Can you sand down lining paper?
One layer of 1000-grade lining paper is enough for most plastered surfaces. When the lining paper is dry (24 hours), sand it lightly by hand with 120-grade sandpaper, vacuum clean, and apply a first coat of emulsion paint, diluted with water according to the manufacturer’s instructions.Click to see full answer. Furthermore, is it OK to…
One layer of 1000-grade lining paper is enough for most plastered surfaces. When the lining paper is dry (24 hours), sand it lightly by hand with 120-grade sandpaper, vacuum clean, and apply a first coat of emulsion paint, diluted with water according to the manufacturer’s instructions.Click to see full answer. Furthermore, is it OK to paint over lining paper?If you paint over a plastered wall full of blemishes and marks, the blemishes and marks are still visible. So we use lining paper to hide the marks, small dents and hairline cracks. This lets us create a good paintable finish without the hassle of sanding down walls and filling cracks.Furthermore, should I remove lining paper before painting? before you paint. If the present colour is a dark blue and you want a more neutral colour then apply one or two coats of white first before you paint your chosen colour. 2) You should be able to paint over the walls. However, if you do want to remove the lining paper then first try to lift it away from the wall dry. Regarding this, how do you deal with old lining paper? Lightly score the wallpaper with your scraper just hard enough to get behind wallpaper but not hard enough to damage your plasterapply warm soapy water to your wallpaper,give time to soak in then repeat.. this should give time for soapy water to get to glue and break it down.Should you overlap lining paper?Place the lining paper so the edges butt up tightly next to each other. Don’t overlap the edges or you will create an uneven finish. Overlapping edges or too much space between sections of lining paper will show through a layer of paint.
