Jo, In my opinion, if the current wall can stand up to bathroom moisture, a properly applied coat of paint should also. Be aware that if there are any seams in the paper that can be felt or seen now, they will probably show up through the pait too. People have painted over wall paper for years, and we always prime and paint over drywall. I would make sure the wall is clean, put on a primer, and then the top coat. The trim should be sanded a little before paint is put over it. Blessings, Tom
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]on Behalf Of JoVina Harris Sent: Monday, March 02, 2009 10:32 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Looking for free advice Hi everyone! I am going to start working on a project to fix up my master bedroom and bathroom and I'm looking for advice. You see, I live in a trailer house and the walls are pre-papered sheet rock or what I would call wall board. ( the house was made in 1999) It's very thin and I want to paint over it and have been told that it won't work because I'll just be painting over the paper. I figured it could be primed or something to make it stick but I've been told that the humidity in the bathroom would mess it up and it's not going to work. Do any of you have any advice? I also want to paint the trim and it's cheap little thin pieces of crap that have some kind of veneer on them also. I'm interested in everything you have to say so let 'er rip! Jo V [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
