A wall mural can be a beautiful decoration for your home. If you find that perfect image, or have a custom image done, you want to get it on your wall as soon as you can. Two adults should work together to hang a wall mural to minimize mistakes. Make sure you take your time and go through a checklist of needed tools before you start working. One little defect can turn your perfect mural into an average poster.
Instructions
1. Check your mural for defects. If you find any, call the mural's manufacturer and let him know what's wrong. Most likely he'll fix it.
2. Smooth out the wall you plan to hang the mural on. This means you have to remove any wallpaper, extra paste, frame hooks and light fixtures, and fill and sand any cracks or holes in the wall. Walls made of rough surfaces, like cinder block or wood paneling, should be covered with liner paper and two coats of latex paint. Your wall should be primed with latex paint before hanging the mural. If your wall is covered in a glossy paint, use low-grit sandpaper to roughen the surface before applying two coats of latex paint.
3. Lay out all your panels and number them on the back. This will ensure that you hang them in the right order.
4. Make pencil marks on the wall where the first panel will begin and end. Make the marks in the top left corner, then the top right corner. Starting in the top right corner, mark vertical dots down until you reach the floor. Use your level to connect the dots in straight line. Hanging the first panel correctly is the most important step, so make sure everything is even.
5. Take the upper left panel of your mural and lay it blank side up on a clean surface. Take your roller paint brush and apply an even coat of adhesive to the panel.
6. Bring your panel to the wall. Use a ladder or a step stool to reach the top left corner of your wall and slide your panel in place. Attach the top left corner and then the top right corner. Then slowly stick the rest of the panel to the wall.
7. Take a damp sponge or foam brush to gently press the panel against the wall. Work from the ceiling down and use light strokes. Work out all wrinkles and bubbles by gently brushing outward.
8. Repeat steps five, six and seven for your remaining mural panels. Remember that the panels will have about a two-inch overlap, so match the image in the mural rather than the panel edges.
9. Trim excess edges that cover the ceiling or floorboards.
10. Smooth out all air bubbles and wrinkles one last time, and remove excess paste with a clean sponge.
