Advice needed, tear it down or skim it over
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05-29-13, 03:53 PM
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Advice needed, tear it down or skim it over
I am working on a house that was built in 1968. I have finally gotten (is that a real word?) around to pulling wall paper off. The first bedroom wasn't too bad so I just skimmed it with mud, sanded, and then primer. It came out fairly descent: 
The other bedroom is much worse:
Can I sand it down with 120 and then skim it with mud like I did the first bedroom or should I just knock it out and put up new dry wall? Thanks for your advice in advance.
The other bedroom is much worse:
Can I sand it down with 120 and then skim it with mud like I did the first bedroom or should I just knock it out and put up new dry wall? Thanks for your advice in advance.
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05-30-13, 03:51 AM
The drywall is repairable, no need to replace it.
Have you tried to scrub off the leftover adhesive? or just pulled off the paper dry? The adhesive often comes off with water and LOTs of elbow grease. When you can't remove all the adhesive it's best to apply a coat of either oil base primer or Zinnser's Gardz.
Have you tried to scrub off the leftover adhesive? or just pulled off the paper dry? The adhesive often comes off with water and LOTs of elbow grease. When you can't remove all the adhesive it's best to apply a coat of either oil base primer or Zinnser's Gardz.
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05-30-13, 05:21 AM
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Yes, this is after I washed the wall down. I used a product called "SimpleStrip(TM)" to remove the wall paper from both rooms. I have washed the wall down with warm water and checked for tackiness as I scrubbed. The wall does not feel like it has paste on it but looking at it tells a different story. I was told, by others with the same type of house, that the contractor that built these houses did in fact use wall paper in lieu of paint. This information came from a neighbor who has lived in his house right after it was built.
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06-01-13, 07:32 AM
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I spoke with a neighbor that does house remodeling and he suggested that I purchase a Skil Octo palm sander. I would not recommend that everyone should do this unless you have experience using electric sanders. The trick here is to keep the sander moving in moderate circular motions using P60 sand paper (comes with the sander) making sure the sander is not in one spot all the time. Kind of like buffing your cars paint. If you stay on one spot constantly you will burn the paint. Same here only you will gouge the wall. Any way here is the result.
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06-01-13, 07:35 AM
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Wall after sanding
this job took me about three hours and the results are much better then if I had skimmed mud over the glue.
