Can I paint over a wall with wallpaper and a border? Won"t the edge show??

Answer 1

If you want a proper job. You need to remove the wallpaper, it will look like crap if you don't

Answer 2

You will be doing nothing more than putting a tie on a turd..either way it's still crap.
Not to mention the fact your run a risk of making the paper bubble.
I'm a firm believer of "if your going to do something right,do it right the first time" and just be done with it.
Material list:
Bottle of DIFF GEL $ 4.00
Bag of EASY SAND $ 4.00
6" Metal Putty Knife $5-6.00
Sanding sponges $ 2-4.00
Tiger Scorer $ $3.00

Run the tiger scorer over the border and wall. Go to town...do this everywhere there is paper. This makes small holes in the paper so the diff gel will get behind and dissolve the paste. Get a bucket of hot water for the areas that don't pull off easy after waiting 10 Min's. Just soak the areas and use spray gel as needed. Use the 6" putty knife as a scraper. Once all the paper is stripped. Patch any damaged areas...Pole sand the whole wall after you hand sand the patches. The wall will be nice and smooth. It's now ready for spot priming of all patches and stains. Put a finish coat of Pro Mar 200 FLAT on the walls. Yes, I recommend flat. It's going to hide all of the imperfections in the wall. Anything with a sheen like eg shell, satin,semi-gloss etc will make all of the imperfections jump out at you. Your room qualifies for that now after the major "skin grafting" it just had done..Winks...good luck

Answer 3

O.K im going to answer your questions. I) Their probably is some wallpaper paste residue still present so just get any detergent, you don't have to use sugar soap, some warm water and a sponge and wash down the walls, easy. You don't want to make the water detergent mix to soapy so only use a small amount of detergent but do use warm water as it will soften any residue quickly, also if you think that there is a lot of residue, (ie if the walls get real slimy real quick ) then make sure to replace the water regularly. 2) where you have pulled away some of the previous painted surface and left small blemishes you will want to fill these with a ready mixed plaster filler, make sure the edges of the paint around these blemishes are sound and try to sand them smooth ( or feathered back), you want to leave the filler slightly proud of the surrounding painted surface to allow for shrinkage as it drys, once it has dried use a fine grade of sandpaper to sand it smooth and flush. 3) To your filled and sand sanded patches you will want to apply a water based sealer/undercoat, just apply carefully by brush and once this has dried sand again to smooth. 4) So now your ready to paint, a good quality interior water based wall paint is what you want there are many choices and many finishes and a lot of this will depend on you're personal preference but talk to your local paint supplier about finishes colors etc. There are probably a few more questions you will have but thats a start and it answers your specific questions.

Answer 4

It depends upon the color of the wall paper and the border and the color you are painting over it. If you are painting a light color and the border is dark it will probably show. If the edge of the border is curling up it will probably show. If the edge is firmly glued the small difference in the paper width won't be noticeable.

Answer 5

Paint is thin, it will not disguise any texture in the wall paper or the border. The edge will show. You are probably better off taking the papers off, sanding and prepping the walls for paint.

Answer 6

You can, but if you want a professional job, do it right and take the wall paper down. If you don't yes, the seams will show, any bubbles in the paper will show, paint won't stop the paper from peeling, and it makes it harder to paint properly.

Steam generally is the best way to remove wall paper.

Answer 7

yes, take the border off and see how it goes. We have previously painted over 2 wallpapered bathrooms. We sold the house...it looked good, but u can't paint if its loose..scrape then using a scoring tool and fabric softner in a spray bottle.....

Answer 8

my mom just did this and yes the border edge shows, as well as the seams. It took several coats of paint. They ended up getting a sort of stucco technique done to cover it. Some call it Venetian Plaster or "orange peel".

Answer 9

do it right, take it off
if you don't, and the wallpaper gets wet from the WATER BASED paint your using
It will peel and bubble very nicely on it's own
and you'll be so proud,
You'll have to make up a name for your new found decorating style

Answer 10

if you use kilms primer first the paint over that you should be good