Painted over wallpaper glue and it shows through...
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Hello, My problem is: I redid my bathroom and forgot that many years ago I had put a wallpaper border at the top. I then painted the walls and the glue showed throught the paint...what do I do now?
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Do you want to take the wall paper down? If not get a good hiding primer. Wash the walls down well, scrape whatever glue you can get off and then prime and repaint.
http://www.allstarservicesandrepair.com/dangers-of-painting-over-wallpaper-glue/
Also, you could try to sand and prime the areas where the glue bled through
Should have removed the glue. I advise to try to remove the glue. Otherwise prime the walls with a good stain blocking primer like Kilz.
Debker’s link was interesting And informative. Crafters have known for years if you want a crackle effect put on glue and paint over it. Another thing I have discovered that if something is a problem you can often make it a feature. You could get a trim stencil and plaster and create a dimensional stencil around the top of your bathroom. Paint over and the glue that isn’t covered by plaster will crackle and the “imperfections” in the plaster stencil will give a great aged effect to your bath!