Removing Textured Paint From Ceiling

Ask this old house painter mauro henrique smooths over a textured ceiling using joint compound.

Removing textured paint from ceiling. Cover the floor with a canvas drop cloth don t use. So back to the whole soaking the ceiling business. Press down on the paint spot firmly for 10 seconds then wipe the spot in one direction.

Step 3 use the steamer. Protect yourself and the rest of the room from falling wall texture. Take off as much as you can strip away comfortably just using a traditional paint.

Let this dry completely then with a pole sander give it a light fast sand. How to remove textured paint from your walls. Slipping a 2 inch steel putty knife behind the baseboard and gently prying it.

Step 1 get prepared. More on the wall paint coming soon. Dab a clean folded cloth with paint remover.

Correct a spot on a popcorn ceiling using a clean dry. When i removed the ceiling in the office i used a spray bottle. Scrape out only the high points with a floor scraper don t go crazy and tear up the rock then for speed use a drywall texture pump to spray an even coat of mud to cover old texture.

Plastic covering optional disposable suit optional dust mask and goggles. If the push broom doesn t penetrate the paint you have two options. Remove the baseboard from the wall.