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Can I paint on a wallpaper in the bedroom without removing it?

I'm trying to paint one of my bedrooms but I have a wallpaper about 10 inches wide on the wall where the ceiling meets the wall. I dont want to remove it. I'm going to use a primer then paint over it. Will this work? What is long term effects? Will it peel off?

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  • 2 decades ago
    Favorite Answer

    Do it right the first time and remove the paper so you end up happier. If you spend a few bucks on a heat gun (10-20 bucks) you can use that to heat the paper and it will peel right off with no effort.

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    Honestly I just hate wallpaper. The house we bought had it everywhere to and I took a very bit of it down. IT took time, but it's so much better than painting over. Hot water mixed with vinegar will do the trick, promise. I just put towels on the floor where I was working ans sprayed sections one at a time. Then I used a scrapper and it came off two layers at a time. First the paper and then the under part. The people before us painted of wallpaper then put more wallpaper and I'm still repairing the damage.

  • Cheese
    Lv 5
    2 decades ago

    No, the paint needs to adhere to a roughed up wall.It will definately peel,not to mention probably bubble up and look terrible.There is a product called Dep that works great on removing wall paper.Read the directions.

    Source(s): Interior painter for 17 years.
  • 2 decades ago

    Thye do it all the time on Trading Spaces. I think you have to primer it first like you would a normal wall. Go to their website or call somone at Home Depot or Menards.

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  • Yes, you can paint the wallpaper, but remember, if you remove the wallpaper, you will have to re-paint.

  • Tim
    Lv 4
    2 decades ago

    Nope tear off the paper and prime the walls

  • 2 decades ago

    no it peel and if sticks the wallpaper down

    u wont be able to get it off

  • 2 decades ago

    It will work, I've done it.

    And never had a problem with it, but that's not to say you won't have a problem with it peeling later on.

  • 2 decades ago

    As long as the paper is stuck well in the first place it should be fine.

  • 2 decades ago

    leave it up.....take some high grit sandpaper and rough up the wallpaper, then prime and paint

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