Painting Vermiculite Ceiling

Painting ceilings can be challenging at any time especially when it comes to vermiculite ceiling.

Painting vermiculite ceiling. The fastest and easiest way to paint vermiculite ceilings is to use an airless paint sprayer. At sydney premier painting maintenanceâ weâ canâ help you to convert your ugly dull and dark vermiculite ceiling in to a bright white snowy ceiling. Many painters thus refuse to paint vermiculite ceilings.

It is often said to resemble popcorn or cottage cheese hence the name. Sydney premier painting maintenance is specialised in painting vermiculite ceiling. The vermiculite does not need to be removed it can be rejuvenated to a bright soft white ceiling by painting with durobond vermiculite recoat a water based product that will seal bind and finish using the one product.

You ll also have a lot of options for modern 3d designs and recessed lighting. 1 we repair cracks water damages areas before painting if necessary. You need to put 5 6 coats of paint and there still all this little gaps in the structure that look dark on fresh paint.

Really though this only freshens the bad look and is expensive due to the enormous amount of paint and time required as vermiculite is extremely absorbent. Paint the corner where the walls meet the ceiling with a brush i used an old slightly stiffened one because it held the un thinned paint better and got nicely into the spaces between the lumps of vermiculite you can do this before you start the ceiling or after i did it after or should i say my lovely niece did it after but next time think i d do it first. Using an airless sprayer to paint the popcorn ceiling.

17 inch spray tip and the recommended minimum 15 metre airless paint spray hose. Using a paint specially formulated to cover up dirty old popcorn ceilings will make the work easier. A popular alternative has been to paint the existing textured ceiling.

Your roller will clog up with the popcorn that is loose so be prepared to spin it out or use multiple sleeves on the one job. When you paint your vermiculite ceiling move the roller in just one direction. You can spray paint the vermiculite to get rid of the concrete colour and smooth out some of the texture.