jimrod

A quick update. The 'putting the adhesive on the wall' was a total curve ball. As for the latex, I should have gone with my gut on this one. You basically dilute it until you are happy with the consistency. My advice here would be, to keep diluting until it's dripping off the brush.  Easy peazy, lemon squeezy as they say.
The advice on painting, which wasn't asked for,  fell completely on deaf ears. If it floats your boat, I'm happy for you.
The advice on the process was welcomed albeit not required. Probably using the word guidance had people thinking I was a novice.
Albeit more as a hobby, I've been wallpapering for more years than I care to remember.

43 minutes ago, steven100 said:

Paint it and put a dado rail 1.0m up from the floor .... it'll look better.

 

I did wallpaper at our farm years ago,  and after 6-8 years it started lifting where the paper joins were ...

The decision is made, Stephen. To be honest, I've never seen paint looking better. It's a personal preference, I guess.

5 minutes ago, Rampant Rabbit said:

https://www.thaiwatsadu.com/en/product/กาวติดวอลเปเปอร์ผสมสำเร็จ-BONDTECH-ขนาด-3-กก-สีขาว-60358310

I've already bought the latex, but this 'ready to use' one might have the latex banished to the cupboard. Thanks.

36 minutes ago, Denim said:

 

You can buy wallpaper paste in plastic bottles quite easily.

 

For best results I paste both the wall and the paper !

This way it stays up for years.

 

At an absolute minimum you should wash the wall down with a damp sponge before you put up a strip of paper. This cleans the wall of any dust and the pasted paper sticks easier to a the damp surface. Just wash or paste a strip of wall 60 cm wide before each strip , not the whole wall at once. The problem paper hanging in Thailand is that sometimes it is so hot that the water evaporates from the paste and wall quickly so you need to work quite fast. If things dry out the paper won't stick.

 

Make sure you work to a plumb line to start off. Cut each strip of paper a couple of inches too long. You can cut off the excess with a razor cutter when the paste has dried. ( don't  cut when still wet )

 

If you have never hung paper before plenty of tutorial YouTube videos. Thai ones best as they are used to local conditions.

 

Use a proper , wide pasting brush so you can work up to speed.

 

 

Thanks for this mate. I've done loads of wallpapering, but it's good to get responses like this. My concerns are about how quickly it may dry too.

56 minutes ago, Gsxrnz said:

It sounds like you've never hung wallpaper before. I'm not suggesting it's an overly difficult task, but speaking from experience, there is a certain knack required that is only learned by mucking the job up on the first attempt. 

 

I agree with jacko, paint it.

It should sound like, I've never done it with latex before. That's all.

I'm not asking for advice on whether it should be painted or not. I'm not looking to hire someone. I've always done my own decorating but with the more traditional solvite. If I had it, I wouldn't have started this thread.

Using latex is new to me, I'll get there, but I thought maybe pop in here and get some views.

I'll be using TOA latex adhesive for wallpapering and I just wanted some guidance.

Firstly, is there a recommended split of adhesive and water for the right consistency?

Secondly, I was thrown a curved ball by someone saying I should paste the wall, not the paper. Is that good advice? Is it optional, as I'd rather do it old school?
TIA

6 hours ago, dinsdale said:

Very interesting this one. Seen her described as a serial killer but IMO this is wrong. A mass murderer would be more accurate.

As for "Big Joke" we know, we all know his nickname. How about just Police Dep. Commander in Chief Surachet or just Pol. Gen. Surachet.

I think she put it in their Corn Flakes.

Serial killer? Did she put it in their corn flakes?

2 hours ago, smedly said:

any particular motive for your post tubby - it just reafirms the naivety of some people posting here, as you get older you're supposed to get smarter and wiser - life has been wasted on you 

That must make you Benjamin Button, ????

4 hours ago, smedly said:

can you not read, you obviously have no clue - like I said in my post - who benefits financially from his death - it's called motive and in Thailand when farangs are murdered it is almost always a financial motive - someone gains alot of money and thinks they will get away with it - cash that nobody knows about (not banked)

Do you have stats to back that up? ‘Almost always’ is in excess of 90%. That doesn’t sound like an ‘opinion’ to me.

As for bringing a lot of cash, most retired people who have shared there finances with me have a monthly income.

Clearly people can and will speculate. Mistaken identity, as already mentioned, a drug crazed lunatic or even a callus lunatic.

I’m just glad you’re not investigating this case.

They are okay to get their kit off and go live for all to see, but start hiding their faces when the cops show up.

1 hour ago, blackshadow said:

and NO finger pointing ???!!!

I think it was a fingering point.

I'm sure this is somewhere, but I don't know where to find it, and I'm a bit of a rush.

I live here and I have a work permit. I may have to fly as early as tomorrow (I believe I can get my re-entry at the airport.) I'll be away for about two weeks, is there anything else I need before leaving?

Just to clarify as I don't know if it's possible to edit my opening post, I'm in Pattaya.

18 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

I was going to go but now not going to bother. You don't say where you live but if in Pattaya you could get the shuttle bus from jomtien to DM airport and a taxi from there.

 

Alternatively I'm sure a golf bar is going

I originally put this in the Pattaya forum, but it was moved. Yes, I'm in Pattaya. I'd rather hop in a car and get off at the destination, but thanks for the alternative advice.

Not sure if this is the right home for this. Are there any groups going to this tomorrow? Any individuals with a car looking to reduce the costs? Anyone looking to share a Bolt (about, 1800bt)?

Is this article targetted at those who want or those who want to avoid?

20 minutes ago, Gottfrid said:

No, I am not anti-brit. Just that they stand for the greater percentage of problems different nationalities make in foreign countries. That does not mean, there are not good ones too. I am just speaking the truth.

Does that 'truth' come with verifiable facts/stats? I'd be very interested to see them if it does. If not, I'd say, it says more about you than it does about 'Brits'.

They have checked 'P.A.R.'(much better when you say it) to see if his willy was actually out or in.

The CDC have reduced the booster gap for Pfizer/Pfizer vaccinated people to five months. I wonder if Thailand will follow this and roll out the booster earlier. It would make sense. Memorial are allowing P/P to get a booster(Moderna) after only three months. I'm not sure if I'd want to do that. I'm closing in on 5 months anyway. If I get the paid one after 5 months, it helps reduce the queues for the free booster.

Let's see if I've got this right. Thailand appears to be getting COVID under control, a new variant is out there that appears to be out of control, so Thailand are taking measures to avoid a massive spike in cases. Is this correct, or am I missing something?

Possibly a touch of Karma for the UK who whacked Thailand with the red zone and despite falling figures, didn't change it on their first review. I feel somewhat fortunate to have travelled to the UK and back in November. And I use the word fortunate because I knew many factors could have rocked the boat.