![]() I've begun the process of using a 'Paper Tiger' puncture tool and hot water with zero results. I know I can scrape the walls and remove everything that comes free, and then wallpaper over it. In some areas, no amount of scraping will release it in other places, it flakes off the plaster easily, the result being a patchwork of irregularly-shaped blotches on the wall, smooth where it's painted wallpaper and rough where it's raw plaster. The problem is where wallpaper has been painted and this combination has stubbornly adhered itself to the plaster. My thinking is that irregularities in the wall, contrasted against neat, crisp, glossy trim, will be a good look. (There's a little nostalgia here my grandparents' kitchen had painted-plaster walls.) I'm determined to get the wood trim flawlessly smooth - or as close to perfect as possible. However, this random discovery may be reinventing the wheel is there something I can use that was formulated for this purpose or should I just go with the floor leveler with its gritty texture? I plan to paint the kitchen walls. I discovered, when putting down the floor leveler, that this stuff has good adhesion and when partially dry and thick, works well as a patch, matching the texture of the surrounding wall. There are a couple of areas where there had been damage to the walls and the repair was crudely done. The multiple layers of kitchen wallpaper have come down without a problem. ![]() (Sorry, Bonnie, if you're reading this, you're probably on the verge of apoplexy at this point.) I have repaired two deep cracks that ran the height of the room in two corners, but the remaining cracks are minor and don't appear to be in danger of letting go in fact, I like the character of an honest crack or two in the walls. ![]() I don't even object to cracks in the plaster. I don't mind slightly greater irregularities either, although I would like to find a material that I can use to better blend damaged spots with the surrounding wall. I like the gritty texture of plaster and don't want to lose that. (Let me take a moment to say that, although I don't watch much TV, I assume this must be the HGTV solution, judging by the knee-jerk suggestions made by nearly every visitor to my house, those same people who, unsolicited, advise me to install replacement vinyl windows.) For this 100 year-old house, the walls don't need to be perfect. I don't want to cover the walls with plasterboard. This question has been rattling around in my head for a while now and no "a-ha!" solutions have come to the surface.
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