Paintable wallpaper is painted with a water-based acrylic paint whose technical description lists wallpaper among its substrates. POLIFARB has six such interior paints: DIAMOND 2, DIAMOND 7, DIAMOND 15, Barvy Pryrody, AKRYLTIKS and EXTRA LATEX. All of them go on paper-backed and glass-fibre wallpaper.

How to choose

Start with how often the wall will be washed. DIAMOND 2, DIAMOND 7, DIAMOND 15 and Barvy Pryrody have wet-scrub class 1, the top of the scale, and suit glass-fibre wallpaper in hallways, kitchens and children’s rooms. AKRYLTIKS is class 2 and EXTRA LATEX class 3, enough for bedrooms and living rooms where walls are rarely washed.

Then pick the sheen. DIAMOND 2 is deep matt, AKRYLTIKS and EXTRA LATEX are matt, DIAMOND 7 is satin, and DIAMOND 15 and Barvy Pryrody are silk. The more sheen, the more visible the seams and wall unevenness under side light, so textured wallpaper and uneven walls usually get a matt paint.

All six paints have a TR base for tinting in POLIFARB Color System or with COLOR MIX pastes. Barvy Pryrody also comes in 16 ready colours.

How to paint wallpaper

Paint once the wallpaper adhesive has fully dried, with a roller in 1–2 coats, 2 hours between coats, at +5…+30 °C. Paper absorbs paint, so plan on the upper consumption figure for absorbent surfaces: 150–190 g/m² per coat for DIAMOND and Barvy Pryrody. Painted wallpaper can be washed after 7 days at the earliest.

Questions and answers

Can non-woven wallpaper be painted?

Our paint descriptions name only paper and glass-fibre wallpaper; non-woven is not mentioned. Before painting a whole room, test on an offcut and check the wallpaper maker’s recommendations.

What adhesive for paintable glass-fibre wallpaper?

An adhesive for heavy wallcoverings; see “Adhesive for glass-fibre and non-woven wallpaper”.

Where can I read more?

The article “Which paint for paintable wallpaper” has a table of scrub class, sheen and consumption for each paint. Paints for frequently washed walls are collected in “Washable wall paint”.