Make paste yourself - mix wallpaper paste properly
- Variant 1: make flour paste yourself
- Variant 2: produce starch paste
- Which wallpaper is suitable "> adhesive power of flour and starch paste
- costs
- How much paste do I need?
- Purchased wallpaper paste
- Advantages of flour and starch paste
- Disadvantages of flour and starch paste
- Conclusion
Wallpapering is one of the most common household renovations. Whether for the redesign of the house or in the context of the collection or the extract - the question quickly arises for the appropriate paste. In our guide, you will learn how to touch the wallpaper paste quickly and easily yourself.
Wallpaper paste can be easily produced by yourself and is therefore much cheaper. If you are planning more extensive renovations, you can achieve significant savings. Self-made paste has another advantage: it can be made from non-toxic ingredients and is much more environmentally friendly than purchased variants. In addition, there is the possibility of further strengthening the wallpaper paste with suitable additives in its adhesive effect. Below are two instructions for different wallpaper pastes. Water is used as a basis in both cases, this is mixed with flour or starch. Also, find out for which area the mixed paste is sufficient.
Variant 1: make flour paste yourself
These ingredients are needed for the flour paste:
- a liter of water
- 250 grams of flour
First you have to heat the water. Use a saucepan and prepare a stir bar. Before the water begins to boil, add the flour. Do not add the whole flour in one go, but stir in the flour piece by piece.
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Tip: It is important that you avoid the formation of lumps. If you sprinkle the flour through a sieve into the water, then it is easier to prevent the formation of lumps.
Similar to a sauce, the flour near the boiling point slowly thickens the water. If you let the mixture cool, the paste is ready.
Tip: To increase the adhesive effect of the wallpaper paste, you can let the mass rest for around 2 days. If you want to pick up the paste and use it later, cover the paste and put it in the fridge. You can keep the mixture for up to two weeks.
Tip: Since this is an adhesive amount, you should transfer the paste before cooling down. Otherwise, the cleaning of the cooking pot is particularly difficult.
Variant 2: produce starch paste
An alternative to flour is starch. In this case, potato starch is the easiest to use. For the production you need about 200 grams of starch per liter of water, about 50 grams less than with the flour paste. The advantage of the starch paste is the higher adhesive adhesion.
Which wallpaper is suitable ">Adhesion of flour and starch paste
If you let the self-made wallpaper paste go well, then it develops a similar strength as purchased paste. Leave the paste for about 2 days, then it is well pulled through. By adding suitable additives, you can increase the adhesive effect. For example, if you add dispersion adhesive, you will create an adhesive effect that is equivalent to that of kraft adhesive. Sugar can also increase the adhesion and be added to the self-made paste.
costs
Homemade paste is relatively cheap in price. In the supermarket you can buy 1 kilogram of flour for around 50 cents. If you mix the pack of flour with 4 liters of water according to the instructions, you will receive almost half a bucket of paste. A pack of finished pastes costs about 4 euros. Depending on the instructions on the packaging, make about 2 liters of wallpaper paste with this quantity. 4 liters of paste therefore cost about 8 euros. Thus, you have for the same amount of paste in the self-made variant expenses in the amount of 50 cents and the purchased version about 8 euros. This cost saving makes the more noticeable the more area you want to paper.
How much paste do I need?
The exact area of wallpaper, which you can bring to the wall with a certain amount of wallpaper paste, depends on various factors. For example, the absorbency of the wallpaper and the substrate is crucial. There are also different wallpapering methods. Therefore, only an estimate of what amount of paste is needed for a room can be given. On average, you can assume that half a bucket of glue is suitable for around 100 m². The area is determined by the wall size, not the floor area. Suppose a room has a floor area of 4 meters x 5 meters and a height of 2 meters. Then the wall surface is determined as follows:
Step 1: First of all, calculate the circumference of the room measured on the ground. In this case it is 4 meters + 5 meters + 4 meters + 5 meters = 18 meters.
2nd step: Now you have to multiply the circumference with the room height. The result is an area of 18 meters x 2 meters = 36 meters.
The wall surface is therefore 36 meters. Half a bucket is suitable for about 100 m², so you can paper almost 3 rooms. However, you must always consider the individually used amount. If wallpaper paste drips onto the tarpaulin, the last remnant can not be optimally removed from the bucket or the glue is applied thickly, then the need for glue increases. In practice, you must therefore expect that you can paper with half a bucket of glue about 2 rooms of the specified size.
Purchased wallpaper paste
If you decide on a finished product, then you need a big bucket, water and the ready mix. Fill the bucket with warm water. It is sufficient to use heated water from the pipe. Pay attention to the specified amount of water, which must always be in the correct ratio to the amount of paste. Pour the powder into the water, stirring constantly, being careful not to produce lumps. Even after the powder has completely dissolved, you must continue to stir for a while.
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Advantages of flour and starch paste
1. The costs are much lower than with purchased paste.
2. You can make larger quantities on stock.
3. The ingredients are non-toxic.
Disadvantages of flour and starch paste
1. It should be mixed two days before use for the paste to adhere very well. Therefore, this time span must be included in the planning.
2. The effort is higher because the water is heated.
3. The level of difficulty is higher as the risk of lumping is greater.
Conclusion
Homemade paste is a good choice for paper wallpapers because it is inexpensive and can be made with few ingredients. He developed a good adhesion, but should be made about 2 days before, in order to be able to pull through well. In the case of vinyl wallpaper, a special paste is necessary, which can not be produced to a sufficient extent from simple ingredients. Here is the purchase of a ready mix recommended.
Tips for quick readers:
- Wallpaper paste: water and flour / starch
- 1 liter of water + 250 grams of flour
- 1 liter of water + 200 grams of starch
- suitable for paper wallpapers
- not suitable for vinyl wallpaper
- let it rest for two days
- Store covered in the refrigerator
- shelf life of up to 2 weeks
- prepare in stock
- non-toxic ingredients
- Determine wall area before mixing
