Originally Posted by blaise

I took down some wallpaper in our kitchen. I'm going to paint it. It looks like there was a skim coat on the drywall, and it seems like it was applied unevenly. So, the wallpaper pulled some up with it when it came off. Now it just sort of looks like a paper there.
I could probably sand down the edges off the spots where the skim coat came up, but does the skim coat also act as a sort of protectant? I guess what I'm asking is, should I just put a skim coat on the whole area and sand it smooth? And how much of a hassle is it to work with? My wife is saying, "Just do a textured paint on the area," but I don't know. That doesn't seem right.