wallpaper border problem

[penski_72]

:help: i repainted the office area and it has lightly textured walls. i hung up prepasted border, now the edges are curling both top and bottom. any ideas on what to do? :help:

[ProWallGuy]

Was the wall primed before the border was installed?
Did you hang with only the pre-paste, or add your own adhesive?

[penski_72]

i had repainted the walls, and no didn't add any extra adhesive.

[Chuck Berkman, CP]

Tim was asking about a primer specificly designed for wallpaper. It could well be that there was not enough paste on the border to begin with and/or the paste soaked into the paint leaving little or no paste on the surface to hold the border and/or the surface you are hung the border on is shiny...as in semi-gloss or even low sheen.
With an eye to salvaging this job, I suggest using a border adhesive brushed under both the top and bottom, allow to expand for a couple minutes, then smooth on to the surface. A heat gun might be handy to have on hand if it does not want to relax and stay down. Try to position yourself in a third world country when it comes time to strip it.
Chuck

[Chris Murphy]

Originally posted by Chuck Berkman, CP
Try to position yourself in a third world country when it comes time to strip it.
Chuck

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Yer killin'' me Chuck, yer killin' me!