How To Scrape A Ceiling

Make sure that you have dulled the joint knife so that it does not gouge your ceiling and cause you more problems in the future.

How to scrape a ceiling. Take care not to damage the surface of the ceiling when scraping. Scrape the paint gently off the ceiling with a clean putty knife. 6 use a long pole with a sanding pad to sand the ceiling once the popcorn has been scraped off.

I m going to show you how to skim coat over painted popcorn ceilin. Don t scrape your painted popcorn ceiling. Scrape the ceiling with a hard bristle push broom.

Scrape the popcorn ceiling with a rounded joint knife which is required when sanding a popcorn ceiling. How to scrape a popcorn ceiling 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. Sometimes scraping paint can be really time consuming.

You may need to apply more water if it is difficult to scrape. Multi position ladders step 1. Only give it a light misting too much water could damage the drywall or loosen the joint tape.

If there are only one or two coats of paint the broom should be able to make large enough scratch marks to allow water to penetrate into the. In today s skim coating tutorial. The water should soften the texture enough that the popcorn pops off easily when you scrape it.

Remove the debris from the paint scraper with paper towels. Gather tools and materials step 2. I did this ceiling 14 x14 i.