Hey! So me and my girlfriend are repainting her bathroom. Unfortunately, the previous owners had put up wall paper. Then proceeded to paint over it. What do I need to do, to successfully remove the wall paper and paint without damaging the sheetrock behind it. I know I need a wall scorer, and someway to steam it off. Can anyone provide a list of steps or what I need to accomplish this? Thank yall ahead of time!

Hello! First time, thanks for having me. I'm in the process of replacing the knob and tube in my 100 year-old house with with romex wire. Almost all of the walls and ceilings are plaster and lathe. For the ceiling fixtures I had to run wire perpendicular to the joists and often cut about a 3 x 5 inch hole in the plaster (not the lathe) perpendicular to and centered on the joists. I removed the plaster in the exposed key (between the lathe) and ran the new romex wire in that space when it crossed the joist. I plan on covering the wires with nail plates to prevent someone (most likely myself in a few years) from screwing into wires. [ATTACH]53325[/ATTACH] My question is regarding the best way to repair and finish the approximately 1/4" deep of missing plaster. If it weren't for the nail plates I'd just dust the lathe off and apply a few coats of joint compound. Any suggestions on how to make sure the joint compound sticks to the nail plate and lathe? I've found several ideas online: PVA primer, drywall mesh tape, etc but none specific to metal on ceilings. Or perhaps there's a better approach all together? This is definitely the first time I've repaired plaster ceilings and i'm adding metal substrate to the scenario to complicate matters. Thanks very much!!