Hello everyone,does anyone know the best way to apply new wallpaper to the plywood wallboard? not sure if normal wallpaper paste is right for the job or shall i use diluted pva?? i don't know.
or the cheap way mix the paste up strong and size the board let dry and thats it carry as you wont at home.
Thats what we just done at home on the boxing for the heating pipes, and thats how we always done it never used pva, and the paper never fell off.
sorry but all paste Contains fungicide to protect against mould, unless its dirt cheap unbranded and made from flour, see this is how they want you to spend more then you really need too.
I used ready mixed wallpaper paste from B&Q, which stuck really well. Paste the wall first and let it dry to seal the plywood. To fix the heavyweight vinyl I used, I wet the back of the paper and let it soak for a few minutes, pasted the wall then stuck the paper on. I was told by a decorator to do it this way and it seemed easier and less messy than working in a confined space with pasted wallpaper.
I couldn't find anything to smooth the paper down in such small spaces so I ended up using a small offcut of 1.5mm ply about 4"X 2" which worked suprisingly well.
Taxater, are you a decorator ?? because that it a perfect explenation for how it is done,there are sheel blades that decorators use,I am a retired decorator of some 48 years.
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One advantage of using the ready mixed paste is that when you finish a section of papering you can put the lid back on and use it later without it drying out.
hello! I have a horrible looking grey plywood box that was built around an old sink and some piping in my retail store. Not sure of the type of paint and the wood is not exactly super smooth. I was hoping to get away with some peel and stick contact paper in a fancy pattern to cover the whole thing up. Is that an option? Was hoping to avoid pasting over things if I can...thank you!
You’ve added a query to a 13 year old thread, asking about a totally different type of covering, to be used in a shop, probably out of sight from customers. Quite different from the original post in many ways.
I’m not a decorator but for what it’s worth, I’d say just wash with sugar soap then paint it. Job done. Or replace the boxing-in : there are new materials that weren’t around in 2009, like plywood that can curve. Curtains are back in too, judging by what I see in the weekend magazines, very retro.
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Topic: Applying vinyl wallpaper to plywood
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