ᐅ What is the best way to remove thick paint from textured wallpaper?

Created on: 2 Mar 2018 09:56
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Nuckelhamster
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Nuckelhamster
2 Mar 2018 09:56
Hello everyone:
We painted white clouds on textured wallpaper using regular wall paint. Unfortunately, the edges turned out very thick (pronounced).
Now we want to repaint the wallpaper. How can I remove the "thick" layers of paint from the cloud edges beforehand?
Thanks for any tips!
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Gartenfreund
3 Mar 2018 07:15
Removing the wallpaper and reapplying new wallpaper would be the most practical solution for me.
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ghostjumper
3 Mar 2018 07:22
I agree with that opinion!
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Nuckelhamster
3 Mar 2018 09:18
Hm ... unfortunately, I don’t agree with that opinion.

I’m definitely not going to redo a wall just because of 4 clouds, each about the size of two hands...

According to the hardware store, I should try sanding it down... we’ll see...
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hemali2003
3 Mar 2018 09:21
It depends a bit on the texture of the wallpaper. There is also textured wallpaper designed for painting/rolling, so maybe after the sanding attempt you could even out the texture with that. Because sanded areas (if that even works) would be completely smooth afterwards...
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ghostjumper
3 Mar 2018 21:58
It ultimately depends on the appearance you want to achieve. Certainly, you can carefully sand to partially remove edges, but as mentioned above, this will also smooth the surface.