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re: Wife wants to scrape off and refinish textured ceilings
Posted on 11/22/19 at 5:32 pm to SirWinston
Posted on 11/22/19 at 5:32 pm to SirWinston
Being painted makes a major difference because you can no longer simply wet out texture with warm water and scrape off with ease. The effort is probably along the lines of being squared.
There's also the unknown of what's lurking beneath the surface. If the ceiling wasn't primed first and just sprayed (on raw SR) this is also going to result in a bad subsurface. And like many have said before, if it wasn't finished before for painting, it's going to have to be done now.
3 options I've tried skim coating, sanding with a vacuum sander, and throwing up new 1/4". They all work. The 1/4" route was chosen because the ceiling was also wavy and we were also going to put up crown molding from the start. eta: the sanded method still requires a thin skim coat.
If you haven't refinished SR before this can be quite the task.
There's also the unknown of what's lurking beneath the surface. If the ceiling wasn't primed first and just sprayed (on raw SR) this is also going to result in a bad subsurface. And like many have said before, if it wasn't finished before for painting, it's going to have to be done now.
3 options I've tried skim coating, sanding with a vacuum sander, and throwing up new 1/4". They all work. The 1/4" route was chosen because the ceiling was also wavy and we were also going to put up crown molding from the start. eta: the sanded method still requires a thin skim coat.
If you haven't refinished SR before this can be quite the task.
This post was edited on 11/22/19 at 5:36 pm
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Posted on 11/24/19 at 7:51 pm to awestruck
One thing I’ll add to the conversation in case OP decides to skim over that knock down is that you should prime the painted surfaces with BIN primer first. Mud can sometimes have adhesion and bubbling issues when applied directly over a painted surface. The primer helps with this. BIN is a shellac based primer, so it will apply over oil or latex paint with no issue. Be warned though, it’s strong smelling, so ventilation is in order.
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