Can I paint the vinyl wallpaper in my hallway and if so how do I prep the wallpaper first?

Question

Vinyl paper has a shiny surface and I think its not as easy as painting paper versions. I dont want to have to remove the existing paper as I just want a quick paint job to cover up the existing.

Answer 1

I had some ugly plastic in my shower area, big sheets of formica basically. I used Rustoleum paint on it and it worked well. Prime your surface with something like TSP to give the paper as much of a "tooth" as you can. If you use Rustoleum, you will never be able to paint over it except with more Rustoleum, but at that point you could peel off the paper and get back to the orginal wall. I would suggest that and using regular paint, but you say you don't want to do that, so...

Answer 2

Lowe's has a question and answer area about painting on their website consult that.
you will probably have to use Kilz paint to hide the color of the paper and to help the other paint adhere although there is a possibility that the surface of the wallpaper might have to be roughed up too

Answer 3

I used to service manufactured homes, and a lot of those had vinyl covered sheetrock, with a pattern on them.... I ran into a few homes that had painted over them, successfully.

They scuffed the vinyl first, with a very light sanding, then put a coat of a very good primer on it... (Kilz is a good brand... it comes in water base, and oil base... going on vinyl, you should use the water base, as oil products tend to 'eat' vinyl and other plastics). After the primer dried, they painted as they preferred.

Have Fun!

Answer 4

TRUST ME IF YOU PAINT OVER WALLPAPER IT WILL NOT LOOK AS GOOD . talk to your local hard ware store rep . i do believe there is a special kind of paint that will apply to that kind of surface . the best i found is called expressions . becarfull not to apply more coats than the walpaper can handle . it could bubble , like mine did . i perfer you take the wallpaper off . trust a pro.

Answer 5

You can but you need special paint,ask your local hardware store which paint to use.

Answer 6

if you paint it, then then the wall paper peels you're gonna be shafted. i advise you strip the paper first. also, by painting over, the pattern will show thorugh

Answer 7

go to a paint store and they will tell you what you have to do to paint over it.you might have to ruff it up with sand paper first .i would;go talk to the pros first.