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[quote:Shadow Dance:MV81MTIzNzY4Xzk0MDEyODk1Xzc5NzYzMTQ0] [quote:Larry D. Croc:MV81MTIzNzY4Xzk0MDEyNzU2XzQ3OTY2OENG] How much paint do you have? Enamel is generally "thicker" paint and doesn't cover as many square feet. If it were me? I'd be using a heat gun to remove the old wallpaper as a first step. Next, I'd be putting the paint I bought on either the local Nextdoor site or Craigslist to get rid of it rather than trying to "make it work". Third, as already suggested I'd use drywall "mud" to create the plastered look I wanted and let it cure a good three/four weeks before painting with a good alkyd (water based, not oil based) primer paint. Lastly, use the final coat cover I wanted in the first place. [/quote] Thank you so much for your advice ... but it is beginning to sound like a lot more work than I anticipated - especially if I have to take off the vinyl wall covering first ... which may not even be vinyl considering how old it is ... but it is not coming down anywhere ... it's still in great shape but it is an ivy print that I really really hate ... and thought I could make look like plaster if I added something to the paint ... but you are talking about painting over my "mud" concoction .... I was hoping to put it all on at one time with a trowel .... is that possible in your opinion? [/quote]
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I bought some enamel to paint my woodwork, but it turned out to be "antique white" and I waited too long to return it ... I thought that I could use it, instead on my dinning room walls - but I really wanted to "plaster" them ... to complete my "farmhouse" ambiance and make sure I cover the raised pattern on the wall paper that is up there now
seems that plastering walls is a long forgotten art - and I can't even find it for sale (for wall application), much less in any color - but the tools to apply it are still available
Here's my question - I have "googled" it every way I can, but never got a straight answer ... so I am asking GLP for advice ... because I have a bag of grout that has been sitting in the garage for years now, taking up space - and I thought that if I added some grout to the paint, I might get the "plaster" look on the walls that I was hoping for
it seems that grout and joint compound are very similar products - that can be used on walls (as well as tile) - and other than the buckets they are sold in - seem somewhat interchange able in the answers I received from google
if I could add the grout to the paint, would I be making a product I would be happy with - OR before I attempt this could you tell me if they are even chemically compatible ... I don't want to waste either of them and was hoping someone here knows - or has done this before - I don't want to do this if it will fall off the walls once it dries ... I am using enamel so that I can wash these wall - and to cover some Self adhesive wall paper that I hate ... and don't want the bother to take down because its been up there for decades (before I moved in) and is still in good shape and I'm afraid it will damage the drywall
actually I looked for some self adhesive wall paper that looked like plaster ( it is really the easiest and cheapest way to remodel) - but they don't have the color I want - and will settle for the "antique white" - if I can make it look like plaster because enamel on the walls is only practical in the bathroom - this is hi-gloss enamel so it would really look tacky IMO - but I think it would make a great looking textured wall that would catch the light in an otherwise dark dinning room
what say you wise DIYers of GLP ... before I make a costly time-consuming mistake ?
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