Fill a spray bottle with warm water then spray one small section 10 square feet of ceiling at a time.
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The long slow and even strokes will help prevent the corners of the knife from digging in and gouging the drywall.
Just glide your putty knife across the surface moving slowly with long strokes in one direction.
There are many options for moving on from it but not all of them are equally effective or equally easy.
Only give it a light misting too much water could damage the drywall or loosen the joint tape.
Work in small 4 inch by 4 inch sections and let the water soak in for about.
We did some research online and saw that the best way to remove the popcorn was to get the ceiling wet before scraping it.
Actually we already had one but it had been used with fertilizer already and we did not want to take the chance with using that.
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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.
The popcorn material is very dry and porous so it will easily soak in the water you spray on it.
To help you decide how to address your popcorn problem here are some top ways to remove cover or distract from stucco ceilings.
To make scraping off the popcorn texture easier experts suggest lightly misting the ceiling with a garden pump sprayer.
Removing a popcorn ceiling is simple with the right tools and supplies.
Spray a 3 x 3 area of the ceiling.
Using a gardener s portable hand sprayer also called a hudson sprayer to spray down portions of the wall.
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We bought a new fertilizer sprayer to spray the ceiling they are fairly inexpensive.
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Let it soak in for a minute and then spray it again.
You ll probably need to skim it with a thin layer of joint compound to smooth out imperfections then sand it smooth before repainting.
Usually the popcorn ceiling just peels off very easily if it doesn t you ll just want to apply more warm water.
Let it sit for about 20 minutes.