The boss says that we must proceed with a project to remove the 30 year old wallpaper in our oldest son's room and paint the walls with something modern and washable, namely latex paint. I am in desparate need of advice regarding the best method of preparing the walls for painting after the wallpaper is removed. It appears that the wallpaper was applied directly over the sheetrock when the house was built. After removing the wallpaper, two major problems appear: 1) Areas of paper are torn off the wallboard ranging from 1 to several square inches. I would guess that a dozen of these spots appear in a 12x14 ft room. 2) In some areas the adhesive that held the wallpaper stays adhered to the wallboard and cannot be removed by any chemical treatment I have tried. Sanding works sometimes, but sometimes sanding makes the surface even worse. Sometimes it looks like the adhesive has actually chemically reacted with the sheetrock surface and left an new material permanently attached. What should I do to get these wall in shape for painting? When I visit the store, I am overwhelmed by the number of compounds, puttys, coatings and caulks that are available. I would greatly appreciate any advice that calls out the specific manufacturer and trade name of a product since, for example, DAP makes 50 products and 50 companies make spackling. Thanks in advance to anyone who can help.

I have interior doors that are luan? with a sheen. There are ridge lines in the door from top to bottom. The doors are beat up so I want to paint them white. How do I fill the ridges to get a smooth painted look? The wood paste filler takes forever to get in all the ridges. Is there a liquid that would fill in and leave a smooth surface? Ideas for application? --------------------------------------------- ***Moderator's note: Duplicate threads created in Wood Finishing and Furniture, Furnishings, Upholstery and Fabrics Forums has been deleted***