How to paint textured/sprayed ceiling?

I'd like to paint over my textured ceiling which has discolored over time. It is not exactly a popcorn finish (it isn't as rough or bumpy) but it is certainly lightly sprayed (I don't know what the term is). In any case, how do I paint over it? How can I fix it up? It is in the living room and has not been treated before.





Thanks!How to paint textured/sprayed ceiling?
That's easy. It sounds like you have a very moderate textured ceiling. Clean the surface well with a squeezable mop. Then prime the surface in one or two coats. Then simply paint over your prepared surface. If you don't prime the surface, the paint will start peeling over the course of a few years. You don't want this. It will be harder than ever to then repaint over it again. I would recommend Bullseye 1-2-3 for the primer.How to paint textured/sprayed ceiling?
there are rollers out there that will handle rough surfaces...the thicker /courser roller will do the job..can pick one up a a Home Depot or Lowes
We've painted over our textured ceilings successfully by using a roller. I think I remember choosing one that had a fluffier texture so it would hold more paint and then fill the paint in evenly around the texture in the ceiling. I'm pretty sure the roller packages would indicate the type you'd need. Also, if they've discolored over time, it might be best to start with a product called Kilz. This would help prevent any staining from water damage or cooking oils leaking through your new paint.
Take the texture off the ceiling.


1. Wet the ceiling and give it a minute to soak in


2. Scrape it off, let it fall on to a tarp on the floor


3. Paint it





You can use a hose and put it on a very light mist setting, and do section by section. Careful not to soak it through, you just want to moisten it to be able to scrape it easily.
I would get rid of the texture. It looks easy to do on all of the decorating shows I watch! It appears to scrape off easily using just a large thingy that looks sorta like what is used to spackle with.
Probably stomped with thined out dry wall mud. Anywho, just use a nappy roller or a brush. A roller will save on paint, but you might make a mess if you don't know how to do it. Paint the whole living room a medium tan and the ceiling too, this is the cheapest remodelling you'll ever do, paint. Then put up some lighting that points to the ceiling, looks groovy man.
If you plan to roll the ceiling use a flat oil based paint , you really don't need to prime unless the yellowing is from smoke and use a split foam roller its specially designed for textured ceilings.If you plan to spray the ceiling then you can go to latex paint because you are not disturbing the surface.If you roll with latex there's a chance the water in the paint will soften the texture and pieces could come off with the roller.If it is super thin texture you probably could get away rolling latex with out a problem.It's a messy job no matter how you look at it.
Lowe's' sells texture paint that can be painted on the wall or ceiling. A little work would have to be done first, but there is a texture roller that can be used to roll it on. You should roll, wet paint into dry. And then you can paint over it with any latex color. Or to make it easier, have the texture paint tinted. It will eliminate a step.
Really easy, just use a roller on a really long handle so that you can reach.
If it hasn't been painted before, I heard on HGTV that popcorn like ceilings need OIL paint or otherwise they break down and the bits fall off the ceiling when you roll them with a roller. I had this happen in my bedroom and thought 'oh, that's just how it is'...but it was a mistake. Ask at a home improvement store too!








Popcorn finish is a correct term to me.





I used ceiling paint from Home Depot on my popcorn ceiling - it turned out fine, but I had to constantly clean off the roller. The popcorn kept coming off the ceiling...I used a rough surfaces roller for my painting. It gets in the grooves/dips better.
I completed this very job last year-the contractor tried to use a paint brush..but that did not work..he spray painted the ceiling and it's beautiful and clean again. I hope this works for you as well.
roll it on with ceiling paint make sure you cover everthing with a drop cloth though and go real slow so the paint doesn't splatter everywhere. Because it will no matter what you do.