Power Sanding Popcorn Ceiling

If you are sanding a popcorn ceiling wet the ceiling with water using a garden sprayer.

Power sanding popcorn ceiling.

Follow up with a sander that can handle the dust. And i ve seen it do. At mississauga handyman we use a festool planex dust extracting power sander to both remove popcorn and sand out freshly skim coated ceilings and walls. Do not saturate the ceiling but wet it thoroughly.

Don t fret if your ceiling is now clear but not. You can t always sand off popcorn texture. If you want to know if you can sand off your popcorn ceiling texture i ll show you. For easier scraping and practically no dust during popcorn ceiling removal use a garden pump sprayer to mist the ceiling and let it soak in for about 15 minutes before scraping.

A sander is a planer tool and popcorn ceiling is three dimensional. However the thought of manually sanding it off sounds so much worse than actually having to look at the ceiling itself. You ll probably need to skim it with a thin layer of joint compound to smooth out imperfections then sand it smooth before repainting. Sand away any residue left behind by the old popcorn texture using a drywall pole sander and then roll on a coat of white ceiling primer.

It won t work about 80 of th. When scraping a popcorn ceiling there is a very common belief that you can just scrape it and paint it. Just wet and scape. Only give it a light misting too much water could damage the drywall or loosen the joint tape.

This was a picture of the kitchen with the popcorn ceiling and wallpapered walls. 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. Start with a 4 foot 1 2 m area so the ceiling does not dry before you get to it. Dust free power sanding is by far the cleanest quickest and most professional way to tackle the job.