Orange Peel Texture Walls
Prepare your walls if you re going to apply orange peel texture to a wall that has already been wallpapered you ll need to remove the wallpaper sand the wall down to a smooth surface and then apply a coat of paint primer for a painted wall simply go over the coat of paint with a coat of primer.
Orange peel texture walls. The orange peel texture roller method allows you to add texture to your walls without an airless spray painter. During the 1980 s and very early 1990 s orange peel drywall texture was very common in new residential construction across the southwest united states. You can create texturing in the orange peel style with a roller or a paint sprayer. There are actually quite a few different reasons as to why someone would want to spray an orange peel onto their walls or ceilings.
During the 1990 s and early 2000 s hand textures such as hawk and trowel skip trowel or santa fe became much more popular. Orange peel in terms of walls and painting is a light texture that hides imperfections and blemishes but without creating an obvious relief or pattern on the wall. An orange peel texture looks exactly as it sounds it resembles the peel of an orange. You can create a variety of styles including knock down venetian plaster skip trowel and orange peel.
You can add texture by applying drywall compound to the surface using a number of different techniques. Orange peel drywall texture. Mix joint compound and water to a thick yogurt like consistency. Orange peel is a great choice if you re looking to enhance the durability of your walls that extra layer of plaster does a lot to protect them from dings and cracks.
Among textured drywall s other benefits is also that it hides those nicks and imperfections that are so painfully obvious on flat surfaces meaning you won t have to touch up your paint as often. This technique will be most appropriate if you have very large areas of damage or are applying a new orange peel texture to entire wall surfaces. Wait 10 minutes to reapply a second coat for thicker texture. Orange peel texture is a splatter texture that is sprayed onto walls and ceilings to give them a texture that is similar to an orange peel.