when we painted the walls in our house the paint bubbled off the wall. i waited for them to dry and they would eventually go down. in the areas that bubbled the paint peels easily. ok if i want to repaint do i strip the walls first? my mom said that there was wall paper that the previous owners didnt get off and thats why it did that, but i think the walls may have too much old paint on them, im not a profecional so i dont know. what do you think we should do when we paint strip the walls if so what to buy, or just paint? thanks!
2007-10-28 07:11:40 · 3 answers · asked by me me 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Decorating & Remodeling
If you're going to paint, you need to look for the wallpaper that's still on your wall. They have a great stripper at Home Depot that you spray on , it disolves the glue, and you scrape it off. Then wipe it down, sanding a little would be good, and repaint.
TX Mom
2007-10-29 09:52:18 · answer #1 · answered by TX Mom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not a professional either, but I think your mom may be right. Normally when you paint over wallpaper it will bubble a little, but I've never seen it actually peel off easily like you describe. I think I would probably try to remove some of the paint/paper on a small wall first and see how much work it's going to involve before I made plans to remove it all. You might just want to re-texture the walls and re-paint after scrapping any loose paint. Kinda hard to say without actually seeing it.
2007-10-28 07:45:07 · answer #2 · answered by EvilWoman0913 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
strip off the walls down to the drywall,rent a steamer to steam off the old wallpaper and use sponges to wash off the glue
2007-10-28 08:08:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋