As the title states, I need some expert advice regarding wall prep before painting our kitchen. Here is a summary of the facts: 1. Removed wallpaper from kitchen walls by wetting the wallpaper with a sponge and hot water and a sharp edged stiff putty knife 2. The outer layer of wallpaper came off leaving much of the backing on the wall 3. Re-wet the remaining backing with hot water and using the putty knife removed it down to the bare previously painted wall 4. Other than a few gouges I need to repair from the wallpaper removal, the walls are very smooth with no obvious adhesive remaining 5. Although there is no visible evidence of remaining adhesive if I run a wet sponge over the wall, it is sticky to the touch until the wall dries again Obviously going over the walls at this point with just hot water won’t remove this stickiness. Are these possible options? - Go over walls again with hot water mixed with white vinegar or ammonia or something else to remove whatever remains causing the stickiness, or - Use Gardz, fix the gouges, spot prime the repairs with oil based primer then paint So my question is what am I dealing with and what additional steps do I need to go through to insure I will not have a problem when I paint the walls? I would appreciate some expert advice before I proceed. Thank you

Painting my basement this week and have no idea what brand paint I should get or type like semi flat for walls and seni gloss for trim, gloss for cieling?? l Hope one of the pros here could point me in the right direction. Trying not to go crazy with the money or lack their of 🤨... All new walls and trim. Any help, tips recommendations are appreciated.