Is there a way to paint over foil wallpaper?
by Law8298417
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We bought a condo that has foil wallpaper in the guest bathroom. Nothing pealing or loose edges. Will paint stick or since it's in a high humidity area, will it just peal off?
5 answers
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Johnavallance82
on Apr 07, 2018
No you will have to strip of the foil. If you are lucky it will come off in one long strip - easy........... -
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Janet Pizaro
on Apr 07, 2018
others will say yes...I disagree.....remove the wall paper....you will be saving your self from a headache down the road -
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2dogal
on Apr 07, 2018
Please, do it right and remove the wallpaper. The glue is sticking now, but as it ages, it will loosen and you will have to remove it anyway. It's always easy to tell if someone has taken a shortcut and painted over wallpaper either by the embossing showing through or the vertical stripes at the wallpaper edges. Not a good look. -
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Sherry
on Apr 07, 2018
I have the same old wallpaper in my condo. I had someone put wallpaper over that foil paper and it's fine. Now I want to take it all off, so I don't know how to get both off. -
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Southern Belle
on Apr 08, 2018
Easy to remove wallpaper..spray bottle of water with fabric softener in it..peels right off. Soak it down and experiment with it on time, usually ten min..
Johnavallance82
on Apr 07, 2018
Janet Pizaro
on Apr 07, 2018
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