Loose or Torn Wallpaper

Sometimes it’s necessary to paint over wallpaper and sometimes you’ll find that it’s torn and hanging loose.  It’s not necessary to go making up a solution of wallpaper paste, there are two easy solutions…

1.      PVA Adhesive - Mix the PVA in accordance with the instructions and
         paste onto the wallpaper, the wall or ceiling surface, or both.

2.      Acrylic Filler - Just get your acrylic filler gun and spread some either onto
         the wallpaper, the wall or ceiling surface, or both. It will stick without
         problem and the excess can be smoothed along the jagged edge to seal
         and disguise

For more difficult repairs like the one below you will need to take a number of steps in order to achieve a smooth and invisible finish…

Step 1    Paste back any loose or torn wallpaper using either PVA adhesive, 
             acrylic filler or wallpaper paste. Pay special attention to joins in the
             paper

Step 2    When dry, sand any rough edges

Step 3    Apply first coat of Zinsser Allcoat Multisurface Primer and Finish™

Step 4    With a wide blade filler knife apply a coat of spackling to damaged  
             areas and allow to dry

Step 5    When dry, sand smooth

Step 6    Apply a second coat of Zinsser Allcoat Multisurface Primer and Finish™

Step 7    With a wide blade filler knife apply a coat of spackling to areas that still 
             need it and allow to dry

Step 8    Apply a coat of white ceiling emulsion. This should almost             
             obliterate any wallpaper pattern showing through

Step 9    With a wide-blade filler-knife apply a coat of spackling to areas that still
             need it and allow to dry

Step 10  Sand to achieve the final surface finish

Step 11  Apply two coats of the finish emulsion as normal