Can You Paint Over Old Wallpaper Paste. Painting over it is no short-term solution. The bottom line is.
It can take a lot of elbow grease and patience to make sure that you get every spec of paper and wallpaper paste. And you dont paint over it. While painting or texturing over wallpaper is feasible in some cases it is important to understand the issues so as to avoid even more work fixing problems down the line.
Posted by le morte de bea arthur at 246 AM on May 23 2008.
Over time this chemical can soak into the wall covering and even harden. Removing wallpaper is usually a pain. And also consider that while removing wallpaper can be a major hassle removing wallpaper that has been painted over is an even more major hassle. The worst part is over.