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04:30PM | 08/31/13

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I have a plaster ceiling covered with wallpaper. Is there anything I can do to cover it without removing the paper?

BV002046

11:14AM | 09/09/13

If the paper is solidly bonded, you can use an oil based primer and then cover it with a latex ceiling paint. If the seams overlap, you can feather them with joint compound, sand and then prime and paint

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