I am in the process of tearing out old paneling that is currently covering my walls. The sheetrock is in good shape underneath, but the glue they used to hang the paneling with is tearing the paper on the sheetrock. My question is should I prime the areas where the ripped paper is first, or just start in on the mudding and prime afterwards? I will be texturing the walls so it doesn't need to look perfect, but I don't want to cause problems later on missing a step.
2006-10-13 07:06:32 · 8 answers · asked by critmusic 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
i mud it first and then sand it and then prime it.
2006-10-13 07:22:08 · answer #1 · answered by twowdtoy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You will need to spread a thin coat of mud over the spots where the paper has tor off and the prime, then texture prime and paint unless they are short walls an or in areas where you can not see the entire line of the wall. The reason is because where the mud or chalk is the water from the texture get sucked out immediately and causes the texture to be really perky and stick out and where the chalk or mud is not it takes a day to dry so the texture sluffs that is why you prime is so that all the texture dries at the same rate.
2006-10-13 07:24:35 · answer #2 · answered by Crockett 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That paper is the sheetrock's strength,so try to not to go too crazy tearing it off. You will want to mud the walls and then prime. You don't want to prime or paint directly over the chalk. Obviously you can texture with the mud and then you kill two birds with one stone.
2006-10-13 07:11:31 · answer #3 · answered by hutmikttmuk 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am of the opposite nature on this one.
I believe in priming the bare walls, then painting them, so that you don't get moisture in the sheet rock since it is already compromised.
(If it was "my house", I would do a complete tear out and replace ALL the sheet rock, since the paper is off. This way, I "know" that there wont be a problem later on, down the road).
Putting the "mud" will only wet the area, and since there is nothing to stop moisture from getting into it, will start to go into ALL the sheetrock and you could develop mold problems later on as it will rot the entire gypsum board out...(make it soggy, thus the back paper will be soggy and water logged, so that it will be usless also).
Now, remember this. You will prime, and you will probably paint it with latex. Also, when or if you try to scrub this wall, it will probably disintigrate under your wet cloth!
(I had some renters who put this on the walls, and they found out, that when they tried to wash it, that the drywall just turned back to mud, and smoothed out to nothing! I laughed at them...couple of girls who rented off of me...because I knew that drywall compound does this, and they didnt believe a word I had to say, until the proof was before thier eyes).
I wish you well..
Jesse
2006-10-13 07:34:16 · answer #4 · answered by x 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I think I would just start the mudding process. It may absorb a bit more water straight into the sheetrock without the paper, but you could seal it with primer. I don't think it will matter in the end.
2006-10-13 07:15:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-19 08:14:04 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mud first. Can you steam it off? A steam generator?
2006-10-13 07:14:59 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
TEAR OFF LOOSE PAPER, MUD TEARS FLAT & MUD OTHER DINGS AS NECESSARY,
NOW YOU'RE READY FOR TEXTONE ( AS MY MEXICAN PAINTERS PRONOUNCED TEXTURE!)
2006-10-13 09:21:06 · answer #8 · answered by Bonno 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋