Thank you for the information. I hate removing wallpaper and it seems every house or apartment I have purchased has it. I used this method in the last rehab where the wall paper was everywhere. It worked well and saved me a ton of time.
Another way to quickly finish a room is to clean off all loose paper then spray spackling on the walls to leave a nice textured look that you see in expensive homes. I've done this before with great results.
I had hoped to remove the wallpaper in our dining room, but whoever installed it did not "size" the walls beforehand. Trying to remove the wallpaper in other rooms took a lot of time, was very frustrating, and ended up destroying the drywall. So, I decided to try this technique. I just finished prepping and painting the dining room (about 12 seams). It looks great and you would never know there's wallpaper underneath. My only additional comments are 1) I used an oil based primer rather than shellac based; worked very well. I agree do not use a latex based primer. 2) Sanding the (wallpaper) seams/joints generated a lot of dust. I vacuumed often and hung plastic sheeting over doorways to keep the dust from getting all over the house. My thanks to Jon P for this video.
I followed this method, not quite to the letter but close enough and I am astounded by the results! This helped me solve a long standing problem in my powder room. That BIN Shellac is rough, it stinks but I got through it. I didn't get to use the BM primer, but I still got great results. I will use the BM High Hide Primer on my bright coral bedroom walls. Thank you, this was very valuable information.
I've painted over doing most of the same, (especially the Bin) except I just sanded the seams and smoothed them into the paper it worked well when the paper was tight. I've also painted old wall paneling there I definitely taped seams.These were home projects good enough for me.
This is great stuff man. I have tons of wallpaper to cover and I have gallons of BIN shellac left over from a painted pressure treated 6x6 raised beds garden build. Thank you very much.
I just painted wallpaper,that the seams were curling and fraying,, so I cut 2 inches at the 6 seams...spackled, sanded, primed with zinzar high-hiding oil primer,, 2 coats, then painted with s.w. duration, and it came out pretty good
Hey thanks for this walk-through. I've got a room with wallpaper glued directly to unfinished drywall. I might try this method and see how it comes out vs. adding 1/4" sheetrock. I can always do that later if this doesn't work out...
Great video thank you for sharing. I have to paint over a section of wallpaper the old homeowners left in the kitchen.. The seams look terrible. I appreciate the info. This looks the easiest.
Wallpaper that has been in an older house for over 40 years will tear off the drywall. It had wallpaper over it that i removed easily. Then found the old wall paper under that cannot be removed, and looks like a prime sealer had been applied. So I'm thinking by priming it again with oil based, it may cover the wallpaper design completely.. Yuck...prime, sand and paint is in my future.
Thanks for the video, we have to do every wall in an 1875 , 2300square ft home that has wall paper on every wall. Several hairline cracks as well. not looking forward to it but this is our most cost effective solution so far, Cheers Mike
If the wall paper isn't peeling, there is no need to remove it. I did a job without peeling off the wallpaper and it turned out perfect. I caulked all the edges with clear caulking, and applied two coats of oil based stain blocking primer from SW. I then topcoated with an eggshell paint and it looked amazing. No bubbles. No peeling. Taking off wallpaper is recommended only if the paper is already coming off the wall. Other than that, you can get great results if you know what you're doing.
Hi Jon, i'm planning to paint over my wallpaper in my bathroom the way you described it in your fine video. My question is, what do you recommend I use, a water or oil base paint for my finish coat.....Thank you.
Hi Eduardo, I have grasscloth wallpaper that I actually like and want to keep. However, I would like to add some gold streaks with a stencil brush to the existing wallpaper. What kind of paint would you recommend as to not ruin the wallpaper, I appreciate your help, thank you
I have taken wallpaper down in my two bathrooms and it was a nightmare. A friend who has taken wallpaper down in every house she's lived in couldn't believe how difficult ours was to remove. We are finally ready to take our kitchen out of the 1980s and I just can't bear removing the wallpaper. Thank you for giving a great explanation for addressing my biggest fears!! I believe if I invest the time and follow your steps, we will be very pleased with the painted outcome. Will going over the smoothed joint compound with with the 10" scraper and then sanding it blend the texture so the paint will be smooth? Or should I go over the entire wall with joint compound for an even finish? Thanks again for a detailed tutorial!
Painting over wallpaper no matter what kind of primer you use can still leave that old wallpaper peeling and large areas pulling away from the plastered walls. Even after you pull those loose areas off reprime and patch them you can still have other areas loose and bubbled. It is not the way to go. There is so much work involved painting over the old wallpaper you should just do the job right to begin with. Removevthe wallpaper with chemicals or steamer, after you remove the paper wash the walls with a deluted mixture of the wallpaper remover and hot water to remove old paste on the walls. Let dry over night, prime, patch and paint. I do this for a living, this is the only way to go unless you re drywall.
If the wallpaper falls off that easily, it should be easy to remove; if it's not, it won't fall off under the paint. I've done a number of walls this way, usually wallpaper that's covering up cracks or permanently bonded to un-primed drywall, and they've all been fine.
Not always! All of the room in my house were wallpapered. I tried peeling it off in one room and it would pull the top layer of paper off all the sheetrock. It was evident the original installer did not size any of the walls before applying the paper. So... using shellac based primer I painted over all the walls. I did not have a single bubble appear nor did any of the paper lift or curl in any of the rooms. Using a razor knife I carefully cut out any areas where any wallpaper seams overlapped. For any open seams where there was a slight gap where two sheets butted together I filled with spackle then lightly sanded. Unlike the poster of this video I did not tape any of the seams. (too much work!)
Great process. I am going to do this on a few areas of my kitchen where the paper is not coming off. Question: the shellac based primer is tintable. Can I just use that instead of the fresh start/acrylic primer?
We usually caulk where the walls meet the ceilings to give it a finished look. We like the orderless kilz..thinned down..however depends on where you live with epa regulations. Hard to get.
GREAT VIDEO! My only question is why can’t you use the same shellac primer for second coat.? Are you using high hide specifically because of bleed through?
I think the Benjamin fresh starter gives you a very smooth surface for paint If you want the paint finish smoothly. If you are going to texture the 1st coat (Shellac primer), then no more primer, just texture the 1st coat which will fill in some gaps, etc , wait dry and paint 2 coats. ( my painter told me to do so for my small wall paper area). The project is still under planning stage, any problem? Thanks!
So do we prime twice? Different types of primers? Is it necessary to prime twice? Can I sort the loose wallpaper, spackle, sand, primer and then paint or do I also need to prime into between sorting the loose wallpaper and spackle
Please provide suggestion what to use first on dark wall papers and then add light color paint for bathrooms ? Also please recommended what and which type of base primmer to use n which type of color paint to use for bathrooms/ rest rooms
Thanks for the tips. Nice concise, and informative. I plan on trying your method with 1 addition. I plan on texturing over the the wallpaper then painting.. Will that extra step of texturing change anything?
Have a ? If I prime. The walls with the oil based primer that you described in video when it’s time to paint can I use the lattex paint over the oil based primer?
great video. Question is that I have a shiny -yellow wall paper so do you think there will be a problem painting over it ? I may have to use more coating.
Thank you for the video. I just moved from Europe to the UK now, and these materials not familiar to me..so im a bit confused. i would like to paint over wallpaper on the ceiling. i needed to remove some part which came off, but lot left. this wallpaper surface is rough, so i thought i might need to use a filler to all the surface to get a uniform surface. So i have a few question to you. 1, I'm do not understand what you use on the jointing tape. i can buy here gypsum filler. Gyproc easi fill. (A gypsum based material for both bulk filling and finishing joints. Has a 60 minute working time.) it is good for the job? 2, after i use the stain block primer and apply the jointer tape, can i use the filler in the whole surface( to get the uniform surface)? 3, after this can i use emulsion paint on this filler? or i need to use a primer again as you said in the video? 4, on that high hiding primer can i use emulsion paint? 5, I think i can not buy here Benjamin moore paints, so what kind of primer i should buy? what kind i should look in the shops? Many thanks Gabor
I am working on a nursery, and to save money about an old dresser. I'm going to be painting it white. Does that same high hide primer that you used in this video work on finished furniture? Thanks for all the great videos.
Just now watching this 6 years later. Great advice. Have a question though - I am tiling over wallpaper. Can I tile after the joint compound sets up and I sand? Or do I have to use the primer as well like you show in the video?
If you are not too picky and you are working on your own house, you can often avoid both layers of primer; just test out the paint in one area first to make sure you can apply it without either it or the wallpaper peeling. The texture of the paint will be a little different over the mudded areas, but after a few painting cycles, you won't be able to find them.
Great info Jon! I'm doing this project next week. Quick question, is it absolutely necessary to use joint tape or can you just mud them without the tape?
I am painting and old wall that has paint. The wood is too soft. So I'm just going to apply primer on top of the paint. What primer do you recommend me for my project?
... 01/24/2020: Great tips using an oil-based primer so no bubbles in wallpaper. But, I have seams that are lifting. What about using a tool that cuts tiny holes in paper, and then use the primer?
Do all wallpaper seams need to be taped and spackled-over, even the ones which seem to be intact? I'm guessing yes, but can you confirm this? Also, if I use an oil-based primer, must I use an oil-based paint to paint over it?? Thanks.
Great info! Just put down a 2nd coat of B.I.N. First coat went well but I didn't want to overdo it. Went heavy at first and then backed off when I started seeing bubbles. The bubbles went away when the paint dried. Coat 2 of B.I.N. yielded very few bubbles. I'm ready for the joint tape. Some people said to skip the tape and just put the joint compound in the seams and sand. I see from your responses here that is not such a great idea as the seams may peel. I noted that you applied tape, compound, 6" blade, then 10" blade all in same session. Any advantage to putting down compound, taping, 6", dry, apply more, then 10", sand? BTW, this is already looking pretty doggone good. I have one section where some paper came off and frankly, its scary. I can only imagine the work that would have gone into peeling that stuff off, patching, and then going through the patch, prime, paint process. In deference to others posts who are against this process, how long will this last and should I expect any issues such as peeling in the future? If so, what do your recommend? Can I cut, patch, and repaint the sections that develop problems? Thx again.
I wish i saw this before I tore all the wallpaper off to the brown paper backing. Would the BIN primer work on top of wallpaper adhesive or the torn wall? Whoever put in the original wall in my house applied wallpaper directly onto the drywall and when i tore it down I was left with torn up drywall and drywall spots with excess glue, and its impossible to clean just the glued area and avoid the torn brown paper. I know for sure I'm going to use this method in the kitchen walls where theres a bunch of wallpaper seams showing through the paint.
If you want to seal down areas of wallpaper that are still intact on the walls, BIN primer (and Jon's method) is the way to go. If you have areas of drywall that have been torn to the brown backing, you're better off using a product called Gardz (made by Zinsser, they also make BIN). The Gardz product is a primer that will seal down any remaining adhesive and stabilize the damaged drywall before you begin patching it.
my coverage was great in the first step. is it a must to tape the seams even if there are no issues with them? (I didn't have any lifting that i needed to cut away)
I would, at least if the wallpaper is not 100% vinyl. The expansion and contraction of the wood fibers will likely crack the drywall mud and the paint. The mesh also makes a great guide for applying the mud in thin, even layers.
@@pcno2832 Paper tape seems easier for me. Ot does rewuire an extra step. Maybe it is just me and lack of experience, but the web tape seems to take a thicket coat of mud. Question: is hot mud better to use on web tape?
Hi! My boyfriend and I have been living in this apartment for over 2 years now. The kitchen has hideous old fashion fruity wallpaper. The landlord gave me permission to paint over it but I'm realizing that it might be harder than just painting over it. This is an old house and the edges between the wallpaper and the ceiling are sort of cracking and I know it would look even worse if I tried to paint over it. Can I use spackle in the edges between where the wallpaper ends and the ceiling starts to cover up cracks before I paint? Or is there a different product that would work better for this?
Great info Jon! My question- what should I do if Wallpaper was not cut in the corners. The installer did not cut the corner when he installed the wall paper. Should I cut the corners before painting?
Lets make this project more fun.. what if you like the pattern of the wallpaper and it's in decent shape - but the color(s) is/are horrendous? Can it just be stained?
We moved into a 100yr old farm house and the original wallpaper is textured and beautiful but it is smoke stained.... I would love to paint over it.... Is that an option and what would the best way to do that be?
Wait, so you put the shellac based primer on, and then tape the seams down? Why not just go over the seams with more primer? Or tape down seams first, then prime. I’m trying to figure out a way to not need to use the spackle. It seems the spackle is used to even out where the tape and primer are different textures, right? Just trying to figure out school of TH-cam here lol… if anyone has any thoughts on this, please share!
Thank you for this video. I have to do a small bathroom that has 6 layers of wallpaper and paint. Repair men want to charge me from 100$ just to paint over it to 1700$ to do a complete remodeling with drywall replacement. I just want to do it cheaply and best for me right now.
What is your advice for around molding, doors & windows? Is it necessary to cut around them so the wallpaper is not 'overlapping' or touching the molding?
What do you if the wall paper bubbles after the first coat of primer? Do you cut them out? If you cut them out- do you use a small amount of the mesh tape and Spackle over it?
Need Help! So a water based primer was used on my wallpaper and it peeled up one or two layers of about 4 layers of wallpaper. How do I fix this? Do I smooth it out and use the shellac primer then compound on it then shellac primer over it? There’s about 2 walls in my bedroom this way so about 8x20 foot of wall. So Can I cover all that with compound?
Peel off add much of the loose paper as possible. Once you accomplish that, prime over it with a really good stain blocking oil based primer. My favorite to use is Sherwin Williams Pro Block. Don't be afraid to use two coats. Once the walls have dried, cover up any holes and imperfection with drywall mud. Float out the patches as much as possible to ensure a smooth wall. Sand, prime with a latex primer, then topcoat. Oh, and don't forget to Caulk all edges where the paper meets trim, wall, and floors. Use a clear caulk. This should be done before all else.
I literally removed and wallpaper in a tiny bathroom for 5 days! I’m talking, every day, 7 hours sometimes, EACH DAY. I hit brown paper, I primed, then joint compound, sanded, then primed and ☑️
Does this last ? My kitchen has hideous all the wallpaper in it and I am anxious to cover it I would take the wallpaper off but the walls are lumpy and plaster uneven and I don’t think it’s a good idea
Had a question I live in a Mobile Home and I am remodeling my kitchen some parts have wallpaper other parts it has the wallpaper peeled of what is my best option to do before painting?
If I'm painting over already painted wallpaper, are all these steps necessary or can I just go ahead and use some water based primer then paint over the existing painted wallpaper?
Thank you for the information. I hate removing wallpaper and it seems every house or apartment I have purchased has it. I used this method in the last rehab where the wall paper was everywhere. It worked well and saved me a ton of time.
Another way to quickly finish a room is to clean off all loose paper then spray spackling on the walls to leave a nice textured look that you see in expensive homes. I've done this before with great results.
I had hoped to remove the wallpaper in our dining room, but whoever installed it did not "size" the walls beforehand. Trying to remove the wallpaper in other rooms took a lot of time, was very frustrating, and ended up destroying the drywall.
So, I decided to try this technique. I just finished prepping and painting the dining room (about 12 seams). It looks great and you would never know there's wallpaper underneath.
My only additional comments are 1) I used an oil based primer rather than shellac based; worked very well. I agree do not use a latex based primer. 2) Sanding the (wallpaper) seams/joints generated a lot of dust. I vacuumed often and hung plastic sheeting over doorways to keep the dust from getting all over the house.
My thanks to Jon P for this video.
Dave Williams
I followed this method, not quite to the letter but close enough and I am astounded by the results! This helped me solve a long standing problem in my powder room. That BIN Shellac is rough, it stinks but I got through it. I didn't get to use the BM primer, but I still got great results. I will use the BM High Hide Primer on my bright coral bedroom walls. Thank you, this was very valuable information.
Fantastic! I’m glad to hear it 👍👍 thanks!
Great step by step advice. Thank you for being spot on and budget conscience with many other researched sites.
I've painted over doing most of the same, (especially the Bin) except I just sanded the seams and smoothed them into the paper it worked well when the paper was tight. I've also painted old wall paneling there I definitely taped seams.These were home projects good enough for me.
I have to do this almost to a T but I'm going to see if I can just sand my seams down since they are not too elevated. This is excellent instruction.
This is great stuff man. I have tons of wallpaper to cover and I have gallons of BIN shellac left over from a painted pressure treated 6x6 raised beds garden build. Thank you very much.
Thanks!! I will try this when I repaint the bedroom over the summer! Very cool tips!
Straightforward, useful information, Sir. Thank you for sharing the wisdom. This will help me provide a quality product for my customer.
I just painted wallpaper,that the seams were curling and fraying,, so I cut 2 inches at the 6 seams...spackled, sanded, primed with zinzar high-hiding oil primer,, 2 coats, then painted with s.w. duration, and it came out pretty good
I really like the way you describe and set up this video and how to etc very good job
how do you remove the wall to get it on the table to work on like that?
That's the most Amazing question,the Man has just told us he is using a sheet of plywood for demonstration purposes.
It was a joke DUDE!
ok I know am late to the party but this was funny as hell
Lol
Thank you, so much! I just bought a house that has wallpaper EVERYWHERE😣. I'm going with this technique to do those ugly walls. Thank you.
Hey thanks for this walk-through. I've got a room with wallpaper glued directly to unfinished drywall. I might try this method and see how it comes out vs. adding 1/4" sheetrock. I can always do that later if this doesn't work out...
really great work info....
sooner i am going to work on 50 rooms. this is going to help me a lot.
thank you.
Great video thank you for sharing. I have to paint over a section of wallpaper the old homeowners left in the kitchen.. The seams look terrible. I appreciate the info. This looks the easiest.
Great video , after applying the primer on the wallpaper Can i use water base paint ?
Great video ! I have been working on a mobile home and the walls are a pain to work with. there is wall paper with strips covering each wall board
Thanks John. Just exactly what I was looking for!
glad to helps, I've painted over wallpaper a few times and this worked great. thanks for the comment.
Wow, this is a lot of work. Wallpaper is the devil.
Wallpaper that has been in an older house for over 40 years will tear off the drywall. It had wallpaper over it that i removed easily. Then found the old wall paper under that cannot be removed, and looks like a prime sealer had been applied. So I'm thinking by priming it again with oil based, it may cover the wallpaper design completely.. Yuck...prime, sand and paint is in my future.
@@pittiedoglove I think I have used oil primer before. May go with a shellac base next time.
the anti christ himself is how I view wallpaper removal
I truly appreciate this video. Thank you for your time
That ISN'T spackle it's joint compound... yes there IS a difference. Spackle is made with vinyl and joint compound is made with gypsum.
Thanks for the video, we have to do every wall in an 1875 , 2300square ft home that has wall paper on every wall. Several hairline cracks as well. not looking forward to it but this is our most cost effective solution so far, Cheers Mike
great info! i'm getting ready to start this project in my guest room.
If the wall paper isn't peeling, there is no need to remove it. I did a job without peeling off the wallpaper and it turned out perfect. I caulked all the edges with clear caulking, and applied two coats of oil based stain blocking primer from SW. I then topcoated with an eggshell paint and it looked amazing. No bubbles. No peeling. Taking off wallpaper is recommended only if the paper is already coming off the wall. Other than that, you can get great results if you know what you're doing.
Did you use a water based paint to cover the oil based primer/sealer?
I think I have done this.
Hi Jon, i'm planning to paint over my wallpaper in my bathroom the way you described it in your fine video. My question is, what do you recommend I use, a water or oil base paint for my finish coat.....Thank you.
Water base , acrylic paint
Run a fan to speed up the process
Hi Eduardo, I have grasscloth wallpaper that I actually like and want to keep. However, I would like to add some gold streaks with a stencil brush to the existing wallpaper. What kind of paint would you recommend as to not ruin the wallpaper, I appreciate your help, thank you
I have taken wallpaper down in my two bathrooms and it was a nightmare. A friend who has taken wallpaper down in every house she's lived in couldn't believe how difficult ours was to remove. We are finally ready to take our kitchen out of the 1980s and I just can't bear removing the wallpaper. Thank you for giving a great explanation for addressing my biggest fears!! I believe if I invest the time and follow your steps, we will be very pleased with the painted outcome.
Will going over the smoothed joint compound with with the 10" scraper and then sanding it blend the texture so the paint will be smooth? Or should I go over the entire wall with joint compound for an even finish?
Thanks again for a detailed tutorial!
Can i add texture after the paperwall is primed?
Great job explaining the steps! Thank you so much.
Great video. I just bought a rental. The wallpaper in the kitchen is painted and the seams really show. Thanks for showing how to proceed with it.
Painting over wallpaper no matter what kind of primer you use can still leave that old wallpaper peeling and large areas pulling away from the plastered walls. Even after you pull those loose areas off reprime and patch them you can still have other areas loose and bubbled. It is not the way to go. There is so much work involved painting over the old wallpaper you should just do the job right to begin with. Removevthe wallpaper with chemicals or steamer, after you remove the paper wash the walls with a deluted mixture of the wallpaper remover and hot water to remove old paste on the walls. Let dry over night, prime, patch and paint. I do this for a living, this is the only way to go unless you re drywall.
mmanut
It never peeled or bubbled in my house....
If the wallpaper falls off that easily, it should be easy to remove; if it's not, it won't fall off under the paint. I've done a number of walls this way, usually wallpaper that's covering up cracks or permanently bonded to un-primed drywall, and they've all been fine.
Not always! All of the room in my house were wallpapered. I tried peeling it off in one room and it would pull the top layer of paper off all the sheetrock. It was evident the original installer did not size any of the walls before applying the paper. So... using shellac based primer I painted over all the walls. I did not have a single bubble appear nor did any of the paper lift or curl in any of the rooms. Using a razor knife I carefully cut out any areas where any wallpaper seams overlapped. For any open seams where there was a slight gap where two sheets butted together I filled with spackle then lightly sanded. Unlike the poster of this video I did not tape any of the seams. (too much work!)
I liked the idea of coloring the primer to just do one coat . Also the spackle idea
Great process. I am going to do this on a few areas of my kitchen where the paper is not coming off. Question: the shellac based primer is tintable. Can I just use that instead of the fresh start/acrylic primer?
We usually caulk where the walls meet the ceilings to give it a finished look. We like the orderless kilz..thinned down..however depends on where you live with epa regulations. Hard to get.
GREAT VIDEO! My only question is why can’t you use the same shellac primer for second coat.? Are you using high hide specifically because of bleed through?
I think the Benjamin fresh starter gives you a very smooth surface for paint If you want the paint finish smoothly. If you are going to texture the 1st coat (Shellac primer), then no more primer, just texture the 1st coat which will fill in some gaps, etc , wait dry and paint 2 coats. ( my painter told me to do so for my small wall paper area). The project is still under planning stage, any problem?
Thanks!
great video, thanks for the instructions!
So do we prime twice? Different types of primers? Is it necessary to prime twice? Can I sort the loose wallpaper, spackle, sand, primer and then paint or do I also need to prime into between sorting the loose wallpaper and spackle
Helpful video. But should every wallpaper seam be taped over, or only those where the wallpaper is peeling?
I've painted over old wall paper twice now . I used water based paint . . My brother said I should have used a sealer. But it's worked out alright.
Please provide suggestion what to use first on dark wall papers and then add light color paint for bathrooms ? Also please recommended what and which type of base primmer to use n which type of color paint to use for bathrooms/ rest rooms
Thanks,John!
I have an older home with plaster walls. Will your method work with wallpaper on plastered walls?
Thanks for the tips. Nice concise, and informative. I plan on trying your method with 1 addition. I plan on texturing over the the wallpaper then painting.. Will that extra step of texturing change anything?
think it should be ok, try a test first if you can
good job jon ... you covered that well
Nice work Thank you!! Great info
hi i have a question. do i have to use de the BIN primer all over the wall or just where i have problem areas and seams?
thank you
why did you use the Benjamin Moore primer for the 2nd primer coat? Why not just use another coat of the Zinnser?
Because Zinnser was alkyd (oil) and the BM was acrylic, and it high hide. Better for finish coat and user friendly
Have a ? If I prime. The walls with the oil based primer that you described in video when it’s time to paint can I use the lattex paint over the oil based primer?
great video. Question is that I have a shiny -yellow wall paper so do you think there will be a problem painting over it ? I may have to use more coating.
what if you want texture? Would you mud over wallpaper after priming?
Thank you for the video.
I just moved from Europe to the UK now, and these materials not familiar to me..so im a bit confused. i would like to paint over wallpaper on the ceiling. i needed to remove some part which came off, but lot left. this wallpaper surface is rough, so i thought i might need to use a filler to all the surface to get a uniform surface.
So i have a few question to you.
1, I'm do not understand what you use on the jointing tape. i can buy here gypsum filler. Gyproc easi fill. (A gypsum based material for both bulk filling and finishing joints. Has a 60 minute working time.) it is good for the job?
2, after i use the stain block primer and apply the jointer tape, can i use the filler in the whole surface( to get the uniform surface)?
3, after this can i use emulsion paint on this filler? or i need to use a primer again as you said in the video?
4, on that high hiding primer can i use emulsion paint?
5, I think i can not buy here Benjamin moore paints, so what kind of primer i should buy? what kind i should look in the shops?
Many thanks
Gabor
are you using the words spackle and sheetrock mud interchangeablely?
question do you have to use two primers if you are not spackling or sanding?
I am working on a nursery, and to save money about an old dresser. I'm going to be painting it white. Does that same high hide primer that you used in this video work on finished furniture?
Thanks for all the great videos.
I read that caulking the seams and where the wallpaper meets the baseboard is a good idea. Do you do that?
Asenneth Elsin sounds good to me
What has your experience been with textured wallpaper (iridescent stripes)?
Thank you for sharing with us. 🥰
What if it is a vinyl wallpaper? Would you still use a shellac or water based primer?
MURATIC ACID WILL WORK ON ANYTHING.
It really made my pool Look Great!
When it's time to add the color paint does that need to be specialty paint also? Or can that be water-based?
After priming with the shellac based , you can use a latex or acrylic paint, which is water-based.
Great video and advice. Thank you.
Just now watching this 6 years later. Great advice. Have a question though - I am tiling over wallpaper. Can I tile after the joint compound sets up and I sand? Or do I have to use the primer as well like you show in the video?
why do u need primer if you are tiling ? No you dont need it.
if the wallpaper is not coming off, can i skip using the tape and go straight to prime and paint? and will the design of the wall paper show through?
Ffn hell man ,i wanted an easy way,this is like building a new pentagon.
😂
If you are not too picky and you are working on your own house, you can often avoid both layers of primer; just test out the paint in one area first to make sure you can apply it without either it or the wallpaper peeling. The texture of the paint will be a little different over the mudded areas, but after a few painting cycles, you won't be able to find them.
@@pcno2832 Just because the paper does not peel in the test area, imo, that does not mean it will not peel somewhere else.
It's simple tape all joints, spackle, sand, prime, paint...
Great tip on not using water based primer.
Great info Jon! I'm doing this project next week. Quick question, is it absolutely necessary to use joint tape or can you just mud them without the tape?
Erich Dobson Thanks Eric, you really need ti use the tape or the paper might peal at the seams
Makes sense. Thanks.
Can I use Zinsser Odor Killing Primer over the wallpaper?
What type of paint do you recommend for the final step? Latex? Oil? Is there a preferred finish? Thank you.
We just had our bathroom walls skimmed. Do I just use primer now and then paint?
What would you suggest if your wallpaper has texture?
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In the video, you said sand the whole room. Do you mean the entire surface of walls, or just where there is joint compound?
I am painting and old wall that has paint. The wood is too soft. So I'm just going to apply primer on top of the paint. What primer do you recommend me for my project?
... 01/24/2020: Great tips using an oil-based primer so no bubbles in wallpaper. But, I have seams that are lifting. What about using a tool that cuts tiny holes in paper, and then use the primer?
Pretty good with a trowel John
I like to spackle, not so crazy about the sanding though.
Do all wallpaper seams need to be taped and spackled-over, even the ones which seem to be intact? I'm guessing yes, but can you confirm this? Also, if I use an oil-based primer, must I use an oil-based paint to paint over it??
Thanks.
Also- do you think this would be the best option if the wallpaper was applied directly to the Sheetrock?
Great info! Just put down a 2nd coat of B.I.N. First coat went well but I didn't want to overdo it. Went heavy at first and then backed off when I started seeing bubbles. The bubbles went away when the paint dried. Coat 2 of B.I.N. yielded very few bubbles. I'm ready for the joint tape. Some people said to skip the tape and just put the joint compound in the seams and sand. I see from your responses here that is not such a great idea as the seams may peel. I noted that you applied tape, compound, 6" blade, then 10" blade all in same session. Any advantage to putting down compound, taping, 6", dry, apply more, then 10", sand? BTW, this is already looking pretty doggone good. I have one section where some paper came off and frankly, its scary. I can only imagine the work that would have gone into peeling that stuff off, patching, and then going through the patch, prime, paint process. In deference to others posts who are against this process, how long will this last and should I expect any issues such as peeling in the future? If so, what do your recommend? Can I cut, patch, and repaint the sections that develop problems? Thx again.
Hey Jon, what's the point of using tape if your have to Spackle over it anyways?
the tape holds the seams so the paper doesn't bubble and peel. it's pretty essential. just priming and painting would leave you with peeling paint
Any thoughts on the caulking question?
I wish i saw this before I tore all the wallpaper off to the brown paper backing.
Would the BIN primer work on top of wallpaper adhesive or the torn wall?
Whoever put in the original wall in my house applied wallpaper directly onto the drywall and when i tore it down I was left with torn up drywall and drywall spots with excess glue, and its impossible to clean just the glued area and avoid the torn brown paper.
I know for sure I'm going to use this method in the kitchen walls where theres a bunch of wallpaper seams showing through the paint.
Bunta...Once Again, What did you DO BEFORE watching this video?! Do you feel like a DONKEY?
If you want to seal down areas of wallpaper that are still intact on the walls, BIN primer (and Jon's method) is the way to go. If you have areas of drywall that have been torn to the brown backing, you're better off using a product called Gardz (made by Zinsser, they also make BIN). The Gardz product is a primer that will seal down any remaining adhesive and stabilize the damaged drywall before you begin patching it.
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my coverage was great in the first step. is it a must to tape the seams even if there are no issues with them? (I didn't have any lifting that i needed to cut away)
I would, at least if the wallpaper is not 100% vinyl. The expansion and contraction of the wood fibers will likely crack the drywall mud and the paint. The mesh also makes a great guide for applying the mud in thin, even layers.
@@pcno2832 Paper tape seems easier for me. Ot does rewuire an extra step. Maybe it is just me and lack of experience, but the web tape seems to take a thicket coat of mud.
Question: is hot mud better to use on web tape?
Hi Jon will this work on flocked red wallpaper with foil gold background its been on for 47 yrs. thanks Joy
can you apply mud successful over a painted wall? noticed imperfections after painting
Hi! My boyfriend and I have been living in this apartment for over 2 years now. The kitchen has hideous old fashion fruity wallpaper. The landlord gave me permission to paint over it but I'm realizing that it might be harder than just painting over it. This is an old house and the edges between the wallpaper and the ceiling are sort of cracking and I know it would look even worse if I tried to paint over it. Can I use spackle in the edges between where the wallpaper ends and the ceiling starts to cover up cracks before I paint? Or is there a different product that would work better for this?
Great info Jon! My question- what should I do if Wallpaper was not cut in the corners. The installer did not cut the corner when he installed the wall paper. Should I cut the corners before painting?
yes. cut before painting
Lets make this project more fun.. what if you like the pattern of the wallpaper and it's in decent shape - but the color(s) is/are horrendous? Can it just be stained?
Will this work over vinyl that has been glued to raw sheetrock?
We moved into a 100yr old farm house and the original wallpaper is textured and beautiful but it is smoke stained.... I would love to paint over it.... Is that an option and what would the best way to do that be?
can you tell me what brand of spackle you used. Is it different from sheetrock mud?
Sheetrock brand, Joint compound
Wait, so you put the shellac based primer on, and then tape the seams down? Why not just go over the seams with more primer? Or tape down seams first, then prime.
I’m trying to figure out a way to not need to use the spackle. It seems the spackle is used to even out where the tape and primer are different textures, right?
Just trying to figure out school of TH-cam here lol… if anyone has any thoughts on this, please share!
I’m wondering the same! I want to tape and spakle first
What you recommend after removing the wall paper??
Thank you for this video. I have to do a small bathroom that has 6 layers of wallpaper and paint. Repair men want to charge me from 100$ just to paint over it to 1700$ to do a complete remodeling with drywall replacement. I just want to do it cheaply and best for me right now.
Those are great prices
What is your advice for around molding, doors & windows? Is it necessary to cut around them so the wallpaper is not 'overlapping' or touching the molding?
I cut away anything that is loose
***** Thanks so much. Looking forward to trying out your tips & tricks soon!
What do you if the wall paper bubbles after the first coat of primer? Do you cut them out? If you cut them out- do you use a small amount of the mesh tape and Spackle over it?
Cut it out and just spackle it over. No need the use that tape thing. It's good if you want to fix a hole in the wall that only spackle cant fix.
Need Help! So a water based primer was used on my wallpaper and it peeled up one or two layers of about 4 layers of wallpaper. How do I fix this? Do I smooth it out and use the shellac primer then compound on it then shellac primer over it? There’s about 2 walls in my bedroom this way so about 8x20 foot of wall. So Can I cover all that with compound?
Peel off add much of the loose paper as possible. Once you accomplish that, prime over it with a really good stain blocking oil based primer. My favorite to use is Sherwin Williams Pro Block. Don't be afraid to use two coats. Once the walls have dried, cover up any holes and imperfection with drywall mud. Float out the patches as much as possible to ensure a smooth wall. Sand, prime with a latex primer, then topcoat. Oh, and don't forget to Caulk all edges where the paper meets trim, wall, and floors. Use a clear caulk. This should be done before all else.
I literally removed and wallpaper in a tiny bathroom for 5 days! I’m talking, every day, 7 hours sometimes, EACH DAY. I hit brown paper, I primed, then joint compound, sanded, then primed and ☑️
'appreciate the details, Jon! ... wish me luck! Thank you...
Thanks Helen...go for it!
Does this last ? My kitchen has hideous all the wallpaper in it and I am anxious to cover it I would take the wallpaper off but the walls are lumpy and plaster uneven and I don’t think it’s a good idea
Sounds like it can’t hurt, try it out in a small shop first. Worked great fo me in a few rooms
Had a question I live in a Mobile Home and I am remodeling my kitchen some parts have wallpaper other parts it has the wallpaper peeled of what is my best option to do before painting?
I would probably cut away any of the loose paper
If I'm painting over already painted wallpaper, are all these steps necessary or can I just go ahead and use some water based primer then paint over the existing painted wallpaper?
Vladimir Postevka sound like you could just paint over it with an acrylic paint. try a small part first
Thanks. I actually just found out from the previous owner that the walls had wall liner and not wallpaper. So I'm relieved.
+Jon Peters Art & Home how do I paint over plaster