Painting and Cleaning Textured Ceilings

RE: Painting and Cleaning Textured Ceilings Post By Wendy (Guest Post) (01/04/2008) I took your idea one step further and used the paint roll attaching the wet mop pad with rubber bands on each end.It worked great! The ceiling looked so much better. Thanks for the idea. RE: Painting and Cleaning Textured Ceilings Post by Cyinda (303) | (07/14/2007) Contact The BEST & EASIEST thing to do is to NOT clean your ceiling, but to instead, SEAL IT with a STAIN-BLOCKING primer. Then, use one of the new "Ceiling Paints" like the one from Dutch Boy. These new "Ceiling Paints" are less prone to dripping, have better coverage & go on pink (while wet) but dry white. (So you can see if you've missed a spot) Another bonus: You'll need less paint if you first prime you're ceiling, You may only need one coat of Ceiling Paint. ---> Stain Blocking Primers will seal in nicotine & cigarette smoke, water damage, odors, & sometimes mold. So why CLEAN it, when you can SEAL it instead!? These day's they have made great strides when it comes to the new High Adhesive Stain Blocking Primes. "These are not your grandmothers primers!" < as they say...> * There are many Stain Blocking Primers on the market, but I've had great experience & I'm partial to "Zinsser 1-2-3"... (which also inhibits mold & can also be used outside), or "B-I-N" (which is also made by Zinsser & is great for people with allergies because it's made for places like hospitals, restaurants & schools) PLUS the Zinsser Brand Primers can be TINTED to any pastel color you like. Home Depot or any hardware store sells Zinsser products. * But I HATE "Kills" brand of primer, as I've had bad experiences with the smell from Kills lasting for weeks! ... OH-MY-GOSH, it's NASTY stuff! ... I'm serious when I say: You need a respirator when you apply it & need to leave your house for at least a week afterwards!... (& YES, I've tried the new "low odor" & water-base "Kills" & I'm not fond of these either!) Here's info about the Zinsser Primers: http://www.zinsser.com/subcat.asp?CategoryID=1 RE: Painting and Cleaning Textured Ceilings Post By Tracy (Guest Post) (07/14/2007) We have, it seems ,to be a coke stain on the ceiling in my sons bedroom. It has been there for some time and we don't want to paint the ceiling but if we get it wet we are afraid the texture will start to fall off. HELP! RE: Painting and Cleaning Textured Ceilings Post by purplewindow (11) | (05/13/2006) Contact I read somewhere you should check for asbestos before removing a popcorn ceiling. Request: Painting and Cleaning Textured Ceilings Post by ThriftyFun (3797) | (04/06/2005) Profile | Blog! | Contact Is there a easy way that you know of to clean and then paint my ugly textured ceilings? Or should I not clean them and just paint? Thanks! Timswife Answers: Spray Paint 04/06/2005 I have texture ceiling and every time you touch then some little pieces fell off. We didn't clean them but we did spray paint them. Turned out very good . We used a semi gloss paint and it's been a year and they still look great. Hope this helps. By Julie (Guest Post) Remove the Texture 04/07/2005 How about just getting rid of the texture all together. It is quite easy to do but sure makes a mess but it is worth it to get rid of the texture. Lay tarps all over your floors. Now take a garden sprayer and fill with warm water. Spray a section at a time and use a long handle scraper. You can make your own scrapper by bolting or screwing a scraper to the end of a broom or on an old handle for a broom. Start scraping. Any stubborn spots can be rewetted to get that texture down. Wait twenty four hours and let dry. Paint. If you have discolored spots you can paint with "Kilz", it is a primer and then paint. Hope this helps. By Debra in Colorado (Guest Post) RE: Painting and Cleaning Textured Ceilings 04/07/2005 Debra, i'm in colorado too and I really like your idea. It sounds like a lot of work but i might try it (tim is my husband I'm not sure how i got his name on my post?). I'm gonna talk to him about that idea thank you! Julie, really? Semi gloss? That sounds like it would look better, yesterday while the sun was shining into the house I could see the dirt and webs! It's gonna be a big job because every room needs help. Thanks for your input. By timswife Painting and Cleaning Textured Ceilings 04/07/2005 Sorry for the wrong name, I'll change it. :-) We have texture ceilings that probably used to crumble and fall off but have now been painted so many times that it stays pretty well. It is a pain to paint, though. We have to use more paint on the ceiling than the rest of the room. We have not spray painted it, though. A sprayer would make the job much easier. Removing the texture would be nice as well, just be sure to wear a face mask and of course, goggles. By ThriftyFun Painting and Cleaning Textured Ceilings 04/12/2005 You can clean the ceiling with a vacuum hose. By Jennifer_37160