How to fix and disguise gaps and white lines in wallpaper seams

[@carolsmith4612]

Just been to b&q and told them John sent me !!!!!! Was going to take all the paper off because mine was really bad and it's worked a treat can't see the joins now. 😀

[@DanielJohnHowTo]

Good to hear, this is why we make the videos...

[@albrake8040]

Gentlemen, thank you very much for showing me this technique. I had a seam when I reglued wallpaper after a water leak caused it to separate from the sheetrock. I took a sample of the wallpaper to Lowes and they did a computer match which averaged the colors. As you suggested I focused the darker shades. I'm very pleased with the result. Had I not seen your video I was probably going to strip off the wallpaper and texture and paint the walls. This technique hid the seam very well so that it is not at all noticeable. You saved me a ton of work!

[@retroplank]

I loved your video. The camera guy has a delightful humor and speaker was so matter of factly confident. I smiled the whole time!

[@CrippledPotato]

To put it short- apply (color scanned) paint to the problematic area, instantly brush the area off with a clean wet sponge and go over the area with a clean tissue. Definitely worth a watch for a clear understanding. That said, I will now go try to fix my gaps. Thank you!

[@DanielJohnHowTo]

Thanks for sharing!

[@tonyphelan7856]

Jesus lads, 12 quid a roll?? That's as cheap as it gets... Never ever hang a dark paper on a light coloured wall. I recently hung a paper which cost €1200.00 PER ROLL. What should have been done here was to colour the edges with a WAX crayon before you started..

[@johniles7616]

Best tip on youtube, i could not believe how well it works, just takes the eye away from the problem

[@lesleyquigg9756]

Wow! So glad I saw this. Was going to do this a few weeks ago as my walls show through orange on the seams a tiny bit so annoying……your video gives me the confidence to try this now! Thank you!

[@DanielJohnHowTo]

Glad I could help!

[@GeorgiePotter]

Brilliant thank you! Just wallpapered my bedroom today and didn’t do a bad job, looks very neat until this happened in two places to the paper, now I know how to fix it. Thanks again!

[@DanielJohnHowTo]

Glad it helped!

[@FinishingTouchesWithAngel]

I knew KZbin wouldn’t fail me. Thank you! I hope it works with lighter paper as well. 🤞🏾

[@swagon4545]

To be honest, The walls with a white background can show white lines when joining... The problem I normally have is that, lot of wall papers today never join together the way they should.. Good video & thanks for the tips.. 👍

[@thedecorativelife]

You colour the edges before you roll out the paper. It's not usually the wall behind you can see, it's the white backing of the paper.

[@DanielJohnHowTo]

thank you for the tip

[@hEV6060842]

I put a black wallapaper on last year, I used a black dry wipe pen to hide the edges. I wiped off any excess, worked very well

[@laddersman]

when putting wallpaper use brush side to side instead of downwards motion . doing it down stretches wallpaper .

[@DanielJohnHowTo]

Thanks for the tip

[@anthonybradley9108]

Ok good tips but I will tell you simple way and save you a lot of bother .get your sample pot as you said then take your unopened wallpaper and only open at ends then sponge the paint lightly onto both ends as it is still tightly rolled inside it won’t creep onto wallpaper then just let it dry completely and you go to wall paper your edge will all be grey in your case and seem won’t be white .ive Been a decorator 30 years and it works for me hope it helps you

[@DanielJohnHowTo]

Good advice thank you.

[@Papershields001]

I’m a paperhanger in dc and i get away with this trick all the time, accept I’m even lazier. I just use a pack of crayola magic markers to stain it. As long as the value of the stain is darker than the backing color, those lines will disappear 9 times out of 10. However it’s still better to just to hang a proper butt seam to start.

[@jacksuwanpradit6992]

Rory Shields trust this guy, it works like magic. Magic markers are the best trick, color the sides

[@hdsmack7203]

This worked a treat for me with black wallpaper and where it shrank at seams it looked white. It was my last resort I must say, but boy boy boy did it work!! Absolutely fantastic. It saved the feature wall. Thank you for your time !!

[@singtracks]

Yes good old trade trick,,but this guy is trying to help this that have already messed up

[@michelledavey6462]

Magic! I have white vinyl paintable wallpaper - that the seams showed overnight. White paint it is ! Thank you so much.

[@DanielJohnHowTo]

You are so welcome!

[@lesleydarby4934]

This just happened to mine, same paper too, thanks for the tutorial, B&Q Today

[@stulogan2009]

Helps if you get the right colour!

[@MrJasdog107]

Have you tried just colouring the ends of the rolls before hanging .

[@DanielJohnHowTo]

James Smith no and others who commented have provided some really good solutions in addition to ours check them out

[@rainbowgirl4038]

Hi James what a great idea! What do you use to colour the ends please?

[@sickoftheleftwingscum]

Not you again I though you only commented on Alex Belfield videos ! 😁👍

[@derdian3]

You have to paint the whole wall the color of the paper if the paper is very dark and walls are light ,Touching up the seems can stain the paper sometimes .

[@FourOneProductionz]

Can also colour the edge of the wallpaper as it's rolled up

[@RobJonesRJ]

Is this Calico texture fabric effect wallpaper in black & silver?

[@DanielJohnHowTo]

it's not

[@boycematt1]

Just seen this and the obvious mistake is over soaking the paper. 10 mins is too long. Soaking for too long causes the paper to over expand as it absorbs the paste. You then get subsequent overshrinkage as it dries. The other issue is that oversoaked paper stretches very easily as you move it in to place which also causes gaps as it dries. I would always recommend lining paper as this helps and only let paper soak for more than a few minutes if you need the paper to be more pliable, when papering around tricky features etc. Last thing make sure heating is off in room while paper dries. Decorator 15+ years ^^This is a great tip however if you do end up with gaps

[@DanielJohnHowTo]

Great advice, thanks very much.

[@chrisr1177]

Its the heat. It’s happened to me with paste the wall paper.

[@MrSwanley]

I have to say that I tried this and was not too happy with the result. Immediately after it was done it looks invisible, but when the light direction changed it was possible to see a difference in reflection where the paint had been vs the rest of the wallpaper. It's a very slight effect, but once I'd seen it my eye kept being drawn to it. This was in my living room and I just hated the thought of having to eye that defect for the next twenty years. So in the end the only permanent cure was a second layer of the same wallpaper with the seams staggered with respect to the first. Luckily I had bought too much wallpaper and the really dark stuff was only on one wall.

[@DanielJohnHowTo]

Sorry to hear that, thanks for your comment though.

[@cmsmih1]

Actually works, all good, glad I saw this video

[@jayhorsley8282]

It's your soaking times always read the instructions Your supposed to use chalk its easier to wipe off

[@MrJasdog107]

You could colour the ends of the rolls with chalk of a similar colour before hanging the paper .Dark coloured papers on white back grounds are a pain. But your tip is good to deal with paper thats hung and dried out.

[@666wilf]

Is that just matt emulsion you use?

[@DanielJohnHowTo]

yep

[@stevehollingsworth1899]

Just tried this and it worked brilliantly for me. Many thanks

[@DanielJohnHowTo]

You're welcome!

[@trueblue2124]

Brilliant stuff - did you dip the sponge in water first? - great job thank you -

[@elliotjames8715]

Thank you. I've just wallpaper my first wall and the seams look awful was about to rip it down haha I'll give this ago first ha

[@michaelaryan7236]

Will try teally hope it works on my wallpaper.Thanks for the tip

[@carolm7037]

A fine line brush would be better, overspreaded with finger, also no sponge it spreads the colour too much a damp cloth and dab only

[@ImIsAnn]

This is brilliant, and this man is one of the best “explainers” on KZbin. 👍🏾

[@DanielJohnHowTo]

Glad you think so!

[@dlangeland4191]

Geniuses! This will be by weekend repair job. Hehe he stopped me from bringing out my markers

[@DanielJohnHowTo]

Good luck!

[@mkoen]

I tried this. Instead of having a white line, I now have a blue line. I would advise to use the lightest color instead of the darkest.

[@kenn1936]

AWESOME TIP!! A common problem solved!! Thank you very much.

[@DanielJohnHowTo]

You're welcome!

[@wingleburt3146]

Camera guy definitely used to film late 90 Ben Dover video s

[@RingPullPaulMetalDetecting]

Thanks mate you've saved me having to redo all the wallpaper.

[@DanielJohnHowTo]

No problem 👍

[@RingPullPaulMetalDetecting]

@@DanielJohnHowTo Amazing how well it worked. Price has gone up since you did it. £3.50 now but still saved me loads of time redoing it. Got more time to argue with Mrs now.

[@garyroe2929]

Paint that colour behind each length hung , mark out where each length will Hang , strike a line paint line as a plumb line would go , don’t do it over paper with sponge, when it’s dried see all swaging marks where the paper as been filled up , and marked , 👍 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧 in the end use ready mixed adhesive with seam roller don’t under soak they’ll never open up , 😜

[@mrfix-it2728]

Tip of the day. With dark grey paper charcoal the edge on the roll before you measure and cut to size. Both ends of the roll so the edge of every length is charcoal grey. Professional way. 👍🏼

[@DropShort105]

Hi Gents - great vid and saved me!!!! Thank you so much haha!

[@paulacraner9341]

Brilliant so glad I watched this, worked a treat.

[@monal3650]

Good, rec'd by youtube! as I have 'central heating' paper seam gaps quite strong! however, some say doesn't work well on white/pale colors. or use chalk, etc. in comments. good to know, Ihough u need a mike for this video as hard to hear u!

[@DanielJohnHowTo]

Mona L thank you, give it a try yourself and don’t listen to some people here half of them never do anything but have an opinion about everything

[@islandhopper88]

Amazing! Thanks

[@erinnicholson4438]

thank you Daniel, very cool

[@DanielJohnHowTo]

no problem, glad it helped

[@scottstoker8613]

To prevent this shrinkage , use a clay based adheshive rather than starch, based, thanks to Spencer Colgan for this tip.

[@DanielJohnHowTo]

Thanks for sharing

[@mariedamon5655]

How amazeing thank you x

[@mardiecepatrick6331]

Don't do this! It will show when it dries!!

[@DanielJohnHowTo]

Be careful how much you use and the colour, not suitable for every job as with most things.

[@jessedover6175]

I know for a fact, he F'd it up.

[@andrewanderson816]

As the light shines in at different times of the day at certaine angles youd still see the joines due to the gaps . It hasnt gone its coverd . Always line the wall first before papering as this would of held the paper in place during the drying stages. Also ready mix paste is probley the best to use here too . 12 pound a roll is very cheap paper imo .

[@jameskelly846]

Get a blackout curtain and cool the room down Get it right first time

[@DanielJohnHowTo]

good point if the room is south facing, doesn't do much for the air temperature which was high 20s at the time 5+ years ago.

[@zhagrace8044]

Our factory sells seamless wallpaper,a piece of cloth covered the whole wall.Don't worry about it

[@TheDAZZLINDAZ]

Any pictures of it when it is finished and dried? Lol...

[@DanielJohnHowTo]

no and it looked good despite experts here, also read through the comments there are other suggestions

[@SD-hs2pk]

Minute 3:00 for the meat of it! Thank you for sharing awesome!

[@SD-hs2pk]

A bit before for how to pick the color

[@0o32]

What you are doing you will This colour of the paper you should of sized the wall first with the paste Then this would never of happened it’s got nothing to do with the heat you have probably use the wrong paste

[@DanielJohnHowTo]

it's wallpaper paste you buy from any shop, this happened due to how hot the weather was.

[@ruthdunn4912]

Thank for advise, the same has happened to us, going to try this! 👍

[@DanielJohnHowTo]

No problem 👍

[@cappa1978]

Great 🎉

[@Istifsar]

I have gaps

[@headhayley123]

YOU LEGEND! Thankyou so much!

[@tedrobley1529]

I wish the Camera man would just stay quite, so irritating.

[@DanielJohnHowTo]

sorry about that.

[@jessedover6175]

0:40 ~ F*CK PAPER ????

[@Jack-fs2im]

mmmmm might try it ,thanx

[@hopdjandy]

Lining paper would stop shrinkage crossline then next day hang your paper no shrinkage at all. For sake of all that hassle

[@hdsmack7203]

So lining paper helps reduce shrinkage on the main wallpaper? Cool. Does it also help provide a better surface for the main wallpaper to sit on and reduce the moisture being sucked from paste if the wall Is porous? Thanks.

[@Nono-mm6zs]

And that is why....... the sell lining paper haha . Good tip form the guy for yea fgs decorate properly (lining paper) and then this shit don’t happen lol . Good comment lol

[@guyrosin19]

I does not always work, I have just hung a vinyl wallpaper over a cross lined wall and I can still see some lines and I used a seam Roller and gave the paper adequate drying times.

[@katieclark963]

God sake he goes on and on just get on with it and tell us

[@Stunl3y]

Oh dear those horrific stains all over the wall paper

[@pauls7623]

Good video thanks.

[@DanielJohnHowTo]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@leedrummond5896]

No buddy. Stay away from wallpaper.

[@DanielJohnHowTo]

Lee Drummond sorry too late

[@keizersoze8112]

Still stupidly expensive valspar paint

[@dannywhyte4492]

Can

[@alanpartridge6943]

Back in the good old days when expensive wallpaper was £12😄

[@jeanieoverton2475]

Get to the point!! So much wittering on!! 😡

[@DanielJohnHowTo]

are you not able to skip parts of the video like a normal person?

[@klinteriors74]

Why would you put wallpaper on the wall in first place

[@DanielJohnHowTo]

why not?

[@TheSmithyt]

🤣🤣12 quid a roll is about as cheap as you can get water on a dry surface you should be doing all the !wall did you line the wall ???

[@DanielJohnHowTo]

the wall wasn't that bad really, didn't't need to line it.

[@headhayley123]

@@DanielJohnHowTo mate, I bought some 2.99 rolls from tickhill garden centre, reduced to 25p each. Now that’s cheap lol.

[@gavpot]

I’ve been let out the dog house thanks!!! 🙌🏻

[@derekaustin203]

glad he’s not decorating my house

[@kathywhitaker11]

Absolutely rubbish! You should have applied 1200 grade lining paper which would eliminate the problem of shrinkage. Also soaking time was wrong and why would you want to put paint over a pre finished wallpapers?

[@peakyparttimers9362]

Kathy Whitaker yes you are correct with cross lining if paper is very thin. But this is a solution if you don't cross line. It's happened to me unfortunately and I didn't get paid as I am a self employed decorator. Just hate cheap wallpaper, always get thicker more dearer wallpaper. £12 is very cheap. But I do respect your view.

[@DanielJohnHowTo]

Thanks for your advice.

[@richarddavis4378]

@@peakyparttimers9362 The cost of the paper isn't always the issue, I have hung thousands of rolls over 30 + years as a decorator, from cheap £5 quid a roll stuff up to hundreds a roll, sometimes the expensive stuff is dreadful to hang. I would never do that though, I can't help thinking those dark patches where spread paint & not still drying out..

[@darkzerk7]

@@richarddavis4378 @Richard Davis The rolls costing £70 and upwards per roll are nearly always thicker, more durable and easier to hang. If you're going to look at them for the next 20 years you might as well not attempt to save a few pennies on the paper.

[@stephencurtis3865]

This bloke is mad how is that ever going to work ?

[@911928944]

You two need to get out more 😂

[@bobzthecat82]

Double commenting is so irritating to listen to

[@DanielJohnHowTo]

It's how we make our videos, sorry about that.

[@bendavies7571]

Too much talk