Do I need to skim coat my drywall?

sylvesp

I've just removed 4 (four!) layers of wallpapers from my wall.
The bottom layer was applied without the drywall being primed
The wall has some sopts to repair but it isn't in terrible shape.

I am planning to put new WALLPAPER on the walls.

I understand that I have to:
1) Sand the walls.
2) Prime it.
3) Repair bad patches
4) Prime it again to cover the patches

Question: Do I have to apply 2 layers of skim coat? After all, sounds to me that for wallpaper I don't necessarily need a level 5 surface.

Thanks for your input.
Peter

bris

No, Just repair and size it, drywall should, after repair be smooth enough for wall paper. If it's not then you haven't repaired it properly.