Popcorn Ceiling Paint Touch Up

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Popcorn ceiling paint touch up.

We ve had textured ceilings in a few houses. A popcorn ceiling is a tricky surface to paint. If you have repaired your ceiling and need to touch up the paint or if you want to repaint a section of it for another reason you need to match the existing ceiling color. An airless sprayer and a split foam.

Cut in around the ceiling edge with an. Spraying popcorn texture with a hopper is messy and labor intensive. Imagine that ceiling 10 20 years down the road. X research source you don t want to dilute the paint too much so it s a good idea to start by adding 8 ounces or quart of water to the paint and dabbing it on a corner of the ceiling to test how it applies.

With a brush loaded with paint gently cut in and paint along the edges of the ceiling. 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. Ceilings are prone to various kinds of damage. The one we used has a backpack type of setup.

Because restoring textured surfaces is far more challenging than patching and repainting a smooth surface touching up a popcorn ceiling is something that not every diyer can tackle himself. If that s the case with your acoustical ceiling use a good vibrator type paint sprayer available at home centers. Popcorn and other textured surfaces require more paint to achieve full coverage so plan to use twice as much of the supply as you would on a flat ceiling. Inevitably knock a ton of popcorn off yet the dust remains.

The biggest problem with popcorn is the amount of dust that sticks to it over time. When you need to touch up a spot it s difficult to know what approach to use on the bumpy uneven texture. To restore a popcorn ceiling to its former glory for example a homeowner might need to make repairs and repaint the damaged area. It is impossible to get it off.

How to paint over a cake frosting ceiling don t break out the compressor to do a little spot repair work on your popcorn ceiling. Generously load the roller with paint and apply to the popcorn ceiling in one direction taking care not to saturate the ceiling with paint if the ceiling is unprimed the popcorn texture may absorb the paint become too heavy and fall off.