Wallpaper ?

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Can you paint over wallpaper? If so how

Unique Creations By Anita · Answer

Yes you can no problem at all. You can just use regular wall emulsion. We painted ours all the time.

Kathy Gunter Law · Answer

Yes but I wouldn’t recommend it. You can remove fairly easy by spraying down with fabric softener and warm water in a spray bottle to dissolve the adhesive. If you can’t remove then clean with tape, prime, and paint.

Kim Compo · Answer

as long as the wallpaper is tight to the wall and not pulling away, I also have done it many times

Scarlet Paolicchi · Answer

This should help https://www.hometalk.com/diy/paint/walls/how-to-paint-over-wallpaper-41632722

Nan W. · Answer

Marisa: maybe this will help

https://home.howstuffworks.com/home-improvement/home-diy/painting/paint-over-wallpaper2.htm

Tori Sullivan · Answer

I would rip it off! It’s not as hard as you think, my entire home had it when I bought it , Walmart and other hardware stores sell a gel like spray that makes it easy to scrape the wall paper off. Good luck!

William · Answer

If the wallpaper is solid on the wall and not peeling at the seams or bubbled. Wash the walls well. Prime with Kilz primer. Then paint your color. There is always the chance of wallpaper bubbling or peeling from moisture in the paint. Also will be hard to remove in the future.

Peggy L Burnette · Answer

Yes Marisa, you can paint over wallpaper. Hope this helps you. Stay well

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Gently sand down the seams of the wallpaper so they're not as noticeable. Apply a coat of oil-based primer to the entire surface of the walls before painting. This helps seal the adhesive in the paper away from the moisture in the paint. Moisture from paint can often loosen wallpaper glue, causing bubbles or peeling.