Fiberglass fabric (painter's felt) excess glue at the seams

[KrilleLe]

Hello,

So yesterday we put up fiberglass wallpaper (non-woven wallpaper) on newly plastered walls. The walls had been primed before we started. We quickly noticed that the wallpaper wasn't holding well at the seams, so we brushed a little extra glue on the seams on the outside of the wallpaper, which we totally regret now. Today, when we started painting, we immediately noticed big differences in the wallpaper where we applied glue on the outside.

My question is, is there any "trick" to try to fix this? Can you try to "dissolve" the glue somehow and then try to wipe off most of it? Is it possible to take a fine (180 grit) sandpaper and try to sand it down?

All tips are welcome as we need to finish the renovation before the baby arrives in 2 weeks

 

[Tompafix]

Hi,

Yesterday we put up fiberglass fabric (paint felt) on newly spackled walls. The walls were treated with a primer before we started. We quickly noticed that the fabric didn't hold well at the seams, so we brushed a little extra glue on the seams on the outside of the fabric, which we totally regret now. Today when we started painting, we immediately noticed big differences in the fabric where we applied glue on the outside.

My question is, is there any "trick" to try to fix this? Can you try to "dissolve" the glue in some way to then try to wipe away most of it? Is it possible to take a fine (180 grit) sandpaper and try to sand it?

All tips are welcome as we need to finish the renovation before the baby arrives as there are 2 weeks left

What is the biggest difference? Does the glue stand out? It might be as simple as the paint absorbing more where there's no glue. How many times have you painted?

 

[KrilleLe]

What is the biggest difference? Does the glue stick out? It could be as simple as the paint absorbing more where you don't have glue. How many times have you painted?

This here is probably the worst on the wall. (see picture)

We have only painted once with primer. But it's clearly visible, and as it looks, painting over it won't be enough since a thick layer of glue seems to have dried there.

I'm wondering if it would help to try wetting it with water + sponge and try to "wash" away the glue and hope it dissolves a bit, since we got that effect when we started painting it.

 

[useless]

One alternative might be to roll glue onto the entire wall? That way, less paint is also needed.

 

[KrilleLe]

One alternative might be to roll adhesive on the entire wall? Then it would also use up less paint.

Will it give any effect though? Since all the walls are already primed, will the adhesive penetrate through the paint, it was quite thick, thicker than regular paint.

 

[useless]

Yes, if you have already painted, it's too late. You can only hope that the color becomes a bit more even when the fabric is saturated with paint.

 

[Tompafix]

This here is probably the worst on the wall. (see image)

We have only painted once with primer. But you can clearly see them, and as they look now, it won't be enough to just paint over since a thick layer of glue seems to have dried there.

Wondering if it would help to try wetting them with water + sponge and try to "wash" away the glue and hope it dissolves a bit, because that was the effect we got when we started painting them.

Try washing away the glue. It might be difficult now that the primer has dried. Otherwise, you'll have to apply more paint and possibly fill and sand a bit where it's worst.

 

[KrilleLe]

I have tried to "wash" away the glue, and the result was surprisingly good

However, I have another question, can you apply new glass fiber fabric on a primed glass fiber fabric? We have applied glass fiber fabric on our newly built gypsum ceiling, but we haven't smoothed the boards along the width, just placed them next to each other so there is a gap visible on the fabric. The idea was to cut a 5cm wide groove and fill it together with a paper strip, but the question is whether you can apply new glass fiber fabric on the existing one that is already primed.

 

[garvin]

Sucks less where you have glued. Sand the entire surface lightly. Before you paint the 2nd time..
May need to paint 3 times. To ensure the surface is saturated.