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Paint Over a Rag-Rolled Wall?

16 years ago

Our bathroom was painted by the previous owners of our house with some sort of rag rolling or plastic wrap treatment. There is a subtle texture to the wall paint.

Has anyone painted over a texture like this? Just wondering if we'll be happy with it, or if we should take the extra step of sanding the walls first.

Thanks!

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Kathleen McGuire
16 years ago
I would go ahead and sand first just to save myself the trouble of finding out that I SHOULD have sanded first. It's a small prep step and will probably be worth it.
andreadeg
16 years ago
You probably don't need to sand first. I'd do a test patch first and see what it would look like before i went to the trouble of sanding. Prime first, and then apply 2 coats of paint on a small patch. I'm betting it will be fine without sanding.
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sue36
16 years ago
Assuming these are smooth walls (rather than textured, which are common in some parts of the country), I would sand first.

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