b'Resene Black & Light Wallpaper Collection5.on the pastes packaging and leave for the required timepaper into the ceiling line and skirting. A putty knife is Always wash down the seams, skirtings and architraves with clean water as you go. No paste residue should be(approximately15minutes)beforeusing.Placethecutuseful to scribe the paper into position. Place your straight left on the surface of wallcoverings, as this may showpaper on a table or flat work surface, pattern side down.edge up against the ceiling and trim along the edge of up once the wallcovering is dry. Paste the back of the paper with a good amount of paste,the straight edge then repeat at the skirting. Remember to 6.making sure that the paste has been applied right to theremove all excess paste from the ceiling and skirting. Butt Reverse hanging: where the wallpaper is textural and non directional or plain, for the best result drops shouldedges. Fold the paper, paste to paste, with a small fold atthe edge of subsequent lengths of wallpaper to the already be reverse hung as indicated on the label. Reverse everythe bottom and a large fold at the top. Leave the paperhung lengths taking care to ensure you match the pattern.second drop.torelaxbeforehanging,between7-10minutes.SomeInside corners should be hung in two pieces. Measure products may require up to 20 minutes to fully relax beforetop and bottom from the edge of the last length hung Prepasted wallpaper they are ready for hanging. into the corner. Take the largest distance and add 15mm. Loosely roll your cut lengths from the bottom with theTo hang, unfold the top section of the length and placeTransfer this measurement to the length of paper to be pattern on the inside. Wet a strip across the back of theit onto the wall in line with the plumbline. Smooth outhung, cut at this measurement and hang. This will allow paper to test for the presence of paste before wetting.with a brush starting from the centre of the length out15mm to return onto the next wall.Ifonlyasmallamountofpasteisdetected,treattheto the edges, then unfold the bottom section and smoothMeasure the piece of wallpaper that is left and make a wallpaper as unpasted. Fill the water trough approximatelyout in the same way. Trim and repeat this process for thenew vertical line at this measurement from the corner in two thirds full with lukewarm water. Immerse the rerollednext strip. the direction you are going. length into the water trough, making sure the entire lengthCarefully read and follow the manufacturers instructions is fully immersed for the required time (approx 15 seconds).on the wallpaper label. Feed the leading edge of the paper under the wire in the trough and pull up slowly.Hanging your paper Wallpapering supplies checklistEnsurethatallthepasteonthebackofthepaperAlwaysstrikeanewverticallineoneachwall.UseaBucket Craft knifeis fully wetted. Place the wetted paper on the wall andwallpapersmoothingbrushorsmoothertoapplythe leave for three minutes to fully relax and expand beforewallpaper to the wall. Move from the centre of the lengthPaper smoother Straight edgefinal placement. Trim and repeat this process following theto the edges, pushing any bubbles away as you go. If thePaste brush Wallpaper paste, instructions on the wallpaper label. paper creases or wrinkles, carefully pull the paper fromPlumbline or level trough, sponge and thebottompastthecreaseandslowlysmoothbacksize for non paste-Unpasted wallpaper into place and trim. Dont rush.Scissors the-wall wallpapersTo hang around doors, overlap the full strip, cut, smooth it into placeMost unpasted wallpapers are imported and require pastingOnce the wallpaper is in place, trim the excess wallpaper and trim. Make diagonal cuts into the corners when papering aroundand a longer soaking and relax time before hanging. Mix theat the top and bottom of the wall. Use a sharp snap-offReseneSea GreenResenefittings and trim. recommended paste to the correct consistency indicatedblade knife and straight edge to make the cuts. Push theAlabaster 54| |55'