Here's situation:
-Removed wallpaper from small half bath. It came off easy, peeled off like a sticker in big chunks without having to wet or scrape, etc etc
-Did have some parts it damaged drywall outer layer. I used a sealant (Roman PRO-999 Rx-35) on the brown paper spots
-I've finished all blemish/hole repairs with a coupe rounds of mud and sanding and am not happy with the smoothness of the walls overall
Time for primer!
Big question:
I have read that I need to use Oil-Based primer to avoid reactivating any residual glue that may be absorbed into drywall or just hard to see.
Is that true?
If it is, can I still use standard water based acrylic top coats over oil-based primer?
Anyone have any experience/advice?
But there’s another way to go, which is what I did. Zinsser makes a product called Gardz which is designed exactly for this. It seals in adhesives including wallpaper adhesive and it hardens any water damaged drywall paper. It’s water based, so you can use latex brushes and rollers and cleanup with soap and water.
My experience: The product is clear and rather thin, so it tends to drip if you put too much on the roller. So it’s a bit slower going than a regular primer. But the results were fantastic. Had no bleed thru of adhesive or anything else.
You probably won’t find it at Home Depot or Lowe’s. I got it at a Benjamin Moore dealer. Good luck!
Gardz - ( New Window )
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But there’s another way to go, which is what I did. Zinsser makes a product called Gardz which is designed exactly for this. It seals in adhesives including wallpaper adhesive and it hardens any water damaged drywall paper. It’s water based, so you can use latex brushes and rollers and cleanup with soap and water.
My experience: The product is clear and rather thin, so it tends to drip if you put too much on the roller. So it’s a bit slower going than a regular primer. But the results were fantastic. Had no bleed thru of adhesive or anything else.
You probably won’t find it at Home Depot or Lowe’s. I got it at a Benjamin Moore dealer. Good luck!
Gardz - ( New Window )
+1. Gardz is good stuff. Check your local ACE Hardware. If they don't have it in stock they can usually get it for you in a few days.
I meant to type I am NOW happy with the overall smoothness of the walls after all the prep work I've done.
Worried that I should have used Gardz before all the mud work I did! But I'll give it a shot at putting a coat over everything
I meant to type I am NOW happy with the overall smoothness of the walls after all the prep work I've done.
Worried that I should have used Gardz before all the mud work I did! But I'll give it a shot at putting a coat over everything
Yeah, ideally you would have used Gardz first. I might not matter, but I would recommend spot priming the mud work you’ve done with a regular primer like Zinseer 123 first. Then Gardz the whole wall.
A little box of TSP is cheap. Follow the directions. Warm water and the proper amount of TSP mixed in will remove the residual glue. And I never put paper up without mixing my own glue and applying to the paper - learn that from my old man - even over the pre-glued paper. So I had a lot of glue to remove.
I guarantee you will not be disappointed. Repair any chips in the drywall paper with spackle and then paint the repaired sections with a quality primer as others have noted.
A little box of TSP is cheap. Follow the directions. Warm water and the proper amount of TSP mixed in will remove the residual glue. And I never put paper up without mixing my own glue and applying to the paper - learn that from my old man - even over the pre-glued paper. So I had a lot of glue to remove.
I guarantee you will not be disappointed. Repair any chips in the drywall paper with spackle and then paint the repaired sections with a quality primer as others have noted.
I'm pretty sure if I tried to wash now it would ruin the days of work I have put into repairing all the holes, blemishes, and drywall tears...
But thanks for the advice!! No other wallpaper in this house so it's a 1 time thing for me! Haha