Repainting Popcorn Ceiling

Rolling vs spraying your popcorn ceilings.

Repainting popcorn ceiling. But the rough texture catches lots of dust and cobwebs and it can be difficult to know how to remove popcorn ceiling. If that s the case with your acoustical ceiling use a good vibrator type paint sprayer available at home centers. Don t roll back and forth because once the popcorn gets wet it starts to peel.

Tape plastic sheeting around the walls and cover the floors with. If you paint it with a roller the ceiling may absorb moisture from the paint and the texture can come off on the roller. To get this cottage cheese effect small particles are mixed with paint and drywall and applied to the ceiling.

Homeadvisor s popcorn ceiling painting guide provides info on the best paint type rollers sprays and how to steps for painting over your acoustic stucco or other textured ceiling. Applying the texture to drywall and plaster ceilings was a quick and easy way to hide imperfections and didn t require any painting afterward. Popcorn ceilings may be called different names like acoustic ceilings cottage cheese ceilings or stucco ceilings but the telltale textured bumpy look is the same.

A popcorn ceilings that hasn t been painted previously is usually water soluble. To figure out the best way to paint a popcorn ceiling you need to know if it s ever been painted before. For stains roll or spray paint the stained spot with the same color the ceiling will be painted with and let dry completly before painting the entire ceiling.

The one we used has a backpack type of setup. Popcorn ceilings were all the rage back in the 60s and 70s. Since you ll be working overhead you ll need a suction set and portable paint reservoir for the sprayer instead of the usual paint jar.

Spraying your ceilings provides a handful of benefits over rolling. Paint over the popcorn ceiling. If you have a sprayer already or have one you can borrow the answer is easy.