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Painting & Decorating

Lining paper and gloss paint

Anonymous user 09/03/2024 - 3.16 PM

We have to use some lining paper on some walls in our house ( which will then be painted), the skirting boards will be painted with gloss paint. Does it make any difference if we do the paper first or the gloss work first? Many thanks

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4 Answers

Anonymous user

It is more advantageous to gloss first, allow the paint to dry and then apply the paper. This reduces the chance of paint getting onto the paper.
Answered20 November 2020
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Paul Craig Painter & Decorator

Rating: 5 out of 5
Glasgow
Do the lining paper first allowing to dry out properly before applying paint to paper, then gloss woodwork last
Answered20 November 2020
1

Timothy David Interiors

Rating: 5 out of 5
Tonypandy
Hang and paint the lining paper first. But a plan while prepping the walls for the lining paper, would be to prep the skirting boards at the same time, and even apply a coat of water based primer/ undercoat to them
Answered20 November 2020
0

Decorating Naturally

Rating: 5 out of 5
Bedford
My personal method, to make it a neat and tidy finish, would be. 1) Prep walls and skirting. 2) Hang the lining paper. 3) Prime/undercoat the skirting boards and bring the paint up onto the lining paper a couple of mm. 4)Caulk the top of the skirting board to fill any gaps and give a neat join. Assuming you trimmed the lining paper correctly you can over-lap the caulk onto the paper to hide the egdes. 5) Put your top coats on the skirting boards and let it dry properly. 6) Use a low-tack precision masking tape and mask the skirting, bringing the tap just a little bit up onto the walls. 7) Paint the walls 8) After your top coat is done on the walls, carefully remove the masking tape. All being well, you will now have a lovely straight line and no sign of lining paper at the bottom.
Answered21 November 2020
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