Can I faux finish over my wallpaper, paneling or heavily damaged and patched walls?
Wallpaper must be primed using a flat alkyd primer and basecoated twice but the seams will always show. Faux finishing will distract the eye enough to erase most of it visually. Paneling can be sanded lightly and painted with alkyd primer and then with either alkyd or latex paint. Heavily damaged and roughly repaired walls must have the repairs sealed and crack free. The heavier plaster texture will hide everything but not the Italian Plastering which is put on very thin and then polished.
Wallpaper must be primed using a flat alkyd primer and basecoated twice but the seams will always show. Faux finishing will distract the eye enough to erase most of it visually. Paneling can be sanded lightly and painted with alkyd primer and then with either alkyd or latex paint. Heavily damaged and roughly repaired walls must have the repairs sealed and crack free. The heavier plaster texture will hide everything but not the Italian Plastering which is put on very thin and then polished. Can any of your “Great Wall Finishes” be used on exterior surfaces? No. All of faux techniques are meant for interior surfaces only. Are glazes safe to use in my child’s room? Most water-based glazes are safe. Oil-based or alkyd-based glazes are not and should be clear coated after drying with a waterbased urethane. Can a faux finish be used on cabinets & furniture? Yes. Care must be given to preparing the surface with the proper primer and covered with a good quality water-based urethane. Never put
