Wallpaper shine after the sticker - what to do?

Many home craftsmen and just people who are eager to save money do repairs with their own hands. This in most cases is justified, because what can be difficult, for example, in wallpapering. But even with such a simple process, sometimes questions and problems begin. Unfortunately, no one is safe from troubles during the repair, for example, the wallpaper appears after gluing. What to do in this case, what it comes from and in what cases it can be fixed - we will tell in this article.

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Causes of transillumination trellis.

In order to avoid such problems, it is necessary to find out the reasons why the wallpaper is visible after gluing.

Reason 1

Selected too thin and light canvases with a very pale pattern (or without). You can identify a possible problem even in the store when buying finishing material. To do this: attach a roll of trellis to some multi-colored surface and see if the contours of the picture are visible. If the surface does not shine through and the pattern is invisible, then the decorative finish will look great on the wall.

If you pasted a wallpaper, and they shine through - what to do? First of all, check on the trim of a dry canvas, whether a multi-colored surface is visible through it. If everything is in order and the surface does not appear through dry wallpaper, then most likely you should not panic, because after complete drying (in a day) the spots will disappear.

Well, if you're unlucky, and the colors are visible through the dry trellises, you will have to re-stick everything, replacing the finishing material.

Reason 2

Pasted on the wall wallpaper for painting. Manufacturers specially produce canvases for painting more transparent and thin, because they expect that the owners will paint them. Under such trellises, spots appear almost always.

Important! Before buying decorative material, be sure to check the markings on the roll.

If you have already pasted the wallpaper, and they shine through - what should I do? The answer is simple - buy a suitable paint in the store and apply it after the paintings have completely dried.

Reason 3

A thorough preparation of the surface for light trellis has not been carried out. The most appropriate means of prevention and solution to the problem would be a thorough surface preparation, which includes, in addition to conventional manipulations, even the color of the wall. In this case, you don’t have to worry about having to redo all the work.

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How to paint the walls under the wallpaper, so as not to shine through?

Very often it is at the final moment of repair, when the walls are already aligned and the wallpaper is bought that there are problems with the fact that the wallpaper is shone after gluing, What should I do in this case? If the walls did not extend with finishing putty, then contrasting spots from plaster and putty mixtures will appear on the finishing material. In addition, non-woven trellis can shine through not only these colored “islands”, but also putty seams. Some ways to solve this problem will be described below.

Surface color alignment can be achieved with:

• Pasting with white paper.
• The use of white paint.
• Putties on the surface with a white primer under the wallpaper.

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Using a white primer

In the age of modern technology, and modern finishing materials from a variety of options, we recommend choosing a quality solution from trusted manufacturers, for example, using a white primer for Tikkurila Varma trellis.

The advantages of a white primer are obvious:

• Excellent adhesion. The primer can even be applied to galvanized metal.
• Does not soften when exposed to water or glue. This is very important for pasting decorative products.
• Perfectly levels the absorbency of the substrate. In other words, such a situation does not arise that somewhere the glue has already absorbed and thickened.

Important! White primer Tikkurila Varma (Varma) is recommended by the manufacturer for use under decorative wall cladding. 5% dilution with water is allowed.

Step-by-step instructions for using the primer:

1. Take a clean container.
2. Pour 1 liter of primer and 50 ml of water into the container.
3. Mix the ingredients thoroughly with a paint mixer.
4. Apply the prepared mixture to the surface using a roller with a pile height of 10 mm.
5. If the surface is too contrasty, then after 3 hours, apply a second coat of primer. After two layers of soil, the wall will become perfectly white and matte.
6. After the primer has completely dried, proceed to decorate the surface.

Advice:

• Before buying a white primer, calculate how much it will be needed from the following calculation: 1 liter of primer is enough for 5-7 square meters. m for absorbent substrates. Primer for wallpaper for sale in containers of 9 liters and 2.7 liters.
• If colored trellises or with a pattern are visible, then soil the soil in any of the available colors.

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How to glue non-woven wallpaper?

Non-woven trellis is a very beautiful finishing material. It has an embossed texture and a lot of advantages:

• The increased durability.
• Plastic.
• Environmental friendliness.
• Not afraid of water.
• It passes air perfectly.
• Allows you to hide small defects.

Non-woven trellis can be chosen with a ready-made picture or painted independently. Any person who does not have any building skills can glue the non-woven, because the main advantage of such a finishing material is that the glue needs to be applied only to the surface. The glue is applied to the wall with a special brush (mowls), a roller or a regular brush.

Important! The method of applying glue to the wall is best verified with the instructions on the roll. Since non-woven wallpapers are “heavy” materials, special glue should be used to work with them.

There are situations when after sticking non-woven wallpaper shines through - what should I do? After complete drying, dark plasterboard patches or spots from old finishing materials may appear on the canvases. Do not forget that the non-woven is transparent, so before you decorate the wall, it must be carefully processed.

Important! Before gluing paintings, it will not be superfluous to check their transparency in a well-lit room, especially if the wallpaper is bright.

But if the problem has already happened, then there are two ways out:

• Paint the glued canvases in a more saturated color.
• Remove canvases and paint the wall. Trellis can be removed easily, as they are also of good quality glue that you used. The only advice is to do everything carefully and slowly so as not to tear the canvas.

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We hope that on this basis you will make the choice in favor of the wallpapers and tips for eliminating transillumination that are right for yourself. We think our tips helped you decorate the walls with decorative material and the final result did not disappoint you!