best adhesive choice for imported(UK) wallpaper?

[jdmccann]

Ok heres the Solvite product on Amazon UK... http://www.amazon.co.uk/Solvite-Purpose-Wallpaper-Adhesive-Decorators/dp/B001EJ0CEK

And heres the manufacturers website http://www.makingdiyeasier.co.uk/solvite/extrastrong.html 

[rex]

Update on original post.  I did a test panel with a large piece of drywall. Hung the brown paper liner with Roman 880.......dried perfectly flat and even. Hung the wallcovering the next day with the same 880 right over the unprimed, unsized liner..........dried perfectly smooth and flat, no blistering or staining at all.  Went ahead and hung the entire bathroom with the same Roman 880 for the liner and top layer and it turned out great.  No problems at all, no blisters, no staining, dried smooth and flat, seams got very tight.  Like I mentioned before I have been using 880 for at least 15 years as my "everyday" paste and rarely if ever had any trouble with it. I have hung custom hand printed foils, hand printed papers and pre pasted and paper backed vinyls with it. I was concerned by the instructions that were provided with the wallcovering, and the fact that they recommended PVA adhesive had me confused. Im so glad I didnt try the PVA. Before I tried the  test panel I re- read the insructions anf they did mention using light or medium duty clear paste, so thats another reason why I wasnt afraid to try the 880. Also, there really arent too many choices in my area ........Its either Roman Adhesives or Muralo Adhesium, thats about it. I havent seen wheat paste, cellulose or clay based adhesives for years in the paint stores around here. The only hassle that I had with the wallcovering was that it was a 30" repeat, drop match............fun stuff in a bathroom with all sorts of obstacles and corners

[Hangman]

Did you cut the paste with water and if so how much?

[rex]

not much water, maybe 10% at the most.

[glosser]

Yep as suggested solvite is all you need.Most UK wallpaper is hung with powder based adhesives.In fact if you are hanging a pulp paper(as many UK wallpapers are) using a pva based adhesive can give you real issues because pulps needs to be soaked,a pva based adhesive retards this which means it can blister once hung,not normally a big issue but if you have used a pva based product the blisters won't dry back(big problem).

In the UK at least wallpapering is now virtually only being used for feature walls.Poor quality cheap wallpapers using crap lining paper on back(most pulp wallpapers are duplex e.g the pattern is on one layer of paper which is stuck to another,if the backing paper is not treated ,and most aren't,you get edge curl,and it's pain to sort) means people don't really trust wallpaper manufacturers any more.

[joesfelix]

I will suggest you to go for Sanderson's wallpaper. You will definitely get wonderful new collection with good quality.
You can have more information at http://www.wallpaperdirect.co.uk/brands/sanderson.