I'm starting to remove some old wallpaper in my bathroom of the condo I bought several years ago. The age of the wallpaper is a mystery to me. It apears to be an aluminum foil type of wallpaper. Quite shiney.
As I start to remove it, it appears that the paper is in two (or more) layers. Not one wallpaper on top of another, but two layers for this wallpaper. In other words the wallpaper is separating as I try to remove it. The top layer is coming off fairly easily, but the bottom layer is firmly glued to the underlying painted wall.
Here's my question... Do I need to remove that underlying paper layer or can I paint right over the top of it? If I need to remove it, is a steamer (which I own) the best tool to use? I removed a similar wallpaper from the kitchen when I bought the condo and it came off quite easily, but there was another layer of wallpaper under it, which needed a steamer to remove.
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