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fordy
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 Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 6:44 pm Post subject: grade of lining paper? |
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What do u tend to use?
I personally always use 1400, easier to handle and if your lining to sort out defects in walls why use 1000 or lower?
Discuss? |
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Welsh Decorator
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| Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 6:49 pm Post subject: Re: grade of lining paper? |
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| fordy wrote: |
What do u tend to use?
I personally always use 1400, easier to handle and if your lining to sort out defects in walls why use 1000 or lower?
Discuss? |
Why would you always use 1400?  there are different grades for different jobs.
Or is it that you find the very thin ones hard to work with?
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bobbie-dazzler
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I must admit I do favour the 1400, I have used 1200, but I prefer 1400, at first I couldnt get on with it, but am used to it now. :grin:
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| Ditto Bobbie, used to use 1200 until I found a good local supplier and once you get used to the extra soaking I wouldn't use anything else unless its simply a liner for a fine finish paper in which case I go back to 1200 or even 1000 if its a good finish on the walls. |
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Have Brush Will Travel
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Deepends on what im doing...
If the walls are to be painted and the customer wants a pukka finish I would go for a 800 grade fellowed by a six hundred
If it was to be papered over then maybe a 1000 grade
I find the higher the grade the more the texture on the 'paper'.
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brushmate
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| Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 9:33 pm Post subject: |
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| What make of lining paper are you guys all using we usually use mav / erfurt |
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fordy
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| Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 10:04 pm Post subject: |
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I use mav and can hang pretty much anything given to me!!!!
I am a qualified decorator.
Just asking wasnt looking for sarcastic comments on my ability to hang paper.
I agree with poster saying it has less texture but 90% of the time who is going to notice!! |
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brushmate
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| Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 10:07 pm Post subject: |
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| We mostly use 1400 some jobs 1700. If its going under a paper 1000. |
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Hoovie
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| Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 10:10 pm Post subject: |
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| fordy wrote: |
I agree with poster saying it has less texture but 90% of the time who is going to notice!! |
I'm no decorator but found this thread interesting 
On the point of texture, I had a P&D do my last house and had lining paper on all walls and ceilings (old 1930's with original plaster).
No idea what grade of paper was used (felt quite 'heavy' though ), but I DID notice a distinct texture on the walls though - more then I would have expected.
Didn't worry me particularly though, as the texture was consistent throughout.
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feva
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| i love using 1700 mav paper, i really enjoy hanging it, |
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Telmay
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| I use 1200 or 1700 brewers own - goes up and looks good :grin: |
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peter c
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Interesting post guys. I am stripping off some grotty vinyl faced paper and am about to attack the backing paper still left on the walls. In the past I have used 800 grade paper but unless the wall is really smooth I think this is too thin. I will see what Brewers have.
In the last room I decorated just before Christmas I used bobbie-dazzlers tips on lining paper and they worked a treat.
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Hoovie
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| Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 4:13 pm Post subject: |
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couple of questions ....
I am guessing there is no 'right' side to lining paper? I put some Brewers own brand 1400 grade up and there are slight shade differences to some pieces - I am assuming this is due to natural variances that don't matter by the time the paper is decorated.
It there anything that needs to be about any paste overspill over then wiping off? e.g. no problem with paint adhering (planning on using dulux trade diamond white as undercoat, thinned with floetrol)
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Welsh Decorator
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| Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 5:44 pm Post subject: |
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Years ago, there used to be a slight difference between front and back in texture, but it was very slight, so as not to notice, but you did and still do get a variation in colour, when all said and done, it does come from timber, with all the inherrent variations. 
Paste wise, unless it's a big 'Gob' of it, then you will have nothing to concern your self with.
Still want to see piccies, then we might considder you a 'Hounery Decorator' 
Hoovie ...... 
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bobbie-dazzler
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| Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 6:01 pm Post subject: |
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All what WD
Sometimes the paper will have a slight difference in shade, that can be due to having no sellophane round it, and if the light hits it.
if you put your normal LP on the walls, its like a magnolia colour, you leave it for a couple of weeks unpainted and it turn whitish. 
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