Sanding walls - tips etc ?

Zola.

I have most of the wallpaper off in our new house, the next stage is probably sugar soaping them to get all the sticky stuff off ?

After that I guess sanding. I bought a pole sander and will use that when the walls are clean.

What grit of sandpaper should I use? The walls are all solid, no dry walls.

Crinkmeister

Why on Earth are you sanding walls?

Zola.

Because they are coarse and need sanding?

DRP

Is it an old house with lime plaster (roughish, whiteish) or is it rough because of disrepair? (cracking , blistering)

Zola.

Its a house from the 1960s. The plaster is a grey colour. The house had only ever had one family in it, and they wallpapered almost every room!!

I have taken it all off with a steamer carefully, no scores or anything..... just feels rough. There's the odd settlement crack in the corners which I can fill in easily.

When I rub my palm on the wall back and forth it is rough and not smooth.

richy999

I did the same thing after removing the wallpaper in our lounge. It was rough enough to need some attention but not enough to warrant a re-skim.


I found 120 grid was perfect for smoothing the surface down. It's abrasive enough to remove the lumps and bumps and provide a nice key for the paint.


A few tips...


Go over the room 1st with a scraper to remove any serious bumps then you are ready to sand.
Seal the room you are sanding from the rest of the house and open the window.
Wear a decent face mask and goggles.
When you think you've finished sanding... a quick coat of paint will highlight all the areas you've missed and you can start all over again.




Have fun :-)

al69

Be prepared for the huge amounts of dust this is going to create. I have a proffesional sander that extracts the dust and even using this you still get a fair bit.
I bought this because of using a wall sanding pole and because of how much dust it was creating.

Just so you are aware.