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Bubbles in lining paper after papering and painting
Anonymous user 28/02/2024 - 3.52 PM
I have had my ceiling repapered and painted, I also had the ceiling treated with stain block as there was a leak previously. The decorating was finished on Friday (4 days ago) and there is still bubbles in the paper, is this normal or do they shrink out? How long do you leave it to see if there is a long term problem? Thanks Michelle
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Lee Walton painter and decorator
Rating: 4.9 out of 5
The bubbles should have pulled back by now, I keep a syringe in my papering kit to pull the air out, or use a sharp Stanley blade to slice open the bubble and smooth out, then qently sand when dry, then touch up
Answered12 September 2020
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Anonymous user
sounds like the ceiling was not properly sized , the ceiling needed coated with glue size then when nearly dry apply paper, then give at least one day to dry before painting, allowing time between each coat.
Answered9 September 2020
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Mike McDonnell Painting & Decorating
Rating: 5 out of 5
I like the syringe idea 💡. Problem with cutting bubbles with a blade is that you can see the slit afterwards .. ideally bubbles should be smoothed out when the paper is pliable either with a foam or damp cloth or papering brush
Answered11 September 2020
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B & G Painting and Decorating
Rating: 5 out of 5
The bubbles should have gone back as soon as the lining paper is dry, if not it could also be because the preparation wasn’t good for example if there was wall paper there Before or old lining paper That wasn’t probably removed or not removed at all! That would cause that problem. Walls should be sanded down and filled with a filler We’re needed and then Wall should be cleaned before lining. Another example could be because The lining paper not pasted Probably so missed in areas or because the lining paper is not put up evenly( over pulling not enough paste)
Answered15 September 2020
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