Textured Paint For Ceilings
Prime before you texture the ceiling.
Textured paint for ceilings. The steps appear to be identical between the two types but you have to take certain precautions that you wouldn t have to when painting a flat ceiling this guide offers tips and advice for this project including recommended products tools and techniques. Dip a paint roller into the paint tray roll it out and then apply the texture over the wall or ceiling surface. Painting textured ceilings is a bit of a crapshoot. How to texture ceilings with a roller.
One option is to add granules to paint that give you an easy way to roll on texture quickly. For example coarse paint for a coarse or popcorn ceiling. There are different varieties for different textures so be sure to choose the correct paint for your texture. It dries to a matt white textured finish which may be overpainted if required.
There are two ways to create textured ceilings with a paint roller. A lot depends on the quality of the texturing job. Ideal for covering and disguising small cracks and pitted plaster surfaces. Most ceiling texture is created by applying thinned joint compound to the ceiling and then spraying it on with a commercial texture sprayer troweling it on by.
An ordinary roller cover will produce a texture but there are also special roller covers available that are designed for stippling. Get free shipping on qualified textured or buy online pick up in store today in the paint department. If the texture has been painted over already it s probably safe to paint again. Coarse textured paint is a decorative paint specially formulated to give a strong flexible finish to interior ceilings.
Textured paint is thicker than normal paint and is designed for textured surfaces. If the texture has never been painted there s a risk the water in the paint could loosen the texture causing it to fall off in sheets. It is possible to paint a popcorn or textured ceiling. Load textured paint into a paint pan if you re using a roller or a spray gun.
Fill a paint tray with the texture material or texture paint.