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[quote:Shadow Dance:MV81MTIzNzY4Xzk0MDEzMTc0XzI3OUY3MEI2] OK, I think that I will take all your advice and try to make some "sample" products ... yes the enamel is very thick paint, and I am going to try the lime - to see if it will work to get the texture I want ... with a trowel - no doubt it will thicken it up - but will it dry right - and stick to the old wall paper? vinyl - (I'm thinking vinyl because it washes easily - but it may have been put up before they had the self adhering backside ... and if it is paper it wouldn't be much different than the surface of the dry wall ... at least that is my theory ... thanks for all your great advice ... I may end up getting the mud/joint compound - I've worked with that before and found it easy to apply and mix even when it came dry. [/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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