Securing Loose Lining Paper

All the lining paper is installed, but along seams and near molding I see a few areas that are lifting up. Not sure if it’s the acid-free paper I used this time or if the plaster didn’t cure long enough, but it seems like the wheat paste didn’t stick the edges of the lining paper as much as in the bathroom. I bought a few tubes of wallpaper seam repair and use that wherever I see the paper lifting up along seams or near woodwork.

Parts of the seam lifting.

I make my way around the room squirting the seam repair into any gaps and then pressing it down with a putty knife to secure it. After that dries I put another coat of shellac on the woodwork.

Another coat of shellac on the woodwork.

Back to the doors, I attempt to do a repair to an area of the closet door that I cut through with sanding. I use the glaze product I bought for the cottage door to try and cover up the bare wood.

The area that I cut through the stain/shellac when sanding.

Another area that needs a touch-up.

While the closet door repair dries I apply paste wax to the main door. I use a rag and then switch to using steel wool to apply the wax. I was hoping it would be a matte finish but it turns out to be still pretty glossy and I start having regrets about applying the wax. I was originally going to use Waterlox, but then started reading a lot about VOCs in Waterlox so I second-guessed myself. After seeing the results with wax, I’m wondering if I should have stuck with Waterlox.

Applying wax.