I need to paint over wall paper!?
In order to paint over wall paper you have to first use an oil based primer… If you use a water based primer it can actually cause the wall paper to release from the wall. If you do not use a primer your paint will eventually flake and peel off of the wall, and it will take many coats of paint to cover. Primer runs about $12.00 for Kilz, and paint costs around $25.00 a gallon. So it is more economical to prime first, instead of going through many gallons of paint. They now make oil based primers that you can paint a latex paint over for a nice finish. Oil based products are not fun to paint, and they will take a full day to dry. The water based paint can be applied the next day. ********* Big warning however.. To take off wallpaper that has paint on it is a huge pain in the butt… So make sure this is what you want to do, because next year it will take forever to get it down. One more comment about using oil based primer… It sounds like your wallpaper is from the 1970’s… They di
