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[mitch 01]

any advice or tips on hanging flock wallpaper considering its a black faced pattern on a white back any advice will be appreciated

[chris_on_tour2002]

most important thing is to avoid getting adhesive on the paper surface - a clean pasting table is imperative.

[mitch 01]

cheers chris appreciated also do you neccesarily need to use a felt roller or will a normal hanging brush suffice whilst smoothing out

[theshedman]

Hi mitch, as chris says the most important thing is try and avoid getting paste on the front of the paper and to use a heavy duty ready mixed paste. I would not use a roller of any sort myself as it may mark the flock. I would use a paper hanging brush but hold up a peice of clean lining paper between the paper and the brush to to help against marking it. Also unless you have a very good finish to the walls I would use lining paper on them, hanging it horizontally to avoid getting any of the joins in the same place place as the top paper.