Masking Wallpaper

[bobk]

OK, I just sanded down the teak frame for the master shower. The outside wall still has the original Hatteras vinyl wallpaper that resembles grass cloth. Has anyone found a way to mask the teak to paper joint that will keep the finish from wicking onto the wallpaper?

Bob

 

[yachtsmanbill]

Do your best masking job, blue tape of course, then take a screen roller (like a small pizza cutter) and burnish the tape into the joint. Apply 2-3 dry primer coats with an artists' brush until the joint is sealed. Then you can do your build up work.
FWIW... go to a good paint store, like sherwin williams, and look at the tape selection. 3M makes a blue tape thats more "plasticy" than "papery" and that will burnish before burning with the roller. ws

 

[Walter P]

Bob,

While I certainly am not in your league when it comes to wood finishing, I must tell you that the wall papered wood panels used by Hatteras were pre papered (vinyled?) before the door frames were installed so that your concern should be unnecessary.

Walt

 

[bobk]

Exactly, Walt. I'm doing the job without removing the teak, so when I finish the teak, I want to avoid getting any more on the adjacent vinyl.

BTW, the plywood beneath the sill where the paper had lifted was all in good shape. No rot. But every bronze screw in the quarter round trim broke off.

Bob

 

[bobk]

Do your best masking job, blue tape of course, then take a screen roller (like a small pizza cutter) and burnish the tape into the joint. Apply 2-3 dry primer coats with an artists' brush until the joint is sealed. Then you can do your build up work.
FWIW... go to a good paint store, like sherwin williams, and look at the tape selection. 3M makes a blue tape thats more "plasticy" than "papery" and that will burnish before burning with the roller. ws

YW, this was a great suggestion. I tried all the different types of tape on board (testing mode) and found 3M Fine Line tape seemed to conform to the texture the best. It is very thin and designed to actually go around modest radii. I'll report on the results once I get all the coats on the frame.

Bob