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Wallpaper hanging advice!

7 years ago

So I'm looking to hang a small amount of wallpaper as an accent in a kitchen, and the internet has be less that helpful of the precise products that are needed to do so. Two specific questions:
1) Do you need to use oil-based primers to mount wallpaper, or can you use water based ones? A lot of sites say "don't use oil based primers unless you are hanging wallpaper", but the most popular wallpaper primer appears to be Zinsser Shieldz which is water based. Also, what's the difference between that and an ordinary latex primer (eg Kilz)?
2) Is "universal wallpaper adhesive" ok for paint-the-paper wallpaper that asks for "all purpose wallpaper adhesive"? The obvious answer is yes, but again some sites say to not use universal adhesive unless it's specifically asked for...
Thanks!