decorating help

[Pubey]

just papered a wall with some lining paper (dodgy walls!), and have some gaps (some quite wide). what's the best way to fill these? My dad just suggests filling and then sanding and painting. dad-in-law recommends decorators caulk(?), but to do a coat of paint first, then fill with caulk and then paint again.

i was hoping to get away with 1 coat, although this might have been optimistic seeing as the lining paper will probably take up a lot of the paint.

:smile:

 

[Cricko]

Gaps where exactly?

 

[Swiss Tony]

Painters caulk is the better option it will take slight movement where as filler has no movement capabilities good luck.

 

[BLUEBLOOD]

Gaps where exactly?

where the lining paper has shrunk on drying i'd suggest John, if they are so wide as to be noticeable i'd get a crack filler and sand off before painting

 

[Swiss Tony]

Gaps where exactly?[/QUO

Leave this to the pro's sunshine.

 

[Cricko]

where the lining paper has shrunk on drying i'd suggest John, if they are so wide as to be noticeable i'd get a crack filler and sand off before painting

Hmm well if that is the case he better be careful sanding them as he will take the paper off to.

 

[Cricko]

Gaps where exactly?[/QUO

Leave this to the pro's sunshine.

Is he masticing his whole house then? :finger2:

 

[BLUEBLOOD]

Hmm well if that is the case he better be careful sanding them as he will take the paper off to.

Not if he's careful, a light sand should be sufficient .. though of course it could be argued that if he'd been careful in the first place he wouldn't need to fill any gaps :thump:

 

[londonblue]

Try this, it might help.

http://www.ehow.com/video_4413176_caulking-wall-cracks-before-painting.html

 

[Pubey]

Gaps where exactly?

Between the drops of paper

 

[Pubey]

Painters caulk is the better option it will take slight movement where as filler has no movement capabilities good luck.

Sounds good, cheers

 

[Berrichonne shrimper]

Painters caulking is prone to shrink so be careful,apply and rub down with a damp cloth spounge,or get the father-in-law to do it

 

[South Bank Hank]

get the father-in-law to do it

And we're done. Shall we close the thread now?