Spray a little water on ceiling and let sit for 10 minutes then scrape with a 4" putty knife. This is best done if done by doing one section at a time. Use your bodys length measurement ( from finger tip - to finger tip= your body height / length ) section at a time.
The home centers sell an acoustic removing scraper that will screw on to a paint pole. . If the ceiling has been painted, you may have to spray it with water, scrape, then spray again, then scenario again.
I would also be sure to wear a mask and eye wear as some acoustic texture has asbestos as an ingredient.
Well said. I would add that you may have to "float" scrapes and blemishes that are made removing the popcorn ceiling. You can do this with a drywall finishers' knife and drywall compound. You may have to sand as well depending on how good you are with the patches.
I have also found it necessary to sponge mop the ceiling after removal of "popcorn" to remove the dusty residue left behind,so as to allow the joint compound and new texture and paint to adhere properly.
A popcorn ceiling is a ceiling that has prickles in it like in the related link below.
No. The popcorn is not well bonded to the ceiling so the paint will have a tendency to peel. Also -- it looks like a glossy popcorn ceiling. Instead, a service company can easily remove popcorn from your ceiling. It's typically a 1-day, low cost operation, and I highly recommend it. You can do it yourself but it's messy. One caution: popcorn is applied to hide aesthetic defects in the ceiling construction. Make sure you don't mind uncovering this.
Scrape, refloat.
A popcorn ceiling is also known as a cottage cheese ceiling or a Stucco ceiling. It's spray-on paint on ceilings. It was used from 1950 to 1980. Nowadays it's banned because of the health risks.
It can knock the popcorn off of the ceiling!
Yes it can, depending on when it was installed.
POPCORN, stupid must have missed out when god giving out brains hmm
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With a long nap roller (3/4" - 1"). And be prepared to go over the ceiling twice, in two different directions. Painting a popcorn ceiling is a real pain - I speak for experience.
When it comes to the popcorn ceiling, there are some downfalls. For one, it is hard to paint over if you wanted to paint it due to the rough surface. Plus it is also rather hard to clean if it gets dirty.
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The Peerless is certainly safe to use under a popcorn roof, as this is what it was designed for.