Make a beautiful and stylish wall coveringquite possible, you can use wallpaper for this. How to choose wallpaper for painting and how practical is this option? Today, such coatings are available in various versions. They have different characteristics.
Table of wallpaper varieties.
Types of wallpaper for painting
How to choose paintable wallpaper? Today, you can find a variety of options on the market, among which the following are in demand:
Wallpaper marking.
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Coloring compositions
Color matching chart.We have already found out what kind of wallpaper is needed for painting. Now it is worth dwelling on the compositions. Today, manufacturers offer the following options for paint and varnish compositions for wallpaper:
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How to choose paint and varnish compositions?
Scheme for calculating the amount of paint.In order for paintable wallpaper to be painted correctly, it is necessary to select compositions that fully correspond to the coating and working conditions. You can use the selection criteria:
For paper wallpapers it is better to use latex ones.paints that can be applied in a thin layer that does not weigh down the coating. For paper, you can use different types of compositions, but it is latex that provide the best conditions. If you need to save money, it is better to use PVA-based products. For non-woven wallpaper, you can use acrylic and latex compositions. The surface of the wallpaper is painted first from the back, and then from the outside (after gluing the coating to the wall). In this case, paintable wallpaper is decorated only with acrylic compositions. Any type of paint is suitable for vinyl and fiberglass coatings. For dark rooms, it is best to use light cold tones, which will visually make the room larger and more spacious. Saturated colors are suitable for brightly lit rooms. A popular way to paint walls is to combine paints, using two or more layers of different shades. Return to contents</a>
Painting wallpapers
The process of painting walls with a roller.Painting wallpaper is not a very difficult job. To change the design of the room, you need to choose the coating and paint, and then get to work. For painting, you will need to prepare:
- wallpaper of the selected type;
- adhesive for coating;
- a container for stirring the glue;
- rollers or brushes for applying glue;
- Paints and brushes for coloring;
- plastic tray for paint;
- Painting tape;
- ruler, simple pencil, building level;
- knife with replaceable blades.
First you need to do the marking, thenwhat - prepare wallpaper glue. The sheets are applied to the wall in accordance with the selected type, if necessary, an overlap is observed. After the entire room is decorated, you can prepare for painting. Use paint of the required shade, or tint it. In the second case, you need to add a special tinting composition to a large container, then stir the mixture until a uniform shade is obtained. If the color is too dark, then add white base paint, after which stirring is carried out until the desired tone is obtained. Experts advise to do tinting at the time of purchase. It is difficult to independently obtain exactly the shade that is needed by mixing different portions of paint. You need to start painting the wallpaper for painting when about 2-3 days have passed from the day of gluing. The glue must have time to dry. Masking tape should be glued to the joints of the walls with the ceiling, baseboards. The paint is poured into a plastic tray, it should soak the roller pile well. The excess should be removed by rolling the roller on a special corrugated surface of the tray. Wallpaper for painting is painted from top to bottom, the movements should be smooth and even. The paint should lie on the coating evenly, no drips are allowed. Places near the baseboard and ceiling, in the inner corners are painted not with rollers, but with brushes. If possible, then the wallpaper for painting is decorated with a spray gun. In the latter case, the work will be done much faster, and the quality will be higher. The drying time of the coating depends on the type of paint. To transform the room, you can use wallpaper for painting. This is a special type of coating, which after gluing can be painted in any desired color. Use several tones at the same time. The painting process is not too complicated, you can do it yourself.
