Tips for Success:
The success of hanging your wallpaper, as well as the ease of taking it down are totally dependent on how well you prepare your walls!
- SMOOTH.Make sure you fill all cracks and holes using spackle. Sand until you have a smooth surface with a medium grit sandpaper.
- CLEAN.Wash and rinse walls to remove grease and dirt. The surface must be clean and free of mildew, grease and stains.
- PRIME.For best results, prime all wall surfaces with a high quality primer-sealer before installing wallcovering. Priming properly is key to easy removal later.
- 1.f you are not bordering against a molding or the ceiling, use a level to draw a guideline.
- 2.Re-roll border with the pattern on the inside.
- 3.Follow label instructions for soaking the border.
- 4.Slowly remove border, ensuring that a paste surface is wet.
- 5.“Book” by folding the border paste side to paste side,accordion style (see diagram).
- 6.Leave border “Booked” for 5 minutes to further activate paste.
- 7.Apply “Booked” border to wall by unfolding each section as you go.
- 8.Gently smooth into place. Avoid excess pressure as this may remove paste.
- 9.Wash with a sponge to remove excess paste.
Tips:
- 1.If you still find the 15-foot strip too long to work with, simply cut it shorter and match on the wall.
- 2.To join strips in the middle of a wall, overlap the two strips until the pattern matches. Double-cut a seam by cutting through both layers with a razor knife. Pull back the top layer and remove both of the cut ends. Smooth the border flat.
- 3.Having a friend to help makes it easier and faster.
Around Doors and Windows:
- 1.Miter-cut right angle corner (45º). Overlap the two pieces and make a diagonal razor cut from inside corner to outside corner. Remove excess pieces from over and under the mitre.
- 2.Finished corner.
Installing Borders Over Vinyl
- 1.Apply vinyl-to-vinyl adhesive to wallcovering. Do not wet border.
- 2.Hang border and smooth it as you would wallpaper.
Tips:
- 1.If you still find the 15-foot strip too long to work with, simply cut it shorter and match on the wall.
- 2.To join strips in the middle of a wall, overlap the two strips until the pattern matches. Double-cut a seam by cutting through both layers with a razor knife. Pull back the top layer and remove both of the cut ends. Smooth the border flat.
