Hi, just wondering what others do for prep of flat ceilings with flat paint on them. Do you always, or ever, sand, and do you clean? And, when I ask this I am thinking more of ceilings that are in living rooms or bedrooms. I am thinking that perhaps I am wasting time sanding and washing ceilings if is clear that they do not need it--in areas where the chances of dirt accumulating on ceiling is almost non-existent.
I might wash a kitchen ceiling if it was greasy or something. If there stained up, I prime rather than clean. I would normally only sand if there was trash in the previous paint or something.
Usually, no. Mainly kitchen ceilings in older homes. Although I have had some I had to clean with TSP if someone had smoked a lot of cigarettes inside. Luckily, not many smoke inside their homes anymore these days.
If you sand first on any surface the finish product will look\feel better.
I do not wash unless its all funked up. I prime if any water stains are present..
Do you wash after you sand, if not, what about any dust that might result from the sanding? I am not questioning your methods, I am just wondering if there is a need to wash after sanding a ceiling.
maybe light pole sand...and I use a nappy roller....I like the colossus...they have up to 1.5 inch nap...goes fast and leaves a nice stipple...also, I like to use a nappy whizz roller around the edges....when you use a brush, it leaves a different texture...
Pete- use a broom to get rid of cobwebs, pole sand lightly to get rid of any 'clinkers' as I call them, and then paint. You are only sanding to smooth what should be minor imperfections so there shouldn't be any dust as such to even necessitate a damp rag. If you have patched then sand and use your broom to clear what minimal dust there should be. I've hardly ever had to sand ceilings cos if you think about it - it would have been one soab'ing messy contractor / painter / ho to get dirt all the way up there. Unless yiu are painting college dorms then all bets are off.
Usually a broom is all that is needed. Pay special attention to the areas where the ceiling meets the walls and where there are air conditioning vents...I find those areas the nastiest in general. Like the others have said, you probably don't need to sand at all...if you see some goobers up there, just pole sand them quickly. The only time I worry about dust is if I have had to sand over new mud. Then, I use a sponge on one of those poles that has a device to wring the water from the sponge...I'm lazy that way. Glad to hear your slow time might be coming to a halt soon.
maybe light pole sand...and I use a nappy roller....I like the colossus...they have up to 1.5 inch nap...goes fast and leaves a nice stipple...also, I like to use a nappy whizz roller around the edges....when you use a brush, it leaves a different texture...
is this a test? I look around for fly poop first and wash it off. I try to get away with one coat if I can, it all depends on the lights and the windows. Or in the one I saw today it was hose down with tsp, oil prime,, then plaster skim coat, prime again then paint ceiling flat .
Has anyone noticed how some fly poop will wipe off easily, and not really bleed through paint. But some of is really hard to get off. Especially from vinyl siding, and will bleed like crazy.
Must have to do with what the fly ate that day....
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