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Greasy popcorn! Raider Bill 10-23-2006
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Posted by Al Bundy on October 24, 2006, 8:55 am



>>
>> Raider Bill wrote:
>>> Tenants just moved out [forced eveiction] they must have deep fryed
>>> everything without ever opening a window. Now all walls and ceilings
>>> not to mention fans are coated with grease.
>>> Fans are down to be cleaned, walls have been tsb'd but what about
>>> popcorn ceiling? I can't wash it. Painter friend suggested a bonding
>>> primer. Kilz says for grease stains but then says area must be free
>>> of grease.
>>>
>>> I don't want to scrape this ceiling............................
>>
>> The best primer might be 3/8" drywall. Not sure you'd want
>> to keep a textured ceiling over a kitchen anyway.
>>
>
> For people who come from a culture of perennial suffering, textured
> ceilings like seeing the image of the virgin mary in their container
> of cream cheese.
>
>


Oh, is that who it was. Thought it was Madonna. Didn't have my glasses
on.

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Posted by Tater on October 23, 2006, 7:37 pm



Raider Bill wrote:
> Tenants just moved out [forced eveiction] they must have deep fryed
> everything without ever opening a window. Now all walls and ceilings
> not to mention fans are coated with grease.
> Fans are down to be cleaned, walls have been tsb'd but what about
> popcorn ceiling? I can't wash it. Painter friend suggested a bonding
> primer. Kilz says for grease stains but then says area must be free of
> grease.
>
> I don't want to scrape this ceiling............................

wash it with a paintbrush, with very light strokes. preferably a LONG
bristled paintbrush. VERY time intensive, but should work. Did a
similar process on some other textured stuff.


Posted by Edwin Pawlowski on October 23, 2006, 10:11 pm



>
> I don't want to scrape this ceiling............................
>

I don't blame you, but that may be the best in the log run. Not much sticks
to grease very well.

How about washing with a scrub brush on a pole? What comes off stays off,
the rest gets painted. Then you'dhave a smoother texture for next time.



Posted by mm on October 24, 2006, 1:13 am


wrote:

>Tenants just moved out [forced eveiction] they must have deep fryed
>everything without ever opening a window. Now all walls and ceilings
>not to mention fans are coated with grease.
>Fans are down to be cleaned, walls have been tsb'd but what about
>popcorn ceiling? I can't wash it. Painter friend suggested a bonding
>primer. Kilz says for grease stains but then says area must be free of
>grease.
>
>I don't want to scrape this ceiling............................

The other ideas may be better, and I've never done this, but what
about putting a tarp down on the floor etc, and spraying some kind of
cleeaner on the ceiling.

Later you can take the tarp outside and let the rain clean it.

Posted by Goedjn on October 24, 2006, 3:41 pm


wrote:

>Tenants just moved out [forced eveiction] they must have deep fryed
>everything without ever opening a window. Now all walls and ceilings
>not to mention fans are coated with grease.
>Fans are down to be cleaned, walls have been tsb'd but what about
>popcorn ceiling? I can't wash it. Painter friend suggested a bonding
>primer. Kilz says for grease stains but then says area must be free of
>grease.
>
>I don't want to scrape this ceiling............................


If this is going to be a rental unit for any length of time,
this is as good a time as any to swap the ceiling treatment
for something that's easier to maintain. Do they still make
that white-coated masonite? That stuff cleans fairly easily.


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