Has anyone ever wallpapered their kitchen countertops, and then put 4-5 coats of poly over it. I am so tired of trying to figure out a way to refurbish my old green kitchen countertops cheaply; I'm willing to do pretty much anything. Just wondering if anyone else had ever done this. THe painting job peeled right off. Kilz, paint and all...........fortunately before I had put on the poly.

Hello. I see another person indicated that they had troubles getting the wallpaper backing off of the wallboard and you suggested reading the FAQ's. I did, but I did not find a clear cut answer to my situation. . It appears that the previous owner of my home did not prime the walls before wallpapering. I started to use the DIF and low and behold, my sheetrock facing started to come off . I stopped the process immediately. So now, I have wallpaper backing still up, parts of the sheetrock facing is missing, ripped up portions of wallpaper backing........it is a mess. I would like to paint instead of replacing with wallpaper. The room is a bathroom, so there is a small amount of space work. How can I correct the problems? WHen I use the joint compound for the seems, I presume I should only make a light layer? My questions are: How do I fix the missing sheetrock facing? Can I leave the remaining wall paper backing up? Should I bleach the walls before putting up a primer sealer. Should I use a water based or oil based primer? Is there any one product better for use in a bath room? How thick of coating do I use int he seam area.? PS---there are small patches of primer behind the wallpaper backing, but I did not want to continue using the DIF to find out where these spots are. Any suggestions are appreciated. I have two hallways, one stairway and a dinning room to do also and I have a feeling I will run into the same problem.:confused: