Help me! (wall decals)

jamrosj · October 2013

I bought these adorable wall decals from Menard's for LO's room and thought I would put them up today. The walls are freshly painted but the decals won't stick! I've tried using the heatbof my hand and a credit card to get it to stick but after a few minutes they peel off. Anyone have ideas?

jamrosj · October 2013

superspecialsnowflake said:

How "freshly painted" are the walls?

Could it just be a defective decal?

Dh finished the walls last week, I don't know about the decals I haven't been able to look up a lot of info on them.

bethLenell · October 2013

Are your walls textured or smooth? Some decals just won't stick to textured walls.

jamrosj · October 2013

bethLenell said:

Are your walls textured or smooth? Some decals just won't stick to textured walls.

It's an old house so they're plaster with some texture. We had no problem with the decals we bought for DD's nursery two years ago, these are a different company. They're glow in the dark stars if that makes a difference.

dbucks · October 2013

What kind of paint did you use? We discovered nothing sticks very well to our paint.

We used Sherwin-Williams HGTV Home.

jamrosj · October 2013

dbucks said:

What kind of paint did you use? We discovered nothing sticks very well to our paint. We used Sherwin-Williams HGTV Home.

We used Behr Paint and Primer in one, same as DD's room. I'm thinking maybe these decals are thicker, and supposedly able to restick once you move them making them a PITA for non-perfectly smooth walls.

frankierokx · October 2013

What paint have you used, our stickers had instructions to use on silk or matt only.

KelseyKetchum · October 2013

Maybe wallpaper glue?

bethLenell · October 2013

Sounds like it might just be the decals then

Sorry you are having trouble with them! We are hoping to do some Decals too but I'm worried because my walls are very textured.

jamrosj · October 2013

Thank you ladies for troubleshooting with me

I'm giving it a break until DD takes a nap

Gapeach83 · October 2013

Did you get eggshell/ satin or semi gloss paint? They might not stick well to semi gloss.

jamrosj · October 2013

Gapeach83 said:

Did you get eggshell/ satin or semi gloss paint? They might not stick well to semi gloss.

Satin finish

sleepymonkey · October 2013

dbucks said:
What kind of paint did you use? We discovered nothing sticks very well to our paint. We used Sherwin-Williams HGTV Home.

That is the paint we used and found decals online at dalidesigns that seem to stick well to it.
I read that most decals will not stick well to low- or no-VOC paint, though I don't know why.

BootsOrHearts · October 2013

I ordered decals but haven't attempted to put them up yet The instructions said to wait 2-3 weeks after painting before trying to put them up.

Also guessing the textured walls are not helping.

I hope you figure it out!

dbucks · October 2013

suzalie said:

dbucks said:
What kind of paint did you use? We discovered nothing sticks very well to our paint. We used Sherwin-Williams HGTV Home.
That is the paint we used and found decals online at dalidesigns that seem to stick well to it.
I read that most decals will not stick well to low- or no-VOC paint, though I don't know why.

Interesting! We can't even get Command strips to stick, so we assumed nothing would.

jamrosj · October 2013

FYI the possibly defective decals are Blue Mountain brand Stars and Moon decals. I knew it was too good to be true, 400 stars for $8 on clearance.

jamrosj · October 2013

Just texted DH at work about this and he assured me they WILL stick one way or another, just wait til he gets home. I love being married to an engineer

abbief584 · October 2013

We just put decals on our walls in the nursery and we had to go over it a million times with a credit card, a damp cloth and we had to pull the paper off super super slow! If we noticed one wasn't sticking we covered it back up and went over it again a few more times and it worked. My instructions also said not to put on walls that had been painted in the last 2 weeks.

mrshollifield · October 2013

We bought decals on Etsy, and are waiting to put them up because the instructions say to wait 6 weeks after painting for the paint to fully cure, otherwise, they won't stick well. Our instructions also said to mist the walls with really diluted dawn dish soap, then let them dry fully, to remove any residual oils.

stacers33 · October 2013

I've been told by some people that make wall decals that freshly painted walls need 8-12 weeks to cure before putting up decals or they won't stick...

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