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Pre-pasted wallpaper -- does the adhesive deteriorate in storage?
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| Percival P. Cassidy 2008-02-07, 3:25 am |
| We have some pre-pasted wallpaper we bought about 5 years ago and never
used. Now, in a new house, we're trying to use it, but it doesn't want
to stick -- not just at the edges, but anywhere. Yes, I have followed
the instructions: immerse in water -- reverse rolled -- for no more than
15 seconds, then leave for 5 minutes with the wet pasted surfaces in
contact.
The layer of paste seems very thin -- almost non-existent -- and the
paper doesn't slide around easily for careful positioning like some
other pre-pasted paper I used recently.
Or is this just crappy wallpaper?
Perce
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| Eric Scantlebury 2008-02-07, 3:25 am |
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"Percival P. Cassidy" <nobody@notmyISP.net> wrote in message
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Could be crappy paper or old paper. I've decided after many experiences
like yours to just paste the stuff with real paste.
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| Norminn 2008-02-07, 9:25 am |
| Percival P. Cassidy wrote:
> We have some pre-pasted wallpaper we bought about 5 years ago and
> never used. Now, in a new house, we're trying to use it, but it
> doesn't want to stick -- not just at the edges, but anywhere. Yes, I
> have followed the instructions: immerse in water -- reverse rolled --
> for no more than 15 seconds, then leave for 5 minutes with the wet
> pasted surfaces in contact.
>
> The layer of paste seems very thin -- almost non-existent -- and the
> paper doesn't slide around easily for careful positioning like some
> other pre-pasted paper I used recently.
>
> Or is this just crappy wallpaper?
>
> Perce
I did the same, and the results were not great. It is still up, but it
was cheap stuff that I kept for several years before tackling
the chore. Seams want to loosen just a tiny bit. I bought the same
paper, different color, and put it up right away. Borth
are in bathrooms. The one I papered right away is fine.
An old pro told me to use half-strength paste to put up pre-pasted
paper. The paper I used includes those
instructions now. Wallpaper is like paint - no point in using cheap
versions of either, as it is too
much work to do over again. I plan on this paper lasting for my
lifetime (I'm old :o)
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| bob kater 2008-02-07, 5:25 pm |
| they actually make a paste for prepasted paper....Go figure that one.
"Percival P. Cassidy" <nobody@notmyISP.net> wrote in message
news:navqj.106$Ym5.15@newsfe06.lga...
> We have some pre-pasted wallpaper we bought about 5 years ago and never
> used. Now, in a new house, we're trying to use it, but it doesn't want to
> stick -- not just at the edges, but anywhere. Yes, I have followed the
> instructions: immerse in water -- reverse rolled -- for no more than 15
> seconds, then leave for 5 minutes with the wet pasted surfaces in contact.
>
> The layer of paste seems very thin -- almost non-existent -- and the paper
> doesn't slide around easily for careful positioning like some other
> pre-pasted paper I used recently.
>
> Or is this just crappy wallpaper?
>
> Perce
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| Bonnett Decorating 2008-02-09, 5:25 pm |
| On Thu, 7 Feb 2008 16:40:28 -0500, "bob kater" <bkater@nc.rr.com>
wrote:
>they actually make a paste for prepasted paper....Go figure that one.
>"Percival P. Cassidy" <nobody@notmyISP.net> wrote in message
>news:navqj.106$Ym5.15@newsfe06.lga...
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It's called pre-paste activator, dry or redid-mixed. HD stocks it as
well as some paint stores.
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