Use a long pole with a sanding pad to sand the ceiling once the popcorn has been scraped off.
Sanding down popcorn ceilings.
With his help we break down the three methods to redoing popcorn ceilings below.
I mentioned that sanding down popcorn ceilings is not the best removal method.
If you are looking for a miracle festool sander to deal with popcorn ceilings they don t exist.
This will knock down the stipple.
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However a knockdown finish will accomplish the same camouflage feature but be much more subtle in texture and effect.
Be sure to sand evenly starting in one corner and moving across the wall.
A sander is a planer tool and popcorn ceiling is three dimensional.
Just wet and scape.
There are tons of videos on youtube about this.
Popcorn ceilings can be seen as such an eyesore on an otherwise beautiful home.
The way that popcorn ceilings are normally handled and the way that i have removed mine is by scraping them down.
However the thought of manually sanding it off sounds so much worse than actually having to look at the ceiling itself.
If you are sanding a stipple ceiling use an electric sander with dust bag.
I want to knock down our popcorn but i m nervous.
Further down below is a video i wanted to share of someone who has removed 500 popcorn ceilings telling you why sanding is not the best way to go.
Use 120 grit sandpaper followed by 200 grit.
The popcorn finish should loosen and fall off easily.
The general process is to get a pump up garden spra.
Use a coarse grit pole sander across the whole surface.
Follow up with a sander that can handle the dust.
The main reason popcorn ceiling texture was used in the first place was to camouflage the flaws in the sheetrock or taping job.
When scraping popcorn ceilings you ll want to use a 4 inch utility knife or a drywall knife to chip away at the texture and create a smooth surface.
The popcorn will be sheared off by sanders that deal with the level as they were engineered to do.
Smooth out the stipple ceiling with a pole sander after using the electric sander.
Sanding is probably a bad idea.