All Forum Posts by: April Ryan

I peeled it either with my bare fingers, putty knife, putty knife and blow dryer (blow dryer helped a lot) and tough tough spots- a sander. I have no idea how many coats it took off but from what I can tell there was about 4 different colors of paint assuming each color had 2 coats.  For drywall mud, I used "Westpac" super light - light weight all purpose compound - joint compound. For sealing the drywall, I used Kilz2 latex sealant/Multi-surface stain blocker. I used BEHR interior semi-gloss enamal ultra pure white 3050 for ceiling, closets, and doors and trim (I still have to do the doors and trim.) I used Glidden interior paint and primer eggshell semi-mate pebble grey paint to finish the walls

This is my first time doing something like this, I had never done anything like this

before. I just wanted to say thank you to all of you, for all of your help and input. I would not have know what to do without all of you. 

Patching any imperfections that I did not like, sealant, and painted grey.

Texture before and after sanding.

Drywall mud

Bare wall

You guys are great thank you so much for all of your help! Wow, I really wish I would have posted this and talked to all of you before I started peeling the paint. I hand peeled all four walls with either my bare fingers or a spackle knife with blow dryer, then used a sander on any stubborn areas. I wish I would have known or thought about a paint stripper. Okay so time to get ready to head over to Home Depot, and get a wire scraper. And get started on that. Stanley, can I rent a moisture meter in the rental center at Home Depot; or will I need to go somewhere else? I am going to start there and once I find out what level were at with the moisture level I will move forward with the next steps from there... Thank you everyone for all of your help I really appreciate it...!!! : )