I’ve got to paint a textured ceiling in an apartment.
Fortunately, the walls are also to be painted the same shade of white.
Also fortunately. the existing carpet will be replaced after the painting, so I can’t camage it.
I was going to use a roller on a pole (the ceiling is only 7-1/2 feet high) but somebody told me that would use a lot of paint and could end up knocking a lot of the texture off.
So what about spraying?
Is it really worth the time to mask everything?
Is it tricky to do right? Will I rue the day I tried?
I see I can get Wagner Power Painter for only $35 or I can rent an “airless” machine for $35 for 3 hours. Would I want “airless”? Or is that just for big jobs like the outside of a house.
I have never noticed that any of the texture is knocked off, unless it is ready to fall off anyway. As to using more paint, you can buy a gallon of white paint for a lot less than you are talking about paying for the sprayer.
Pads or rollers are the way to go. Thick roller (often called masonry rollers over here) is probably best on a textured ceiling as they’ll apply paint over the bumps.
Be prepared to get covered in paint and get a sore arm though!
If you’re going to use a roller, get one with a very long nap. Don’t go over the same area again and again, or you may damage the texture. Load the roller up with paint, and roll it across the area. Then after it’s dry you can apply more coats.
The best way is definitely with a sprayer, but then everything in the room has to be masked off and covered.
b) Does it have to be the same color? Ceiling paint, besides being bright white, is a bit thicker to cut down on spattering.
c) If you normally wear glasses, cover them with plastic food wrap to catch the spatters. If you don’t wear glasses, wear safety glasses. You don’t want paint in your eyes.
d) Since you are doing the ceiling first, don’t worry about getting a neat edge at the wall. The wall paint will cover your sloppiness.
e) If you go with rollers, a thick, nappy one is recommended for textured jobs.
