Damaged Wallpaper Patch and Replacement - Spencer Colgan

[@vickimckernan11]

Your videos are thoroughly explained and they don’t make you feel like a dummy! Great job on all! Thank you!

[@ParisLondonRoma]

I watched about 2 dozen of your vids and tried a grasscloth (Serena and Lilly) feature wall for first time. Pasting, taping, double cuttting, outlets everywhere - what a workout. It came out pretty good. I thought I would have to do a panel over because it had a couple of small and light abrasions (from my table) that stood out like sore thumbs. Then I remembered how water soluable the color was (a marine blue) so I wet a scrap and lightly dabbed the abrasions with my pinky and the bluish runoff from scrap. I couldn't tell anything was ever wrong. A ham and egg solution to be sure but as a woodgrainer i've painted with glazed fingers a lot. Thanks for all the videos

[@keithferrio7240]

Spencer, I've seen all of your videos. My wife thinks I'm a nut, but I love them. I'm tackling a similar repair involving a wider area (removed drapery rod brackets) and a high quality textured random match vinyl (easier pattern than your grasscloth). I believe you butted the ends of the replacement pieces together in line with the existing vertical seam where on a new installation they would be double cut. Was that your process? I chose to remove the hollow wall anchors, fill with spackling and prime with Zinzer. In the video, I also didn't see you do anything regarding the old glue on the wall. Is there anything I should do about that other than wipe it as clean as possible with a damp rag? My wall was sized prior to the original install. The old glue is uniform with just some texturing that transferred from the back of the vinyl.

[@chubbysfc]

What’s the best way to apply adhesive?

[@spencercolgan]

According to the manufacturer instructions sir. The best!

[@agreenwood3478]

Much love, Spencer. Many thanks for the videos.

[@judyarmstrong8600]

Newish Subscriber, and fearless, to a fault DIY'ER ;) Last question, I promise at least for this week LOL! "IF" you have fixed a section of wallpaper that comes loose three times and it won't stay put...would you remove the entire panel and try with a new panel OR can you use the same piece again. I am using textured, paintable paper over manufactured home walls that are drywall covered in vinyl. Have previously done 2 other rooms no problem.

[@spencercolgan]

Use Roman extra tack glue

[@judyarmstrong8600]

@@spencercolgan You know originaly I did use Roman based on your recommendations. I ran out the other day and I live in a rural area and so could only buy Zinsser heavy duty 122...I wondered if that was the culprit. Should I remove and cut a new panel or reuse same panel?

[@spencercolgan]

@@judyarmstrong8600 What is the issue? Tell me what’s going on that makes you ask this question so that I can help answer

[@judyarmstrong8600]

@@spencercolgan I have some panels that days later have begun to curl and lift :0 I had done 2 rooms using Roman 880, then half way through this 3rd room I started using the Zinsser paste...and trouble started. One of the paper is prepasted and I still used Roman along with activating the paste on the paper. The feature wallpaper is not prepasted and it is lifting a week later.

[@spencercolgan]

@@judyarmstrong8600 lift it up and put paste under it. Push back down. Use 880.

[@johnnyoldskool6504]

Top job sir great repair

[@trudyportillo4586]

Good Job

[@paol505]

mic sounds crap. don`t talk into it directly. good vid tho.

[@dancordova4599]

Gracias por compartir buen tips de reparación éxitos 👍

[@spencercolgan]

Denada senor. Me gusta compartirlos.