I decided it was time to tackle the walls in one of my bedrooms. This is going to be my winter/spring project because it will take a while. First off, I have to strip two layers of wallpaper off this old paneling. I bought a stripping tool called a Piranha from Lowe's, which I heartily recommend. Also bought wallpaper stripper which I am mixing in a garden sprayer with hot water. 
The wallpaper is coming down easier than I had thought it would. After the wallpaper is down, I will have to sand and spackle the paneling, then put at least two coats of primer on it to keep the stain from bleeding through on the paint. I did the same thing in my living room a few years ago and I learned the hard way about the stain bleeding through the paint. After all that is done, then I get to paint. And, by that time, it should be warm enough to paint.
4 comments:
OhMyWord!!! You're SO Busy!!! Looks Great already though!hughugs
Eeeek! I admire you for having the guts to do it.
I feel for you! I've been stripping wallpaper off my son's room. And I put it on GOOD! It's taking forever to take off!!! I've got this tool that punctures holes in the paper and then this spray stuff to help loosen the glue. When I put the paper on the wall... I was VERY Careful to put glue everywhere because I didn't want it peeling off! LOL! Little did I know the trouble to take it off when I wanted to ;) Hugs
You are good! Looks like a lot of work, though. Very ambitious! I had to strip wall paper off my downstairs bathroom. What a big mess. Ouch! Best of luck with the project! Gotta go write now if I want to make my deadline!
Hugs,
Michelle
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