Hi all! First post! I was scouring the internets to find a place that could answer DIY Home project questions, and I HOPE I've just found it! For my first question, what I'm trying to do is afix a sheet of metal (Aluminum, I think) to my wall behind my stove. Firstly, I need tips in actually CUTTING that metal to size. I've thought of the obvious, tin snips, table saws, and such, but what I REALLY need is a way to snip the metal (simple straight cut, no fancy curving or anything) without bending or damaging the flatness of the metal. Secondly, to fasten the metal to the wall (can't wait to get to this part!) should I sand, or essentially texturize the back of the metal so I could simply glue it to the wall once cut to the proper dimension? If so, what would be a good way to appraoch this? Sand paper, or some sort of texturizing drill bit of some sort? thx in advance. I hope I posted under the correct heading as well!

I have wallpaper that has a raised pattern and the previous owners painted over it. I stripped a little of the wallpaper and underneath is drywall. They did not size or prime the drywall before putting on the wallpaper. How do I get this off or is there something that I can put over the walls or could I put that wallpaper that has a raised pattern over this wallpaper. In some spots the wall is smooth and other spots you can see the raised pattern. I also saw an ad in a magazine that there is some kind of paper you can put over your walls that has cracks in the plaster. If you heard of this, will this work over the wallpaper. Thanks Lori