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sanded walls as old paint on but can still see the paint
Anonymous user 23/02/2024 - 2.42 PM
Hiya I live in my house which is 21 years old I've just taken off the wallpaper sugar soaped the walls and sanded them down but can still see the paint from when it was redecorated last time (wallpaper has taken some of the paint off but not all) i was going to give it two coats of plain paint then my chosen colour on top. Will this work and if not what would I need to do?
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Proctor Decorating
Rating: 5 out of 5
Fill the walls first to get rid of any inperfections then a light sand down followerd by 3 coats of your chosen colour.
Answered29 July 2012
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Anonymous user
Depending on how imperfect walls are, they might need plastering or lining paper if there is not much gaps caused by removing wallpaper, I would reckon what Proctor Decorating mentioned.
Answered24 November 2013
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Dale williams decorating
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If you fill what you can see first, wait for it to dry and sand it back you could get a first coat on and that will show up any more filling that’s required, if you do need to re-fill once it’s dry, sand it and you will be able to use a mini roller to touch up the filled areas, wait for that to dry out and then recoat it all, or another option is as Tomasz said above about lining the walls first and then painting over that, but you’ll still want to sand the walls and fill them to a certain extent first to get the best finish you can
Answered18 September 2019
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Anonymous user
When you take off the wallpaper you will need to re plaster the walls then you can paint Easy
Answered10 May 2022
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