Wallpaper removal left dozens of tiny divots in the surface of the wall. If we'd been re-papering, I think they would have been pretty unnoticeable. New paint, though, would have looked pretty ratty with all those owies. So, we patched and wet sanded and then patched and wet sanded some more. Took several passes and I'm pretty sure we still didn't get them all. I finally decided to do a test prime to see if the surface looked smooth with a coat of primer on it.
We looked at the test patch for a couple of days, in every light, from every angle. It wasn't perfect, but a darn sight better than when we began. So, I primed the whole blooming room...and stairs...and hallway.
Now it looks like some ghostly apparition is hanging around the room. The surface seems pretty smooth every where except for the spots where a tiny bit of the paste and/or remover didn't quite get scrubbed off. The primer seized up a bit in those areas and makes it look a little textured. I think I can live with it, so next step: paint!
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