How to apply a liquid wallpaper

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In this article, we will consider the independent application of liquid wallpaper, consisting of a mixture of cellulose fibers and a glue binding component. They have advantages over roll materials: ease of application, wear resistance, great decorative. They are also pleasant to the touch, like fabric wallpaper, and most importantly quality - they can be washed off the surface and applied elsewhere without loss of decorative and technical qualities.

Contents

  1. Classification
  2. Step-by-step instruction
  3. Video of applying liquid wallpaper

Before gluing liquid wallpaper, it is necessary to prepare the surface accordingly: it must be leveled, ground and primed. In cases where the surface and material have different, incompatible colors, they produce a color in the background color.

Classification

As for the composition, they are divided into:

  • cellulose;
  • silk;
  • cellulose and silk.

There is no fundamental difference in the application, but the decorative effect of their composition is different, besides the silk-based compounds are more durable. There are several technologies for correctly applying liquid wallpaper, including manual and mechanized methods of application. The manual method is carried out with the help of a PVC grater or roller, while the mechanized method is performed using a compressor spraying the material onto the surface.

On sale there are ready-to-use materials, others will have to be diluted in water in a predetermined proportion, add dyes and other components. Depending on the manufacturer, the cooking process may look different. In any case, the material is carefully rubbed by hand without the use of a mixer, it is possible to stir at low speed with a screwdriver. The impregnated composition settles up to 12 hours, after which it is again mixed and, if necessary, is additionally closed by a small amount of water.

Step-by-step instruction

Manual or mechanized method, the application of liquid wallpaper is arranged from top to bottom with grippers of a width of 1-1.5 m. The layer is applied by the tool movements from the bottom to the top, smoothing - from top to bottom. Thickness 2-3 mm( if necessary, it can be applied 5 mm), within 10 minutes the fresh applied layer is subject to correction, after which the setting begins and it is no longer possible to touch it. Work is continuous from corner to corner, until the whole plane of the wall is closed.

On the video you can observe the process of applying liquid wallpaper, which practically does not differ from the application of decorative plaster( liquid wallpaper is also called silk plaster).You can also create a relief by going through the texture roller on the surface 5-6 hours after application. It is important to control the temperature in the room so that it does not fall below +10 degrees for at least the first 12 hours. If you apply liquid wallpaper roller, then you need to take a roller with a long pile.

Especially carefully it is necessary to process places around light sources( wall lamps, floor lamps), in the evening to perform work under the lamp. Connections of different colors, moldings and baguettes should be pre-covered with paint tape, but preferably shortly before the work, since it has the property of peeling off.

Liquid wallpapers are still good in that they can be applied both independently and with an assistant - the complexity of this no longer becomes unlike the roll wallpaper. Of the negative qualities can only be noted that they collect dust, because of what they are called "dust collector".

Video for the application of liquid wallpaper

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