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  • Repair Wallpaper Damage
  • From "DIY Home Repair & Remodeling"
    episode DIR-116
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    Figure A

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    Figure B

    You can use a procedure known as the "torn-patch method" to repair small holes in your wallpaper.

    1. Smooth out the torn paper as much as possible.
    2. Find a piece of wallpaper with a matching pattern, and tear out a patch so that the underlying paper doesn't show (figure A).
    3. Dampen the back of the wallpaper to activate the adhesive. If the wallpaper is not prepasted, apply a thin coat of wallpaper paste.
    4. Position the patch so that it matches the surrounding wallpaper pattern (figure B). Press the patch into place with a sponge.

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