Painting Drywall Ceiling

When you re painting new drywall you should always apply a high quality polyvinyl acrylic drywall primer.

Painting drywall ceiling. To keep the paint from dripping off your brush lightly bump the sides of the brush against the sides of the roll pan. When you re done sanding wipe the ceiling with a damp sponge to remove the dust. Start in a corner and with a 2 inch trim brush paint about three feet along one wall then the adjoining wall.

The easiest way to do this is with a sanding pole. On untextured ceilings it s a good idea to start with a quick once over sanding with 100 grit drywall sanding paper. Use a stepladder to paint a 2 inch to 3 inch cut line along the edge of the ceiling.

Pva is an adhesive that fills pores in the paper and drywall mud and forms an impervious coating to which paint easily adheres. On smooth or professionally finished drywall the best paint primer is latex drywall primer followed by ceiling paint or an all in one ceiling paint and primer product. Before you apply those however you need to seal the.

If the joint compound appears pitted or poorly sanded however start with a high build drywall primer sealer to help level the surface before painting. The first person should cut in the edges with a quality brush painting along the baseboards ceiling line and corners while the second person follows and rolls the main portion of the wall or ceiling. Before applying the paint with rollers use a paint brush to cut the corners or paint the edges where the ceiling meet.

It s best to use a tapered synthetic bristle brush when painting the edges of a drywall space. Use a ceiling white in most cases and tape the wall tops to confine the. Prime before painting all in one paint plus primers are best for already finished walls.

This helps ensure a perfectly smooth paint job and increases paint bonding. Apply finish coats to sheetrock basically the same way as the primer except paint the ceiling before working on the walls. After you re done hanging drywall and all the seams are taped and finished you need two coats of paint to give the wall its final appearance.