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Latex Solid Stain for Cedar Shingled House

July 20, 2009

I have bought latex solid stain for a cedar shingled house. One side of house was stained with latex stain many years ago. The other sides have raw weathered cedar shingles, never painted or stained. My Big Question is: I a have been advised to prime the unstained areas with

Can we texturize then paint over the layer of glue that is left after peeling off the wallpaper?

July 12, 2009

We took down wallpaper that is 30 years old and the residual glue stayed on in a layer. While trying to get the glue off with water and a spatula, we found that the top layer of sheetrock is coming off. Can we do something like texturize over the glue