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Holding Scenery with Wallpaper Paste

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Posted by doctorwayne on Monday, September 25, 2017 10:08 PM

This may not apply to current-day wallpaper pastes, but I've see cases where older wallpaper was stripped, leave a fairly heavy layer of dried paste on the wall.  It was very difficult to wash off, and seems to be quite a magnet for silverfish.  I was eventually able to remove it using sandpaper, and the silverfish haven't re-appeared.

Wayne 

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Holding Scenery with Wallpaper Paste
Posted by SeeYou190 on Monday, September 25, 2017 8:49 PM

OK... So I am working on my 1:1 cardboard layout again... I decided to use it to experiment with a few scenery techniques. Nothing to lose. It is going in the trash anyway.

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I have a tub of wallpaper paste on hand from a previous project. I decided to use it to hold the scenery base layer in place. I have always used either White Glue or Matte Medium previously.

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This stuff is wonderful! It stays on slanted surfaces much better than either Matte Medium or White Glue. The Woodland Scenics #T49 fine grene blend seemed to stick to it just fine. I sprayed a mist of 5:1 diluted white glue over it when I was done. So far all is OK.

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I have never read about anyone using wallpaper paste to hold scenery in place before. What does anyone know about this? Is there a long-term reason not to use this product? The cardboard layout model will not be around long enough to get any long-term results.

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-Kevin

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