Thank you for all of your videos. I’m a Canadian subscriber and never miss a video. Learned so many things from your teachings. Thanks from your friends in the North
Hi, I really enjoy the way you present things. In my case, there’s been some confusion. My contractor was originally going to put up the wallpaper, but he changed his mind. So When I was getting the paint primer list together for him, the clerk at the paint store said, I shouldn’t have the walls painted that I expect to wallpaper later on. On the strength of that, I have instructed my contractor to have his guys leave the walls primed in those areas to be wallpapered. Now, I am learning this was a bad idea, and that I should have simply instructed them to prime and paint all areas. I don’t have the wallpaper yet, and now I’m thinking my new house will be both without wallpaper in large areas, and unprepared for when I am ready to at some point. 😢
@spensercolganiswallpaper : Spenser, I will be sizing over a white Farrow and Ball modern emulsion, a water-based paint. In the future I may want to return to a painted surface. Which sizing product should I use? Knowing this would help me a lot. I’m learning a great deal here, but I need to get my prep right. Thanks! Elbie
Hi Spencer… I am in a brand new house with sprayed flat painted walls. I want to apply a peel and stick mural. What should I use to prep the wall? Thank you!
I just took some wallpaper down ..the wall has paint under it and some kind chalky white stuff over that paint. not sure what it is ?Looks like the stuff they you on drywall holes/patching or maybe it's something they put on so wallpaper would stick. Dose not seem like glue .The wallpaper came off easy enough ..it's been there for more than 20 years. Should I prime it then paint it? thanks for the tips.
Is it better to wallpaper (vinyl) on freshly painted wall or keep the old paint on there? I’m painting my bedroom and wondering if I should have him go ahead and paint the one wall I plan on having papered.
I am a first time wallpaper-er having trouble getting the right products. Can I use Pro-999 as a wallpaper primer over a newly painted wall with Behr eggshell paint and primer? The pastes I can get are Pro-543 or Pro-838. Recommendations?
Hello from Canada. Thank you so much for your videos, they are super informative. I am hoping you may be able to answer a couple of questions. I am planning to hang wallpaper and currently the walls are painted a very dark purple. Can I simply size the painted wall (with guardz) and install the wallpaper or do I have to worry about the wall underneath being so dark? Next question, while a textured finish has never been applied to the wall, the surface is imperfect. I have sanded to remove any burs sticking up but there remains a slight texture, as though there was too much paint on the roller when the wall was last painted. It isn’t bumpy like the “orange peel” finish I have seen in your other videos. But it is not smooth like glass. How problematic will this be? Our wallpaper seems to be quite thick and the pattern is large. Lastly, the wall seems to bow in places. Are our wallpaper plans doomed? Thank you so much!
1. Do not worry about waves in the wall. There’s nothing you can do about that 2. You mentioned that the wall is painted very dark. If your wallpaper is light colored, simply paint the wall with Zinser 123. You mentioned that your wallpaper is thick and so take it and put it over the texture after you were at the back of it and take a look and see how it looks and if it looks bumpy, that’s how your wallpaper will look installed if it does not look bumpy, you did great
We are about to wallpaper at a client's home. The walls have flat paint on them. Should we use one of these products on the walls first? In a laundry room. Small space.
I have a project coming up and these are new walls, the painting contractor primed over the drywall in the bathroom (doing this whole room) and it looks like the bedroom wall I'm doing has a light coat of paint - do I only need 1 coat of the gardz on the primed bathroom? What about the painted bedroom wall?
Hi I live in England and have painted over the bare walls with matt paint it looks so textured and terrible I'm looking to redecorated already and only been in here 6 months I'm looking to do two walls with sticky adhesive wallpaper and the two just matt paint again do I need to just prime over the whole lot ? Or take it down and prime ? Your products are different to ours
Hello Spencer! Thanks for your video. I've got a quick question. I've got plastered walls which I'm going to prime before I put up lining paper, which I'm then going to cover with actual wall paper (a bit of work, but I just want to ensure a smooth surface because the walls are old and not all areas are completely perfect). Should I be priming the lining paper too? Thanks!
Question: I have to remove a Phillip Jeffries 4256 Coffered Wood Au Natural and replace with the same paper. How should I proceed and then prep. Pretty sure I cannot just go over existing!! Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Love the channel, so informative and helpful!
Hi, thank you for your video it is very informative. I also have a problem with my concrete walls. My contractor failed to remove all the wallpaper glue before painting the concrete walls with semi-gloss paint. Now I can see little lumps beneath the paint. Can I wallpaper over this? Is there something I can use to coat it before repainting? What can I do to have a smooth walls? Hope you can help.
We have a 113 year old brick house. The old wallpaper was painted. I removed the drop ceiling and where the plaster meets the wallpaper has been caulked to make it a more subtle change. The wall was freshly painted with white gloss paint. I am interested in purchasing a forest wallpaper mural but am not sure what I should use to prep the wall correctly. What would you suggest?
1. If you press on the wallpaper, is it solid? Does it press in? 2. If yes to 1 above, remove it to the base wall, Skimcoat with joint compound and 10” taping knife. Make smooth. 3. If hard, oil base kilz original o de the wallpaper. Wait 24 hours. Shine flashlight on the wall the next day after dusk, all lights out. 3. If imperfections, fill in with joint compound. Let dry. Sand if needed. Spot prime over your patches with oil Kilz original. Wait 2 hours. Hang your mural. When you’re done, have a strong drink with your spouse. After that, go To www.google.com/search?q=tampa%20wallpaper%20installer&tbm= And give me a 5 star review telling everyone about my helping you and my videos, please?
Hi Spencer I'm constantly watching your videos and I plan to apply Anaglypta Egon Paintable wallpaper on multiple times painted ceiling. Do I need to perform the test in order to determine if I need to apply primer? Also, what glue you're using to attach wallpaper?
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Thank you so much Jolanta! To answer your question my new friend… You do not have to do the test; please prime your ceiling with a product called Gardz from zinsser; then please use Roman 880 sold at Sherwin Williams and other large stores
Hey Spencer Thanks for your videos. I've watched a few of them. I'm wanting to wallpaper a bathroom and want to know if the type called, "Pre-Pasted Washable wall paper" will suffice and not fall down in a high humidity situation that a bathroom creates when the shower runs? I will be installing the wall surface beneath the wallpaper. One reason I'm doing wallpaper is so I don't have to mud and texturize the wall. Can I put my wallpaper directly on sheetrock? Shall I put the products you mentioned here - Shields or Loxon- on the sheetrock?
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Natalie… This is what I would like you to do; if your sheet rock is raw, I would like you to go out and get a product called Roman 999 or simply Gardz, and roll that on the wall. This will protect you Shiprock when you remove the wallpaper; then this is what I would like you to do; go out and purchase Roman 880 and roll it on the wall and let a try then, I want you to spray water on your prepares the wallpaper and let it soak for seven minutes; no less and no more and put it on your wall and you will thank me years later! Please do the five star review And you will have a friend in the Wallpaper business
That is excellent information. Thank you very much. I must admit that I have been afraid of using anything else other than guards, Roman - 999 or simply going to kills, oil base
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Hi Spencer. I want to hang wallpaper. I want to get my wall ready. I have a textured wall and I want to even it out. My wall has a semi-gloss finish so my plan is to sand it with an 80 grit, skim coat it, sand it again to even everything out, seal it with guards, then..... Do I need to apply the Shields for better wall protection when the time comes to take off the wallpaper? Please help!!
1. Do not start off by sanding your walls. 2. Start off by painting your wall with Kilz original , oil based. 3. Let it dry. 4. Apply skim coat THIN. 5. Avoid sanding that. 6. After that drys, skim coat it again with a 10” taping knife. Let this dry. 6. Get a sponge sanding block, get 5 of them. Spray with a sprayer your dry joint compounded new skim coat. Don’t soak it. Spritz it. 7. With your wet sanding sponge, sand your wall in a circular motion till it’s smooth. “Tool” off compound that comes “back to life” after sanding in a circular motion. 8. Now seal your compound with Roman 999. Let dry overnight. 9 hang your paper.
Hahaha I oil based primed over limestone paint . And my wallpapering worked. Direct wallpapering over limestone paint (chuna) absorbs glue inside walls, I experimented. But I primed over limestone paint is big experiment for me.
Hung one sheet of paper and it bubbled. found out that the paste was removing the paint and leaving many bad spots that would not come out due to the paint being removed. I should have primed the wall first? I do not really want to have to remove the paint and redo the wall before wallpapering. I have learned alot from your videos so thanks for your help.
This happens a lot because the paint underneath is either too new or two week; glue pulls the paint off of the wall and appears to be a bubble as you have discovered. Scratch the paint and then put oil based killz. Wait a couple hours then hang your wallpaper
Hello from Accra, Ghana. Just discovered your channel. My walls are painted with washable paint. Do I have to use an acrylic primer (or can I justs clean the walls with soapy warm water) before wallpapering? Thank you.
Flat paint, Romans 909 vinyl prep, Shieldz clear/white or Gardz. Enamel paint Romans 909 or shieldz. Skim coat or unpainted drywall Gardz. Bullseye 123 is not suitable over dusty skim coat as it does not penetrate, paper sticks to Bullseye 123 but it does not grip seams well. If we're hanging over old unstrippable paper (rare) either gardz or shieldz white.
@@spencercolgan no your the man 🤣 love your videos I keep telling myself I should do this, may be when I have more time? I've watched other hangers videos and I wonder how they make a living 🤔😂. I've been training my son for last few years he's pretty good but not willing to lay down my seam roller yet !
Spencer!! I think I flubbed! I primed then sized the walls for papering but I haven’t gotten to papering yet… it’s been over 3 days (it’ll be 2 weeks actually). Do I need to reapply the sizing?? 🤔☹️
Hi Spencer, my walls are bright yellow and I'm not sure what kind of paint it is. Fairly sure the walls are plaster with several coats of paint. My wallpaper has a white background and I don't know where to start with prepping and or priming my walls so the yellow doesn't show through. I know I also need to fill some holes and imperfections. Any suggestions? Thank you
@@spencercolgan should I use a killz product or just white paint? Then use a sealer? Thanks so much for replying!! I have been binge watching all of your videos
@@laurenelizabeth2592 you want a good product? Use K I L Z original with a roller you will throw away and a brush you are clean with mineral spirits; keep your windows open because it has an odor (which I like) … But most people don’t. It is white in colour.
@@spencercolgan Hello Spencer, I have a similar situation - wanting to wallpaper over a darker wall color. Specifically, how long do I wait to apply the sizing after priming? Thank you!
