Power Sanding Popcorn Ceiling

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.

Power sanding popcorn ceiling.

You ll probably need to skim it with a thin layer of joint compound to smooth out imperfections then sand it smooth before repainting. The popcorn will be sheared off by sanders that deal with the level as they were engineered to do. 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. Dust free power sanding is by far the cleanest quickest and most professional way to tackle the job.

It won t work about 80 of th. 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. So the first step in changing popcorn ceilings to knockdown ones is to get rid of the popcorn or at least most of it the carpenter lightly sprayed the ceiling with water working one room at a time. Just wet and scape.

You can t always sand off popcorn texture. However the thought of manually sanding it off sounds so much worse than actually having to look at the ceiling itself. 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.

Don t fret if your ceiling is now clear but not. Follow up with a sander that can handle the dust. Do not saturate the ceiling but wet it thoroughly. When scraping a popcorn ceiling there is a very common belief that you can just scrape it and paint it.

And i ve seen it do. 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. If you are sanding a popcorn ceiling wet the ceiling with water using a garden sprayer.