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VIDEOS INCLUDED IN SECTION ONE
Tape One
The necessity of prep work. History of wallcovering.
Use of a stick sander, and the problem of dust on a new construction job.
Wallcovering undercoaters & primers. Field testing and in home testing.
Three rules of prep work.
Textures on new drywall.
Tools and how to trim in primer.
How to roll primer on walls
Reading labels.
Terms in the wallcovering industry and other industries.
Cleaning your tools.
Letting primers cure.
Tour of ASPA
Question and Answer session
Tape Two
Mudding and Corner beading.
How to cut corner beading.
Differences between spackle and drywall mud.
Repairing torn drywall---the ASPA invention that really works---saving time and money in your pocket!.
Acrylic Primers.
Sizing and priming.
Where you use acrylic undercoaters and how to apply.
Complete course on Adhesives.
Why water trays do not work.
Discussion of specialty adhesives.
Tape Three
Different types of wall-coverings available on the market. How to do a tear test. (This section is to be used with the wallcovering sample book you have received.)
Tools: "Do it yourself" tools and a tools to be used for professional installations.
Tools you should have when first starting a business.
The ASPA hand tool set.
Tape Four
A Four Point Check: Checking the wallcovering before you hang it.
More Prep Tips: Selling prep work.
Organizing your prep work.
Picture galleries.
Using the stick sander.
Nuts, bolts and screws.
Taking a bannister down.
Setting Up Your Tools.
Using your rinse bucket for a tool box.
How to carry your tools.
How to fold and unfold a dropcloth.
How to mark down your table for measuring wallcoverings.
Engineering: What is engineering and why you should engineer.
What direction you should hang in and why.
Corrective engineering.
How to write an engineering plan.
Straight Match Patterns
Tape Five
Cutting Straight Match Paper: Learning how to cut down a whole room of straight match paper at one time.
Getting the curl out.
Turning Paper: How to make sure that you get "up" in the right direction.
How to turn paper over after cutting the entire room down at one time.
The Level: Why we don't use plumb bobs. How to use a level
Pasting: How to mix paste for a prepasted wallcovering.
How to correctly paste and book wallcovering while handpasting.
Hanging the First Sheet.
Being organized in your hanging.
How to determine soak time. Hand motions for hanging.
How to use your handtools.
About the smoother
Using a level line around the room.
Nails in the wall.
Working around door frames.
Working around light switches.
Rinsing the sponge.
Tape Six
Double Cutting and Fake Outs: What double cutting is and where it is used.
Double cutting tools.
First fake out. Using a fake out to move wallpaper back
Doors and Windows: Learning how wallcovering behaves working around doors and windows. Causes of problems and solutions are shown. Working off doors and windows.
Inside Corner 3 Dot System: How to successfully turn inside corners with no gaps.
Useful tips for crooked corners.
How to come out of inside corners.
How to do a split.
Finishing Up: How to end out a room with a fake out. (No one will ever see your starting or ending point!
Tape Seven
Borders: A look at the different types of borders available.
How to double cut in a border along the top of a room.
Double cutting in a border as a chair rail.
Tools for border hanging.
Installing borders in a cathedral ceiling.
Part of a Q and A session where a means of "selling" borders is shown.
Switchplates: How to cover switchplates for fun and profits!
More examples of a Fake Out!
End of tape list for section one. To view tape list for section two CLICK HERE