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Just done our bedroom using paste the wall paper.
Hateful stuff - only used it as it was the pattern my wife liked.
Anyway, I managed to get it up fine, I mixed the paste on the strong side and I ensured I pasted the wall pretty heavily. However (and papering is the one thing I have always prided myself on being able to do well) the paper is lifting in several places along some (most) of the drops.
I can see myself re-papering again in a year or so, but as a short-term fix, what is the easiest and most successful way of fixing lifting issues?
Many thanks in advance...
Small brush, overlap adhesive, seam roller, clean damp sponge and patience - good luck
Cheers - isn't that overlap adhesive really thick and gloopy though? That was why I hadn't considered it.
Hadn't thought about the seam roller though 🙂
Paste the wall paper usually requires using a ready mixed starch based paste, or you can get a packet mix for the job but it isnt as good.
when i say packet mix, you can get a packet mix specifically for pasting the wall
Did you size the walls first?
Just mix up some solvite and use that. If you have a dodgy surface that you're attempting to stick to use border adhesive.
In future, PPPPPPP and all that crap, best primers i've ever used are Beeline primer sealer ( good value as you thin it down) and Zinsser Gardz (expensive but good)
The new paste the wall papers are great to use in my experience. Its more likely a surface prep issue.
It was directly onto lining paper...
Hit the vet for a large syringe small cut with craft knife and inject
Find a window squeege works better than a brush for smoothing down