ujayujay Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 12 hours ago, Denim said: I get bored looking at vast expanses of painted wall so as a contrast I sometimes put up a wall papered section , panelled in to give contrast and be a backdrop for pictures etc. Our first small 2 up and 2 down in Bangkok. 15 years ago but the buyers of that house say the paper is still sticking. 😨😱😳..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericbj Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 What they call latex adhesive here in Thailand is NOT latex but PVA (polyvinylacetate) which I use regularly for interior woodwork. True latex adhesive is expensive but excellent for gluing fabrics including carpets, and patching clothing, either relatively short-term (resists some laundering) or prior to stitching. If you want true latex glue, search for 'Copydex'. And if keeping some of it long-term store it in the fridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimrod Posted January 31 Author Share Posted January 31 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampant Rabbit Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 (edited) On 1/30/2024 at 8:05 AM, jimrod said: I've already bought the latex, but this 'ready to use' one might have the latex banished to the cupboard. Thanks. and now my revelation........40 years as a decorator in the UK, you will need a plumbob anything heavy with some string will do or laser level, a seam roller, paste brush ( I never used a roller) walls need a thinned down coat of paste OR you can get a small garden sprayer and some pva adhesive not waterproof type (lanko 751?} with water and spray them in minutes, turn off the aircon it will dry slower, paste table dont do it on the floor, let the paper soak for the time said on the paper or give it 3-4 minutes folded over on itself, brush paste to the edges in a fan shape not straight, dont get paste on the paper face it will leave shiny marks, get some stanley knives to cut it not scissors after 4-5 cuts the blade will be blunt, turn it round or chuck it, you can overlap joints and cut through both sheets to give a perfect joint but to do this you need a brand new unused blade anything else will be blunt......i probably papered more rooms than any member here with every type of paper known to man including Lincrusta which had to be soaked for 30 minutes before hanging. Ive used paper costing hundreds of pounds a roll to woodchip at 99p a roll. To remove any paper garden sprayer, washing up liquid and TIME , let it soak if needs be for over an hour with multiple sprayngs, vinyls need the top layer peeled off first those hole spike things were useless imo and I had a steamer too but rarely used it. Sometimes on woodchip which is a sod to remove especially when years of vinyl emulsion on it, id leave the steamer in the room for an hour until it was like a sauna to soften it. You couldnt see one end of the room for the steam. Take your time.......I dont miss it and would not have paper myself hahahahaha Edited January 31 by Rampant Rabbit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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