hello all!
we have only recently moved into a new flat & it has a dark blue
wallpaper which desperately needs brightening up! it is shiny(ish),
card-like and like i say... dark. i have just tried a tester coat of
white emulsion on one section, dont know if i was too heavy handed with
the paint but i used a paint brush to start with, then progressed to a
roller. the places i used the brush are fine but those where i used the
roller have long bubbles forming. this may be coincidental but i have
stopped the painting anyhow. i know the building was built in
18'something or other so the walls are uneven and i wouldnt trust
stripping the paper off incase i bring parts of the wall down aswell
they are the old horse hair / mud type... does anybody have any
suggestions? my time is limited and im on a budget so any helpful hints
& tricks would be very much appreciated.
cheers

"dazednotconfused" wrote in message
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hello all!
we have only recently moved into a new flat & it has a dark blue
wallpaper which desperately needs brightening up! it is shiny(ish),
card-like and like i say... dark. i have just tried a tester coat of
white emulsion on one section, dont know if i was too heavy handed with
the paint but i used a paint brush to start with, then progressed to a
roller.

Don't know about the bubbles thing. However, you could use a large brush
and slap on an undercoat first, as you wouldn't have to worry about perfect
finish, etc. so much. Then use a fine sand paper to give it a nice key and
rub down with a damp towel. You should be able to paint normally over that
then with a roller.




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dazednotconfused wrote:
hello all!
we have only recently moved into a new flat & it has a dark blue
wallpaper which desperately needs brightening up! it is shiny(ish),
card-like and like i say... dark. i have just tried a tester coat of
white emulsion on one section, dont know if i was too heavy handed with
the paint but i used a paint brush to start with, then progressed to a
roller. the places i used the brush are fine but those where i used the
roller have long bubbles forming. this may be coincidental but i have
stopped the painting anyhow. i know the building was built in
18'something or other so the walls are uneven and i wouldnt trust
stripping the paper off incase i bring parts of the wall down aswell
they are the old horse hair / mud type... does anybody have any
suggestions? my time is limited and im on a budget so any helpful hints
& tricks would be very much appreciated.
cheers

did you wash the wallpaper thoroughly with sugar soap before painting ?

have you tried a paint pad ?

was the previous occupier a smoker ?



RT

On 30 Mar 2005 16:30:21 -0800, "dazednotconfused"
wrote:

hello all!
we have only recently moved into a new flat & it has a dark blue
wallpaper which desperately needs brightening up! it is shiny(ish),
card-like and like i say... dark. i have just tried a tester coat of
white emulsion on one section, dont know if i was too heavy handed with
the paint but i used a paint brush to start with, then progressed to a
roller. the places i used the brush are fine but those where i used the
roller have long bubbles forming. this may be coincidental but i have
stopped the painting anyhow. i know the building was built in
18'something or other so the walls are uneven and i wouldnt trust
stripping the paper off incase i bring parts of the wall down aswell
they are the old horse hair / mud type... does anybody have any
suggestions? my time is limited and im on a budget so any helpful hints
& tricks would be very much appreciated.

With luck you'll find the bubbles go down when the paint dries.

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