Harry" wrote in message
news
On Sat, 21 Jan 2012 07:56:19 -0000, "sweetheart" hotmail.com wrote:

However since you suggest it, I suspect it might not be worth using
the old. I cannot get wallpaper paste for £2.00 as you seem to.
Obviously I don't have the right DIY " shed" or whatever that is in
this area. The paste is likely to cost me at least £4,00 for three
litres powder mix

Have you thought of using eBay to buy the wallpaper paste?

--
Adam

Cute :-)

sweetheart wrote:
"Harry" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 21 Jan 2012 06:33:04 -0000, "sweetheart" hotmail.com wrote:


I have some old ( about three or four years) wallpaper paste. Its
unopened.
Completely sealed packets. Is it usable? I cant see a use by date
on it. Doing that job this weekend. Thanks.

It's cheap enough, why risk having the paper fall back off for the
sake of a few bucks? Oh, right, so you can come back and whinge about
it..

No, thats not it at all. I would not whinge. It just seems such a
waste to throw unopened packets away if they could be used. As for
cheap? if I recall its not that cheap. This was polycell heavy duty
and solvite, not wicks own brand.

Sweetheart,

Go ahead and use it - as long as there are no hard lumps in the packets,
which could indicate damp.

Cash

On Jan 21, 6:33*am, "sweetheart" hotmail.com wrote:
I am doing a lot of DIY at the minute. I have lost my DIY mate ( parent
...... yes, I have had another bereavement since last year, just before
Christmas, please don't go there) , so I am on my own. OH hates DIY as well
as gardening.

So, I have paper and I have stripped walls in dining room ( this is because
now my walls are not suffering condensation there I can try and get it
sorted) . I have cleaned them down and even put a coat of fungicide on the
affected bits in there.

I have some old ( about three or four years) wallpaper paste. Its unopened.
Completely sealed packets. Is it usable? I cant see a use by date on it.
Doing that job this weekend. Thanks.

Old paste powder is fine, as long as its not set into a hard lump.
Hence the absence of a use by date.

Probably best to keep the discussion to that.


NT

On 21/01/2012 06:33, sweetheart wrote:
I am doing a lot of DIY at the minute. I have lost my DIY mate ( parent
...... yes, I have had another bereavement since last year, just before
Christmas, please don't go there) , so I am on my own. OH hates DIY as
well as gardening.

So, I have paper and I have stripped walls in dining room ( this is
because now my walls are not suffering condensation there I can try and
get it sorted) . I have cleaned them down and even put a coat of
fungicide on the affected bits in there.

I have some old ( about three or four years) wallpaper paste. Its
unopened. Completely sealed packets. Is it usable? I cant see a use by
date on it.

Should be fine if its still powder...



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John.

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On 21/01/2012 09:57, polygonum wrote:
On Sat, 21 Jan 2012 09:38:28 -0000, stuart noble
wrote:



Well, I'd use the old stuff if it's sealed. It would have gone rock
hard if damp had got to it

Still a soft powder? When you mix it up, does it behave normally? Use it.

I got some sugar soap recently with something like a 6 or 12 month life
on it. And I am convinced that I have happily used stuff 6 or 12 years
old. Suspect the date is more for stock control/management purposes than
real usage.

+1. Perfectly sensible question in my opinion.

"stuart noble" wrote in message
...
On 21/01/2012 08:19, sweetheart wrote:


Well, I'd use the old stuff if it's sealed. It would have gone rock hard
if damp had got to it
Thanks, I have tried the old stuff mainly because I don't live near a DIY
place and couldn't get any new and was anxious to try out the wallpaper. Its
stuck , so the paste must be OK.

No, the powder wasn't hard and it had been kept dry.

"ferretygubbins" wrote in message
...

"sweetheart" hotmail.com wrote in message
...
I am doing a lot of DIY at the minute. I have lost my DIY mate ( parent
...... yes, I have had another bereavement since last year, just before
Christmas, please don't go there)

If you don't want people to comment why would you even mention it?

Cos people have a habit of saying things to me!

Never
mind you'll probably be in receipt of yet another inheritance

Like this - usually, you got the money why not spend it! Well because it was
never my money is the reason.

Thank you for your concern.

"NT" wrote in message
...

Old paste powder is fine, as long as its not set into a hard lump.
Hence the absence of a use by date.

Probably best to keep the discussion to that.


Thank you, clear answer to a clear question. I have used it and the paper is
still on the wall this morning, so must be OK?

On Sat, 21 Jan 2012 09:57:55 -0000, polygonum
wrote:

On Sat, 21 Jan 2012 09:38:28 -0000, stuart noble
wrote:



Well, I'd use the old stuff if it's sealed. It would have gone rock hard
if damp had got to it

Still a soft powder? When you mix it up, does it behave normally? Use it.

I got some sugar soap recently with something like a 6 or 12 month life on
it. And I am convinced that I have happily used stuff 6 or 12 years old.
Suspect the date is more for stock control/management purposes than real
usage.

+1 to all of that. I'd happily use it if it's still sealed and
powdery.

On 22/01/2012 08:23, sweetheart wrote:

"NT" wrote in message
...

Old paste powder is fine, as long as its not set into a hard lump.
Hence the absence of a use by date.

Probably best to keep the discussion to that.


Thank you, clear answer to a clear question. I have used it and the
paper is still on the wall this morning, so must be OK?

You would know as soon as you tried mixing it if it were past it e.g.
not able to get the lumps out, or it not gelling like it should etc.

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John.

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On 21/01/2012 08:13, Harry wrote:
Who mentioned Wickes? I can buy Solvite for £2 a pack. Define "cheap".
You're already whinging. Troll off and buy some fresh stuff ffs.

Can it Harry. She's at least as genuine as you are.

Andy

On Jan 22, 9:40*pm, Andy Champ wrote:
On 21/01/2012 08:13, Harry wrote:

Who mentioned Wickes? I can buy Solvite for £2 a pack. Define "cheap"..
You're already whinging. Troll off and buy some fresh stuff ffs.

Can it Harry. She's at least as genuine as you are.

Andy

When I worked as a decorator the only threat was that the fungicide
might go off. If the site is dry, we had no problem in using a
generic and basic starch, whether that be potato or grain was
immaterial.

On 22/01/2012 22:53, thirty-six wrote:
On Jan 22, 9:40 pm, Andy wrote:
On 21/01/2012 08:13, Harry wrote:

Who mentioned Wickes? I can buy Solvite for £2 a pack. Define "cheap".
You're already whinging. Troll off and buy some fresh stuff ffs.

Can it Harry. She's at least as genuine as you are.

Andy

When I worked as a decorator the only threat was that the fungicide
might go off. If the site is dry, we had no problem in using a
generic and basic starch, whether that be potato or grain was
immaterial.

You should have used Cornish sea salt or organic kelp.

--
Dave - The Medway Handyman www.medwayhandyman.co.uk

On Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:30:53 -0000, The Medway Handyman
wrote:

On 22/01/2012 22:53, thirty-six wrote:
On Jan 22, 9:40 pm, Andy wrote:
On 21/01/2012 08:13, Harry wrote:

Who mentioned Wickes? I can buy Solvite for £2 a pack. Define "cheap".
You're already whinging. Troll off and buy some fresh stuff ffs.

Can it Harry. She's at least as genuine as you are.

Andy

When I worked as a decorator the only threat was that the fungicide
might go off. If the site is dry, we had no problem in using a
generic and basic starch, whether that be potato or grain was
immaterial.

You should have used Cornish sea salt or organic kelp.


Why? Wouldn't have expected either of them to hold wallpaper up...

--
Rod

replying to Harry, Dani Coulter wrote:
Wow...someone is angry out there

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