I just painted all the walls in my daughter's bedroom. Do you think I need to lightly sand or prep the wall in order to have the wall paper stick?
1653141
We didn't. we just followed directions they gave us and it looked real good
1653142
I haven't put up my mural yet, but I was told a clean, lightly sanded wall works best. Hope this helps.
1653143
No need if the paste is at the right tackiness from my experience with wallpaper. But we ended up back-taping the murals and wrapping them around a frame we built, and then hung that so that we can take it down easy or move it if wanted. A great effect is also to paste them on separate panels and hang them independently, like a collage, preserving your walls. Good luck.
1653144
No i also painted it to match the blue color for the edges...just don't use an eggshell with high sheen, a matte finish is better to blend in.
1653145
We applied this mural to semi-gloss paint only a few months after painting. We did however have to use an alternate wallpaper glue as the powder glue you mix with water that comes with the mural did not stick well at all.
1653146
Not at all. We had no problem with the adhesive. The prep you did should be perfect. Make sure you follow the instructions, and put the panels up in the order recommended, and with the proper overlap. Other than the fact that it is time consuming, and you need 2 people, it is fairly simple. It is beautiful when done! Ours has been up for 2 years now, and our daughter still loves it! We do too.
1653147
I didn't do any prep. I did make sure the wall was clean. I did spend about $20.00 on the glue and followed the directions on the glue jug. It is in my 7 year old granddaughters room and it still looks great. It was installed on drywall.
1653148
Probably not. The wallpaper paste they provide works very well and the amount is generous. Don't be shy with the paste, you will have plenty. Also, make sure you overlap the panels as suggested because they do shrink a little. Enjoy! I actually put mine up in my classroom and my students and I love it!!!
758405
depends. i attached the mural with nails, so it would just be a matter of removing each nail and getting the paper down. however, if you use the glue that many suggested NOT to use because it messes the paper up, i dont know how easy it would be to remove.like any other wallpaper, i suppose.
1831806
Just peel off one section at a time and pour sand over. With my daughter I have a small metal cake pan that I lay the picture in so she can pour the sand. I use a kitchen funnel to recollect the sand. She gets to do more of the work that way and enjoys it more.
1676471
Just peel and stick. I used a credit card to give some force when putting it on, becaus I have a slightly textured wall. Had a couple of places that loosened up, but just took my hand and pushed it back on. Love Love Love it.
1606290
I recommend the 100 grit and 150 grit as the paper wears easy, I use 100 grit to sand edges of seams and when it wears down run the center of the seams that you have drywall finished. you want to let the machine do all the work with little pressure, keep the head moving as to not get swirles in the seems, 150 is ok but after a room with cielings and walls you are pretty much just buffing, you can tell by the slight shine on the seems, time to change paper.
1964909
Normally you just place paper pm wall(I use tape so it doesn't move) then with a credit card I firmly rub over the letters. Then I place tape in area so when I remove the paper it doesn't accidentally fall. Then while rubbing I peal back the paper. Go slowly because some letters especially curvy won't peel off easy and can brake. In a few places the letter edge didn't stick I place a little clear nail polish and hold it w a toothpick til dry.
1694660
Get heavy duty wall paper adhesive...the regular stuff is too runny for this heavy paper. Buy a cheaper throw away brush to apply the paste to the paper. The only other tools were something to cut the paper, a seam roller and a smoothing brush. The pattern repeats every 12 inches. It goes up easily. Wait at least 3 days to paint. Mine looks great and I would recommend this to anyone.
1756615
I hired someone, but he painted the wall with that white primer made for walls - I have horsehair walls which get really dry, so some kind of primer is necessary.
1662617
Do you need to sand finished wood before using. I want to paint my wooden gun stock.
1285484
Very carefully! Carefully peel the sheet with the lettering off the thicker paper. Line it carefully on the wall and press each letter onto the wall. I've found it's helpful to have a warm damp sponge when peeling the backing off. You will find some letters want to stay on the paper. When you see that happening use the sponge to push the letter onto the wall and very slowly keep peeling the paper backing off. If you do it slowly and use the damp sponge on any letters that want to stick to the paper you should be good.
1841251
No prep is needed. You would probably like more than the one brush it comes with. If the numbers are pretty dark, I would try to maybe erase them a little. I haven't tried this yet but was thinking about it if my next one had such dark numbers. I had to repaint over the numbers so they wouldn't show through the paint. But I loved the finished product! It is a gorgeous painting.
843314
Ya, just make sure you let it dry.I takes a long time. I am not a huge fan of dippy pens but I have a set and if youre after a certain line it works. Im drawing "illuminated" letters w this ink. I did a calligraphy wall plaque too.its a hoot.Drives ppl nuts."Why do you have a blank paper on the wall?"
1839460
I used drywall / contractors glue. It worked great. Get the quick dry. I also painted them first. Too messy to spray paint in the house.
1419398
I used the wall paper to cover a cabinet and then spray painted it dark blue. It looks great. The material feels like thick paper. It took the spray paint well, but I would do a few coats. If it gets nicked I can see the white show through, but I only did two coats. Hope this helps
416439
I actually usef sand paper sheets but have to punch holes in it. My suggestion use the finest screen with light pressure for the first coat. And get better at appling mud and avoid alot of sanding. Also try a sanding sponge with water.
1617183
Depends on how rough. maybe lightly sand it if its real rough, but if not, go ahead and put on the plywood. I used it to put over comic book pages that was glued on the wall and then painted the wall. It looked fine.
1358171
You have to tear off the front side (w/ the letters on it) back really slowly.. if it keeps sticking to the back sheet, bend the sheet a little so it goes back to the top sheet. The back of the letters are going to be stickier b/c it has to stick to the wall. So just be patient peeling back.