We have used self-adhesive wallpaper and I assume you (OP) are talking about peel and stick wallpaper. We used the peel and stick in our RV with good results. The RV walls are smooth and not like the textured walls at home. We had no problem removing and repositioning with no sticky residue. The tricky part is not to let the sticky sides touch each other as it becomes just like plastic wrap and nearly impossible to straighten it out. The rules of regular wallpaper install still apply as to where to start, straight lines, precise cutting, pattern repeat and smoothing out bubbles. Personally I would not use peel and stick on our orange peel walls. FYI, peel and stick wallpaper is not the same as the old Contact paper. We liked the ease of use of the peel and stick however choice is limited in comparison to regular wallpaper. Hope this helps