Wallpaper backer still on unprimed drywall - cant remove. Painting over - what primer do I use?oil or water?

oilWallpaper backer still on unprimed drywall - cant remove. Painting over - what primer do I use?oil or water?
really, you probably don't wanna hear this but you should sand or get a chemical stripper like sodium triphosphate and get as much off as possible for the best finishWallpaper backer still on unprimed drywall - cant remove. Painting over - what primer do I use?oil or water?
Hello LM616...(great question!)


would you believe that in another life this is what i did fer a livin'? %26amp; I know that sometimes it's impossible to remove the wallpaper or backing from drywall without tearing it to pieces.


(if you do then it's even worse...one time we had to use a shellac to repair someone elses big mess after they did that! Whew!! bad memories...)


Okay...Stay away from the water based stuff as the remaining paper backing is going to expand and form bubbles if you don't...not good.


Use a good primer sealer. there was a product i used called ';kilz'; but there are others that are good too.


Sand it real good as it's all about the prep... and remeber, don't sweat the small stuff!


When ur finished we'll all come over and admire your beautiful work!!!


good luck.





by the way...will u pleez pick this as best answer. U R sweet if u do! thin-Q vry mch!
I have removed wallpaper from unprimed drywall many times. In fact, just did some more last week. The backing will come off but it takes patience. You need a bottle that will spray a mist, a bottle with an adjustable nozzle. Anything like an old window cleaner bottle, any spray bottle. Fill the bottle with hot water and set bottle to mist. Spray a small area at a time perhaps a foot by foot section. The idea is to dampen the wallpaper backing without drenching the drywall. It can be done. Then peel of the backing gently. Do not use scraping tools. The word here is gently. If it is still hard to come of mist again. It should be wet but not soaked where water is running down. You can paint over however you can expect bubbles from the backing loosening as you are priming. Some will disappear but others will now have loose spots where it has loosened from the drywall. I wouldn't suggest sanding unless you are good at it either. You are more likely to sand through the drywall paper and create even more problems. How good are you at wallpapering? They now have a white stiff wallpaper that is a wallpaper liner sold at major wallpaper places. Because it is heavy weight, meant to hide wall imperfections, it may be your best solution. Then prime and paint or wallpaper over.