Painting Tips needed

omega50 · #1 10-20-2017, 08:24 AM

Painting my Popcorn Ceilings tomorrow and all is in order-masking the walls where they meet the ceiling. No Issues

But what about when I paint the walls-How do I prevent paint transfer onto the ceiling? Don't want to masking tape the ceiling and have it pull off Popcorn ceiling once tape is removed.

Any hacks or tried and true tips?

Last person to paint the walls before we moved here did a brutal job transferring a dark coffee colored paint to the white popcorn ceiling in about 50 places

Hence why I am even painting the ceiling in the first place.

Big Grey Wolf · #2 10-20-2017, 08:37 AM

Omega been painting for 60 years, good tip take a screw driver and scrape a small "V" right on edge of stipple, nice clean edge to meet with paint brush when painting walls.

LeroyvdH · #3 10-20-2017, 08:53 AM

Steady hands and go and buy a good sash brush.. Purdy and yes they are over $25.. Get a cut in can the ones with a handle and a magnet to hold your brush so it does not sit in the paint.. Using the paint can is BS.. Hold the brush like a pencil.. Don't over load the brush.. Tap it on side.. Draw a line about 3/4'' under the ceiling with the paint, go in for the kill.. Start by getting your line on final approach just under the ceiling moving up to the edge of the top line.. I work right to left.. But I paint left to right.. Always going into wet edge.. Hope that makes sense to you..
Oh ya sand the crap outta your walls first
Good luck
Leroy

owlhoot · #4 10-20-2017, 09:13 AM

Those are both good tips, I learned something today,

ak-71 · #5 10-20-2017, 02:38 PM

Just painted walls with popcorn ceiling - everybody told me it could be done with a good brush and it worked just fine for me without any masking on the popcorn, not as hard as I expected, considering my poor fine motor skills.

Also removed popcorn in a bathroom - that was an annoying and labor intensive experience, though it turned out just fine. Next time I will do more reading - there has to be some easy faster way to remove it.

omega50 · #6 10-20-2017, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by ak-71

Just painted walls with popcorn ceiling - everybody told me it could be done with a good brush and it worked just fine for me without any masking on the popcorn, not as hard as I expected, considering my poor fine motor skills.

Also removed popcorn in a bathroom - that was an annoying and labor intensive experience, though it turned out just fine. Next time I will do more reading - there has to be some easy faster way to remove it.

What qualities does a brush need to have to cut into a popcorn ceiling.

Width?
Stiffness?
Handle shape?
Other criteria?

The Elkster · #7 10-20-2017, 03:43 PM

Also watch some video's on cutting in. There are some tricks to do it right. Angle of brush, twist of bristles, how much paint is on the brush etc. That'll help you keep a clean line. I'd also mock up a practice corner or practice cutting in a less conspicuous area of the house. Maybe a closet with lots of corners.

I've used a normal 4"-5" and also the one's with an angle. Both worked. Get one suited to your paint and should be good. Key thing with getting a good corner IMO is having nice clean brush with straight supple bristles (new). If you let a brush get all knarly and kinked with fly away hairs and dried paint and or stiff bristles and try...well good luck with that.

ak-71 · #8 10-20-2017, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by omega50

What qualities does a brush need to have to cut into a popcorn ceiling.

Width?
Stiffness?
Handle shape?
Other criteria?

Not an expert, but we used 2:

First is a typical natural 21/2 square - it holds more paint and used close to popcorn, but not against it (and other tight spots where roller didn't work)

Second is a synthetic 1 1/2 cut at an angle, pretty soft, handle says "trylon diamond pro" - might not be the best, but worked for me to paint right against the popcorn. It looked like a Purdy wonnabe, but was cheaper at HomeDepot. (Edit: wider could be faster and maybe better)

Please, note, I was painting walls in the room with popcorn ceiling, not the ceiling itself. I had a popcorn ceiling in bad shape in one bathroom - I just removed it and painted flat.

Bonescreek · #9 10-20-2017, 05:07 PM

If I could locate the man that invented the short handled shovel OR
the man that came up with popcorn celing idea using spackle instead of
primer and paint.

Well, I think I would spackle his arse across the great devide and back.

You can't fix what's broken to begin with.
And there is no repainting or fixing up a slap happy job like that.

Popcorn is a good word for it.

Just how fast and lazy and simple and stupid can it get.
Well worry about tomorrow next year.
It's a throw away world today, use it once and toss it, buy another.
A throw away world.

Hey it's all fine, it's cheep right.
LIG - Life Is Good.

I'm no tree hugger, but I'm not blind or stupid or of the sheep clan.

Shove the kernals up your butt, hope it don't give ya gas, that would only
add to the methane problem.

Bonescreek · #10 10-20-2017, 05:35 PM

**** I'm in a happy mood, you should see me on a rant.

calgarychef · #11 10-20-2017, 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Big Grey Wolf

Omega been painting for 60 years, good tip take a screw driver and scrape a small "V" right on edge of stipple, nice clean edge to meet with paint brush when painting walls.

This....

biggyJ · #12 10-20-2017, 09:07 PM

Did both of the good tips above.

Started really slow at first, but as you get the hang of it, you will speed up.

Made one mistake. Bought the stipple ceiling fixing paste. Covered it up with a light layer. If I didn’t know where the mistake was made, you would never be able to tell.