Changing Popcorn Ceiling To Smooth

I m going to show you how to skim coat over painted popcorn ceilin.

Changing popcorn ceiling to smooth.

In today s skim coating tutorial. One solution to your popcorn ceiling situation is to cover it with drywall. Only give it a light misting too much water could damage the drywall or loosen the joint tape. Be sure to sand evenly starting in one corner and moving across the wall.

If your dream is a perfectly flat ceiling you need to skim coat. Wet it with a pump sprayer for easier scraping and practically no dust during popcorn ceiling removal use a garden pump sprayer to mist the ceiling and let it soak in for about 15 minutes before scraping. To remove this create a solution made of 10 parts water to 1 part vinegar and put into a spray bottle. So the first step in changing popcorn ceilings to knockdown ones is to get rid of the popcorn or at least most of it the carpenter lightly sprayed the ceiling with water working one room at a time.

He just used a simple sprayer like what you d spray your yard for weeds. Spray onto the ceiling and let soak to 10 to 15 minutes. Fill a garden sprayer with lukewarm water and spray the entire ceiling. Don t scrape your painted popcorn ceiling.

In our project dillon encountered a popcorn ceiling that was coated with oily semi gloss paint. When scraping popcorn ceilings you ll want to use a 4 inch utility knife or a drywall knife to chip away at the texture and create a smooth surface. The drywall completely covers up the popcorn texture giving you a fresh start with a smooth finish for your ceiling. If you do not want to scrape the ceiling or wall you can try sanding.

Scrape the paint from the ceiling. That s the process of laying a flat layer of drywall compound with a drywall knife it will hide the mistakes as well as the. The popcorn finish should loosen and fall off easily. Wet the popcorn ceiling.

You ll need to secure the drywall to the framing. Use a coarse grit pole sander across the whole surface.