[dgordo4ut]

hey, i am painting a pourch ceiling. it is new wood and is not smooth plywood. it is the plyboard that has groves running the length of the ceiling. i used a 3/4 inch nap on 1st coat of primer, but couldnt get the groves fillied in. should i try a larger nap or suck it up and use a brush which will take forever. thanks

 

[aaron61]

Spray it

 

[dgordo4ut]

i dont have a commercial sprayer. most of my work is occupied spaces and my contractor dosent like the use of sprayers. do you think i could just use a can of spray primer then roll it out.

 

[Bushdude]

Are you painting T-111 siding? It looks like wood grain and has grooves every 6 to 8 inches?
You could try putting more paint on the grooves and applying more pressure, or try dipping the open end of the sleeve in paint and forcing this at an angle into the grooves, remmember to roll (feather) this build up out before the paint sets up or your porch ceiling will look like a rope a dope!

 

[dgordo4ut]

no its not the siding you are referring to. it is plyboard with the groves every 6 inches and the groves are detailed with very tiny lines. do you think the spray primer ideal will work as long as i roll the ceiling when i finish the groves. as you can tell i am a rookie to the business so i am learning a lot as i go. i am fortunate to have plenty of work and this site really helps me with my unexperienced questions. thanks again

 

[boman47k]

Had a similar problem a little while back with paneling. I have in the past used the tip of the roler to get the lines then smooth it out with the broadside like you would normally paint a wall. I thought this time I would use a 3/4 nap and not have to do that. I was wrong, the 3/4 would matt up and do no more than a 3/8 nap, maybe not as much. I ended up doing the grovves with a brush and roller. I just kept the brush and the roller wet the whole time. Brush a few grooves then while they were still wet, roll the just brushed grooves to even them out.

 

[dgordo4ut]

the surface is rough so the groves take a while to get an even coat. i think i am going to get a can of the spray primer and see how it goes. ill let you know. thanks

 

[painterdude]

Hey, it's a porch ceiling...not a subway system. Get a brush out and brush the grooves. How long could it take? pd

 

[vermontpainter]

Hey, it's a porch ceiling...not a subway system. Get a brush out and brush the grooves. How long could it take? pd

DITTO

 

[slickshift]

Brush



...or that corner roller if you have to
Kind of an investment for a small increase in production on one small ceiling
Could of had it brushed in the time we spent typing about it

 

[timhag]

DITTO

:yes:

 

[tsunamicontract]

Could of had it brushed in the time we spent typing about it

:yes:
I think he is talking about bead board (like the stuff that goes below chair rails). Quite common on porch ceilings. You could brush the groves and roll the rest but on raw wood its always best to brush anyways. You could try a block brush on a pole for most of it too. or a Ruff Rider with one of those pole angle adaptors.

 

[sage]

If you are going to be up there to use a spray can why not just brush the groves out?
I had a previously painted ceiling that was tongue & groove, paint store guy talked me into a foam roller that had splits in it. It got in the groves but wasn't a smooth enough finish for me, but this may work for you.
Sage

 

[dgordo4ut]

thanks for all the input. i ended up using a brush. the wood was raw & very rough so it took awhile to get a smooth coat in all the tiny groves. it took me 4hrs just to paint the groves. i will need to apply 2nd coat of primer then finish coat. this was a small job overall but i didnt expect to spend so much time on the groves. ive already priced the job so ill just complete it and move on. my hourly didnt look to good on this job. next time i guess ill just add for time consuming stuff like this.

 

[daArch]

I've never done this before, so don't take this as gospel, but if I had a foam corner roller in my kit,

I'd whip it out and try it. (Shur-line isn't the only one that makes these)

You'd be surprised that sometimes the cheap DIY tools do the trick, although not necessarily for what they are intended, but that's why we are the pro's

 

[aaron61]

I was thinkin the same thing DaArch. We have have corner rollers that are like 1/2" nap. I think we got em at S W

 

[TooledUp]

It's always easier if you can get a couple of coats on the wood before it's fixed if you get some warning a day or two before it goes up. I like to get at least one coat one new wood before it's fixed if I can.