[vt_paintr]

I posted about a month ago about wallpaper over brown (unfinished) original plaster…. It’s going pretty well and the wallpaper’s almost fully murdered. It has taken some serious doing. Folks suggested I seal the walls with Gardz before skim coating, but I can’t get Gardz here - and I’m not sure if it’s right if I’m going over wallpaper residue and what is basically like masonry (it’s soooo thirsty, this wall). I would love to avoid fumes, as the home is occupied. Any suggestions? I’ve got an aubuchon and a SW store nearby.

 

[Holland]

I posted about a month ago about wallpaper over brown (unfinished) original plaster…. It’s going pretty well and the wallpaper’s almost fully murdered. It has taken some serious doing. Folks suggested I seal the walls with Gardz before skim coating, but I can’t get Gardz here - and I’m not sure if it’s right if I’m going over wallpaper residue and what is basically like masonry (it’s soooo thirsty, this wall). I would love to avoid fumes, as the home is occupied. Any suggestions? I’ve got an aubuchon and a SW store nearby. View attachment 112856

Wallpaper adhesive 'residue' will cause top-coatings, especially drywall mud, to fail. That is why it is so important to seal the adhesive residue before proceeding (Gardz is made for that). I would personally not risk skipping that step, as it is very difficult to fix this mistake, if the top coatings fail later.

Not sure what could be a substitute for Gardz, or what is available on your area.

 

[vt_paintr]

Wallpaper adhesive 'residue' will cause top-coatings, especially drywall mud, to fail. That is why it is so important to seal the adhesive residue before proceeding (Gardz is made for that). I would personally not risk skipping that step, as it is very difficult to fix this mistake, if the top coatings fail later.

Not sure what could be a substitute for Gardz, or what is available on your area.

Indeed! Yes, I’m not planning to skip it - do you think a primer made for sealing masonry would work under the skim coat?

 

[Woodco]

You may be able to find Romans Rx-35, also labelled Pro 999, I believe. That should be readily available at Sherwin or even Lowes. Or Corotech v027 clear acrylic sealer, which is cheaper than gardz anyway... Gardz is also sold under the name Allprime, so try that. But if you cant get anything else, a clear masonry sealer would probably do the trick, cuz thats basically what Gardz is.