I have a rather badly beaten up wall that I would like to paint?

Question

It would be impossible to paint the way it is.....is there a thin layer of anything available that I could adhere to the wall in order to paint.

Answer 1

u can try wall paper..
or ask someone at home depot or menards for help

Answer 2

You didn't say what your wall is made of. most likely it's gypsum ( dry wall ), or plaster. If it's the first, take a wide spackle knife, it looks like a wide putty knife, scrape and dig off any loose material. Get a pail of spackle compound from your hardware, Home Depot, or lumber yard. The spacklr comes in various sized containers. You'll have to determine how much you'll need.
Mix the spackle thoroughly. spread a thin layer over the bad spots. When thoroughly dry, sand with medium grit sand paper ( buy the cheapest because it's going to clog up anyhow. Sanding will take off the ridges caused by the knife strokes. Spread on another layer of spackle, dry and sand. Do this until you're satisfied with the smoothness.
If the wall is plaster, remove all loose material, and do as above. The one problem with old plaster is that sometimes the plaster has seen its day, and is crumbly and powdery all over. In that case, it's best to take it all off, and do the whole wall over.

Answer 3

I used to live in a 250 year old house with some very badly damaged walls. I bought dry wall mud and put it on the walls with my hands. It turned out great and filled in all the cracks and gives a rustic appearance that you can also paint.

Answer 4

Maybe you could plaster the walls with a drywall knife in a semi-circle pattern to make it look like stucco. Or, for much less work and $$, there are some nice thin veneers you can purchase at any home improvement store and just nail or glue(both probably) it up.

Take Care.

Answer 5

You can use drywall mud, get the topping mud rather than all purpose. Spread it on, and wipe all of it off, then sand, then paint. Your wall will look like new.

If you have an old house with plaster walls, rather than drywall, you should use durabond (kinda like drywall mud, but it is a powder that you mix with water) It sticks better to plaster than drywall mud.

Answer 6

I would recommend patching uneven spots and holes with drywall mud. Let that dry, put a coat of primer down, then paint.

Answer 7

yep, fill it up with drywall, you can get it at any hardware store in an easy-to-use bucket, or mix it yourself, plaster it on there, let it dry, then sand it down (or not) and cover it with the paint you want. not too hard. several folks in my family have done it and none of us are professionals.

Answer 8

first spackle than apply lots of primer