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    May 1, 2007, 06:12 AM
    Painting furniture and over wallpaper
    Can anybody advise me on how to paint a pine chest of drawers and bed which has a varnish on it please. I would also like to know if I can paint over wallpaper which is gold and slightly patterned with a coco colour - Many thanks
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    May 1, 2007, 07:26 AM
    You need to clean the varnish by washing with mineral spirits and 0000 steel wool. Wipe with lint free towel and prime with a good sealing primer, possibley Kilz primer. Lightly sand the primed surface with very fine sand paper (220) and wipe with a tack cloth. Ready for paint.
    The wallpaper is a different story. Painting wall paper with a metallic surface has never produced great results for me. Before painting wall paper have you tested a corner to see how hard it would be to remove it? Once you paint wall paper you have made it much more difficult to remove in the future.
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