How To Prevent Wallpaper Tearing When Trimming Or Cutting

[@BillsAllotmentDiary]

Watching you over the past few months has given me the confidence to go back into the trade even if it is a part time small jobs. I've watched and gathered more knowledge and remembered tricks etc from when I was doing this full time so now I use your videos as a prompter a holly grail lol

[@PaintingandDecorating]

Thank you glad we can help...

[@andrewlaurence8670]

Thank goodness for this had all these issues yesterday and it's all making sense now.

[@belliveaufamily7476]

What do you recommend to use when splicing snaglypta wallpaper? Thanks.

[@grayhalf1854]

I take on most jobs in my place - woodwork, plumbing, electrics etc... but the job I dislike the most is decorating, especially hanging paper! Ask me to move a rad and I'm eager to get stuck in but line and paint a room I dread!! Useful video tho, I think I'll try cutting with scissors rather than a blade, seems much safer.

[@PaintingandDecorating]

Thanks yes scissors safer cheaper.. blades are needed in the tool box.

[@jamesdavies4199]

Have you tried the OLFA blades?

[@PaintingandDecorating]

Olfa Corporation is a Japanese manufacturer of utility knives, founded in 1956 in Osaka, Japan. The name is derived from the Japanese words oru and ha. The company is known for inventing the snap-off blade and the rotary cutter. Have not used this make but will check them out.

[@jamesdavies4199]

@@PaintingandDecorating They are very sharp and seem to last longer.

[@ascno1970]

olfa 18mm & 9mm are the biz, only prob with 9mm is that they can snap far too easy especially if you have a new blade on & have it too far pretruding when cutting , nearly took my eye a few times!!! but they are def sharoest tool in the box 👌

[@PaulDurston]

I tried a few things and settled on the OLFA 12.5mm blades.. trick is snapping a new one regularly.

[@TheWESTSIDE1967]

Why i paste the wall not the paper even though it may be a paper that states otherwise, not had any problems expanding or shrinkage etc, most new papers are now paste the wall anyway i found

[@laddersman]

i have been looking at single edge razor blades . have you used them if so any good like for splicing ?

[@markrowland5393]

Agree with what you say but now I always use scissors. Have tried the other methods but always wind up tearing the paper. I find that scissors are much slower but less risky.

[@PaintingandDecorating]

Yes best to get the job finished with no bumps along the way. stress free

[@SaxJockey]

First papering job ever...came to the same conclusion, good scissors; slow but reliable. A taping knife and a sharp blade seems to work effortlessly BUT I have seen experienced people drag and tear the paper probably due to the snags pointed out on this vid (irregular surface does not support the soaked/soggy paper).

[@Chad-ski]

Great stuff. Will use your advice next time 😁

[@McGeezle]

What's the soaking time for 1400 & 2000?

[@PaintingandDecorating]

Between 10 to 15 minutes... Lots of paste... Thanks

[@McGeezle]

@@PaintingandDecorating I thought I had a lot of paste and left it for 15 minutes then when I went to hang it, water was dripping off it. What does that mean

[@georgecclifford8235]

I much prefer to use a knife and a spatula but as you say with some wallpaper they will rip so scissors for the thinner paper is the best way , some of the wallpaper that is around now and if I'm honest isn't marvellous so how they expect joe public to hang it I will never know, like yourselves I've been at it gor many years and even now I have to take my time with some of it and when hanging thick lining paper I will sometimes use scissors to keep my hand in at using them and cutting nice and straight every time

[@danieladams7919]

So agree the lining paper sold in Toolstation and Wickes is dreadful stuff to work with.q

[@georgecclifford8235]

@@danieladams7919 I can't say I've used it, not that I remember, Bromborough Paints now known as Paintwell is where I would normally get it

[@carguillo1]

Thank you for the advice

[@PaintingandDecorating]

your welcome.

[@mickyruddy6974]

Tidy advice again sir ! 👍

[@PaintingandDecorating]

Thank you.

[@2010gtoner]

THAT SPACHLER is that military-grade, lol, good stuff.

[@PaintingandDecorating]

Thanks we usually use the spachler only for cutting tops of paper, when there is no ceiling line to cut to. Use a spirit level to make some small pencil marks... then spachler to line up and cut straight.

[@davidpearce1934]

As always very helpful advice

[@PaintingandDecorating]

Thank you.

[@andrewmcgeorge7820]

This why we can charge a decent price per roll

[@scarcieiani5763]

My wallpaper t'rr's all the time

[@PaintingandDecorating]

Scissors best way to go. Thanks