Repair is great. A high-quality and expensive repair is even more remarkable. But what if the budget is modest, but you want beauty and comfort?
Among modern finishing materials there are a lot of those that allow you to achieve excellent results for very modest money. Among them are liquid wallpaper.
They look great both on their own and in combination with other finishing materials. One-color smooth texture looks great together with a decorative stone, and multi-color types of liquid wallpaper (more expensive) are best used independently.
Let us dwell on their use.
Liquid wallpaper can be purchased at most hardware stores. A package with a dry mixture is enough for 4-5 square meters. meters.
The first step in applying liquid wallpaper is to clean the walls. Old wallpapers are removed with a spatula and spray gun, if necessary, the walls can be washed with water.
Then we inspect the walls for defects, the largest of them putty. Liquid wallpaper has the ability to visually level the surface, so you can not deal with small irregularities.
Before applying the composition, the walls should be primed a little. Instead of a primer, you can use a water-based paint - one coat will be enough.
Preparing liquid wallpaper before application does not present any difficulties. The mixture is diluted with warm water in a plastic container according to the instructions on the packaging, after which it is kept for the prescribed twelve hours (that is, the night before a working day).
You can add a little water immediately before application and mix well.
Liquid wallpaper is applied quite simply, only some skill is required. It is best to use an ordinary roller, although professionals use a spatula, but not everyone will succeed.
The technology is extremely simple: we take a little mass by hand and put on the surface, and then we level it. Thus we move across the entire surface without leaving empty spots, as if we are laying out a mosaic.To avoid joints, you can use the spray gun, wetting the edges of the “patches”.
Around the outlets, near the doors and baseboards, you can use a narrow spatula.
In order for the desired color to appear, the coating must dry properly. If immediately after applying the wallpaper the shade does not correspond to that indicated on the package, you should not immediately panic - you just need to be patient.
If liquid wallpaper is applied in places of intensive use, they should be covered with liquid glass on top.
