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I’m not looking for help per se, but just curious what someone would do in this situation.

I was about to repaint a room in my new home and as I was chipping away at some peeling paint and getting ready for a quickie spackle job – gasp!- the entire wall started to peel away.

So it looks like there was old wallpaper there, which had been painted over a few times. It’s peeling off very quickly but leaving behind an even layer of gross old adhesive.

So my question is – would you sand the whole wall and then paint the walls OR rewallpaper the room (about 10 x 10).

If I do wallpaper, do I still have to get rid of the old adhesive on the walls?

P.S. I’m under a time line and need this room ready in about a week.