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Step 1: Protect Floors and Electrical Outlets

Before beginning your wallpaper removal process, you’ll want to protect your floors since you’ll be spraying water onto the walls. Lay down a plastic painter’s tarp; you may want to secure the tarp to the floor using painter’s tape (Image 1). Your wall will probably have at least one electrical outlet; leave the outlet cover on and protect the entire area with painter’s tape (). Once the majority of the wallpaper is removed, you can come back to the outlet and remove the final pieces under the outlet cover. TESTIMONIALS

How to Prepare a Wall for Painting After Removing Wallpaper

 

You’ve successfully removed the wallpaper from your walls, but find that walls underneath are not in good shape to be painted. Walls may have holes, uneven textures or just not be smooth. Eric Stromer gives instruction on how to properly prepare walls to paint after wallpaper removal. Start by adding a skim coat to the walls using a 12 inch drywall blade and joint compound. Then grab a pole sander and give the wall a good sanding, hitting all the high spots. Wipe down with wet cloths to get rid of the dust. Now your walls are uniform and smooth and ready for a fresh coat of paint.

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