Best primer emulsion or blocker over shiney , patterned paper ?

[michealangelo]

Customer has a 30 year old faux metal laminated wallpaper

She wants to paint over it with a mid sheen sort of emulsion .....its also multi coloured ....its needs blocking and bonding in my opinion

I have suggested maybe johnstones stain away or something similar to give it a good base and seal it before top coats .....to obliterate the old paper ?

I have done work like this in the past with just a good quality slightly thinned high opacity , high coverage matt ? ......is this still a good approach or is the johnstones type bonding and sealing matt ......or even Zinser Bin red or Coverstain ....

 

[Wayners]

Bin aqua sticks well and great coverage.
My second choice if that was a problem would be coverstain although the smell is a bit much

 

[michealangelo]

Bin aqua sticks well and great coverage.
My second choice if that was a problem would be coverstain although the smell is a bit much

Thanks , I will price that up for her , if it's a sort of top grade version of the old 123 then that's great

 

[michealangelo]

Should I ease it slightly or go straight on with it ?

 

[michealangelo]

Bin aqua sticks well and great coverage.
My second choice if that was a problem would be coverstain although the smell is a bit much

Pardon our interruption...

Is this something you have used ?

If not I will go with the bin aqua

 

[michealangelo]

Bin aqua sticks well and great coverage.
My second choice if that was a problem would be coverstain although the smell is a bit much

In terms of a bonding , adhesion primer what do you go for ?

Cover stain I note is slow to cure and Bedec All Prime suggests a weeks ?

I like Crown PX4 ....but poor stain coverage

 

[Wayners]

Yeah I use bin aqua. Dries quickly. Sticks well. Stain blocks. Depends on the stain though but I don't think that paper would stain through paint?

No don't thin it. Read data sheet online for advice

 

[michealangelo]

Yeah I use bin aqua. Dries quickly. Sticks well. Stain blocks. Depends on the stain though but I don't think that paper would stain through paint?

No don't thin it. Read data sheet online for advice

It's for future work , if bin aqua is a good all rounder then I will stick with it

For bad staining I use wickes trade stain block , cures overnight