How to paint a popcorn ceiling
10/03/2008 09:24 PM by Gretchen Schauffler
Popcorn ceilings are often 8 ft because that was a standard 1970’s wall height. If you have the right tools and your popcorn ceiling is in good condition, painting will go quick. You need a 4-8 foot expandable pole, a 1 to 1.5 inch knap roller cover, and a flat brush. When painting a popcorn ceiling you will have a lot more splatter plus some debris from the popcorn. Tarp the area you are painting underneath well. Roll straight and use a brush to edge.
Use light pressure on the roller, as if you were icing a cake. You want the frosting to be in between. Keep a wet paint seal between the roller and the popcorn. If you push or roll to hard the popcorn texture will come off the ceiling and fall down onto you and the floor. Begin rolling close to a corner and paint in sections. Work across the room and try not to roll back and forth. Over applying or over working the paint can lift a lot of the texture off the surface. Roll as close to the edges as possible. Cut-in with a brush by using a light dabbing motion.
I recommend using our Foundation Primer tinted in the color of choice as the first coat if the ceiling has never been painted, followed by a second coat of our Devine Canopy Ceiling Finish.
If the ceiling was previously painted, use Canopy only.
Devine Canopy: our version of FLAT, Canopy is recommended only for ceilings to hide imperfections by absorbing light with its almost dead-flat sheen.
Washability: Dusting only
VOCs: less than 50gm per liter
Sheen: 2.5-3 at a 60° angle
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