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How To Paint Popcorn Ceiling? Tony Deb 10-08-2006
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Posted by grandpa on October 9, 2006, 12:52 am


Sixeye wrote:
>
>>Tony Deb wrote:
>>
>>>What is the best way to paint an existing popcorn ceiling? The room is
>>>20x14. I can move everything out and I am 99% sure that it is NOT made
>>>with asbestos.
>>>It is yellowing and crappy looking but I really dont want to remove it.
>>>Im kind of hoping that you guys have some kind of new method for this
>>>nightmare other than priming then rolling. My fingers are crossed!!!
>>>Thank you.
>>>
>>>Tony C.
>>>
>>
>>If you don't remove it and paint over it by whatever method, you will
>>make it at least four times harder to remove later. If you can indeed
>>get everything out, then removing the existing popcorn will only take
>>about an hour or two. A day to prepare the ceiling for whatever new
>>texture you want and you're done with a much better ceiling than what
>>you would have had with a crappy painted over popcorn ceiling.
>>
>>Besides, the next guy may decide that you were an idiot who couldn't
>>make a good shade tree mechanic and hunt you down and remove you from
>>the gene pool. I know I feel that way about idiots who put wallpaper on
>>unprimed wallboard.
>>
>>--
>>Grandpa
>
>
> I don't agree. I painted a couple of my popcorn ceilings a few years ago. A
> pro came a couple years later to remove one in the dining room and winced
> when he discovered it was painted. But it came down just as easily as if it
> weren't painted. Later, I removed the other one myself and it too came down
> easily.
>
> That said, I too am glad to have got rid of my popcorn ceilings. That is,
> except for the living room. There, I have a cathedral ceiling.
>
> Does anyone have any idea how to get up there to remove the popcorn and
> retexture? That's the last room I have to do.
>
>
Then you were very lucky or didn't use a very good paint. My experience
is vastly different than yours and I can understand why he winced.

The Borg has a tool for scraping popcorn ceilings that attaches to a
long pole. It has this contraption underneath which can hold a bag and
allegedly "catch" the scrapings. My advice is skip the bag, as it gets
real heavy and unwieldy; but the scraper part works like a charm.

After that its scaffolding. Good luck.

--
Grandpa

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Posted by Sixeye on October 9, 2006, 1:31 am



> Sixeye wrote:
>>
>>>Tony Deb wrote:
>>>
>>>>What is the best way to paint an existing popcorn ceiling? The room is
>>>>20x14. I can move everything out and I am 99% sure that it is NOT made
>>>>with asbestos.
>>>>It is yellowing and crappy looking but I really dont want to remove it.
>>>>Im kind of hoping that you guys have some kind of new method for this
>>>>nightmare other than priming then rolling. My fingers are crossed!!!
>>>>Thank you.
>>>>
>>>>Tony C.
>>>>
>>>
>>>If you don't remove it and paint over it by whatever method, you will
>>>make it at least four times harder to remove later. If you can indeed
>>>get everything out, then removing the existing popcorn will only take
>>>about an hour or two. A day to prepare the ceiling for whatever new
>>>texture you want and you're done with a much better ceiling than what
>>>you would have had with a crappy painted over popcorn ceiling.
>>>
>>>Besides, the next guy may decide that you were an idiot who couldn't
>>>make a good shade tree mechanic and hunt you down and remove you from
>>>the gene pool. I know I feel that way about idiots who put wallpaper on
>>>unprimed wallboard.
>>>
>>>--
>>>Grandpa
>>
>>
>> I don't agree. I painted a couple of my popcorn ceilings a few years ago.
>> A pro came a couple years later to remove one in the dining room and
>> winced when he discovered it was painted. But it came down just as easily
>> as if it weren't painted. Later, I removed the other one myself and it
>> too came down easily.
>>
>> That said, I too am glad to have got rid of my popcorn ceilings. That
>> is, except for the living room. There, I have a cathedral ceiling.
>>
>> Does anyone have any idea how to get up there to remove the popcorn and
>> retexture? That's the last room I have to do.
> Then you were very lucky or didn't use a very good paint. My experience
> is vastly different than yours and I can understand why he winced.
>
> The Borg has a tool for scraping popcorn ceilings that attaches to a
> long pole. It has this contraption underneath which can hold a bag and
> allegedly "catch" the scrapings. My advice is skip the bag, as it gets
> real heavy and unwieldy; but the scraper part works like a charm.
>
> After that its scaffolding. Good luck.
>
> --
> Grandpa

Maybe I got lucky. "The Borg"? What is that? Can't find it on Google. I
can't imagine a long pole type contraption working well on a cathedral
ceiling. We're talking 18-20 feet up. Even if it works well for getting
popcorn down, it's not going to work well for putting texture up.

Not too hip on using scaffolding. I may have to rent a hydraulic lift of
some type I guess.



Posted by Al Bundy on October 9, 2006, 2:04 am



>
>> Sixeye wrote:
>>>
>>>>Tony Deb wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>What is the best way to paint an existing popcorn ceiling? The room
>>>>>is 20x14. I can move everything out and I am 99% sure that it is
>>>>>NOT made with asbestos.
>>>>>It is yellowing and crappy looking but I really dont want to remove
>>>>>it. Im kind of hoping that you guys have some kind of new method
>>>>>for this nightmare other than priming then rolling. My fingers are
>>>>>crossed!!! Thank you.
>>>>>
>>>>>Tony C.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>If you don't remove it and paint over it by whatever method, you
>>>>will make it at least four times harder to remove later. If you can
>>>>indeed get everything out, then removing the existing popcorn will
>>>>only take about an hour or two. A day to prepare the ceiling for
>>>>whatever new texture you want and you're done with a much better
>>>>ceiling than what you would have had with a crappy painted over
>>>>popcorn ceiling.
>>>>
>>>>Besides, the next guy may decide that you were an idiot who couldn't
>>>>make a good shade tree mechanic and hunt you down and remove you
>>>>from the gene pool. I know I feel that way about idiots who put
>>>>wallpaper on unprimed wallboard.
>>>>
>>>>--
>>>>Grandpa
>>>
>>>
>>> I don't agree. I painted a couple of my popcorn ceilings a few years
>>> ago. A pro came a couple years later to remove one in the dining
>>> room and winced when he discovered it was painted. But it came down
>>> just as easily as if it weren't painted. Later, I removed the other
>>> one myself and it too came down easily.
>>>
>>> That said, I too am glad to have got rid of my popcorn ceilings.
>>> That is, except for the living room. There, I have a cathedral
>>> ceiling.
>>>
>>> Does anyone have any idea how to get up there to remove the popcorn
>>> and retexture? That's the last room I have to do.
>> Then you were very lucky or didn't use a very good paint. My
>> experience is vastly different than yours and I can understand why he
>> winced.
>>
>> The Borg has a tool for scraping popcorn ceilings that attaches to a
>> long pole. It has this contraption underneath which can hold a bag
>> and allegedly "catch" the scrapings. My advice is skip the bag, as it
>> gets real heavy and unwieldy; but the scraper part works like a
>> charm.
>>
>> After that its scaffolding. Good luck.
>>
>> --
>> Grandpa
>
> Maybe I got lucky. "The Borg"? What is that? Can't find it on
> Google. I can't imagine a long pole type contraption working well on
> a cathedral ceiling. We're talking 18-20 feet up. Even if it works
> well for getting popcorn down, it's not going to work well for putting
> texture up.
>
> Not too hip on using scaffolding. I may have to rent a hydraulic lift
> of some type I guess.
>
>


> "The Borg"? What is that?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borg_(Star_Trek)

The Borg from the Star Trek (Generations?) series. Somewhere along the
lines in this group Home Depot & Lowe's have become known as The Borg.

One thread even got goofy about "We are Expeditor. You will be expedited.
Resistance is futile.".

Posted by krw on October 10, 2006, 8:16 am


127.0.0.1 says...
>
> >
> >> Sixeye wrote:
> >>>
> >>>>Tony Deb wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>>What is the best way to paint an existing popcorn ceiling? The room
> >>>>>is 20x14. I can move everything out and I am 99% sure that it is
> >>>>>NOT made with asbestos.
> >>>>>It is yellowing and crappy looking but I really dont want to remove
> >>>>>it. Im kind of hoping that you guys have some kind of new method
> >>>>>for this nightmare other than priming then rolling. My fingers are
> >>>>>crossed!!! Thank you.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Tony C.
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>If you don't remove it and paint over it by whatever method, you
> >>>>will make it at least four times harder to remove later. If you can
> >>>>indeed get everything out, then removing the existing popcorn will
> >>>>only take about an hour or two. A day to prepare the ceiling for
> >>>>whatever new texture you want and you're done with a much better
> >>>>ceiling than what you would have had with a crappy painted over
> >>>>popcorn ceiling.
> >>>>
> >>>>Besides, the next guy may decide that you were an idiot who couldn't
> >>>>make a good shade tree mechanic and hunt you down and remove you
> >>>>from the gene pool. I know I feel that way about idiots who put
> >>>>wallpaper on unprimed wallboard.
> >>>>
> >>>>--
> >>>>Grandpa
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> I don't agree. I painted a couple of my popcorn ceilings a few years
> >>> ago. A pro came a couple years later to remove one in the dining
> >>> room and winced when he discovered it was painted. But it came down
> >>> just as easily as if it weren't painted. Later, I removed the other
> >>> one myself and it too came down easily.
> >>>
> >>> That said, I too am glad to have got rid of my popcorn ceilings.
> >>> That is, except for the living room. There, I have a cathedral
> >>> ceiling.
> >>>
> >>> Does anyone have any idea how to get up there to remove the popcorn
> >>> and retexture? That's the last room I have to do.
> >> Then you were very lucky or didn't use a very good paint. My
> >> experience is vastly different than yours and I can understand why he
> >> winced.
> >>
> >> The Borg has a tool for scraping popcorn ceilings that attaches to a
> >> long pole. It has this contraption underneath which can hold a bag
> >> and allegedly "catch" the scrapings. My advice is skip the bag, as it
> >> gets real heavy and unwieldy; but the scraper part works like a
> >> charm.
> >>
> >> After that its scaffolding. Good luck.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Grandpa
> >
> > Maybe I got lucky. "The Borg"? What is that? Can't find it on
> > Google. I can't imagine a long pole type contraption working well on
> > a cathedral ceiling. We're talking 18-20 feet up. Even if it works
> > well for getting popcorn down, it's not going to work well for putting
> > texture up.
> >
> > Not too hip on using scaffolding. I may have to rent a hydraulic lift
> > of some type I guess.
> >
> >
>
>
> > "The Borg"? What is that?
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borg_(Star_Trek)
>
> The Borg from the Star Trek (Generations?) series. Somewhere along the
> lines in this group Home Depot & Lowe's have become known as The Borg.

BORG == Big Orange Retail Giant, originally HomeDespot.

> One thread even got goofy about "We are Expeditor. You will be expedited.
> Resistance is futile.".

--
Keith

Posted by Al Bundy on October 10, 2006, 11:35 am



> 127.0.0.1 says...
>>
>> >
>> >> Sixeye wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>>>Tony Deb wrote:
>> >>>>
>> >>>>>What is the best way to paint an existing popcorn ceiling? The
>> >>>>>room is 20x14. I can move everything out and I am 99% sure that
>> >>>>>it is NOT made with asbestos.
>> >>>>>It is yellowing and crappy looking but I really dont want to
>> >>>>>remove it. Im kind of hoping that you guys have some kind of new
>> >>>>>method for this nightmare other than priming then rolling. My
>> >>>>>fingers are crossed!!! Thank you.
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>Tony C.
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>>If you don't remove it and paint over it by whatever method, you
>> >>>>will make it at least four times harder to remove later. If you
>> >>>>can indeed get everything out, then removing the existing popcorn
>> >>>>will only take about an hour or two. A day to prepare the ceiling
>> >>>>for whatever new texture you want and you're done with a much
>> >>>>better ceiling than what you would have had with a crappy painted
>> >>>>over popcorn ceiling.
>> >>>>
>> >>>>Besides, the next guy may decide that you were an idiot who
>> >>>>couldn't make a good shade tree mechanic and hunt you down and
>> >>>>remove you from the gene pool. I know I feel that way about
>> >>>>idiots who put wallpaper on unprimed wallboard.
>> >>>>
>> >>>>--
>> >>>>Grandpa
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> I don't agree. I painted a couple of my popcorn ceilings a few
>> >>> years ago. A pro came a couple years later to remove one in the
>> >>> dining room and winced when he discovered it was painted. But it
>> >>> came down just as easily as if it weren't painted. Later, I
>> >>> removed the other one myself and it too came down easily.
>> >>>
>> >>> That said, I too am glad to have got rid of my popcorn ceilings.
>> >>> That is, except for the living room. There, I have a cathedral
>> >>> ceiling.
>> >>>
>> >>> Does anyone have any idea how to get up there to remove the
>> >>> popcorn and retexture? That's the last room I have to do.
>> >> Then you were very lucky or didn't use a very good paint. My
>> >> experience is vastly different than yours and I can understand why
>> >> he winced.
>> >>
>> >> The Borg has a tool for scraping popcorn ceilings that attaches to
>> >> a long pole. It has this contraption underneath which can hold a
>> >> bag and allegedly "catch" the scrapings. My advice is skip the
>> >> bag, as it gets real heavy and unwieldy; but the scraper part
>> >> works like a charm.
>> >>
>> >> After that its scaffolding. Good luck.
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Grandpa
>> >
>> > Maybe I got lucky. "The Borg"? What is that? Can't find it on
>> > Google. I can't imagine a long pole type contraption working well
>> > on a cathedral ceiling. We're talking 18-20 feet up. Even if it
>> > works well for getting popcorn down, it's not going to work well
>> > for putting texture up.
>> >
>> > Not too hip on using scaffolding. I may have to rent a hydraulic
>> > lift of some type I guess.
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>> > "The Borg"? What is that?
>>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borg_(Star_Trek)
>>
>> The Borg from the Star Trek (Generations?) series. Somewhere along
>> the lines in this group Home Depot & Lowe's have become known as The
>> Borg.
>
> BORG == Big Orange Retail Giant, originally HomeDespot.
>
>> One thread even got goofy about "We are Expeditor. You will be
>> expedited. Resistance is futile.".
>


I had just guessed it referred to HD & Lowe's. Acronym certainly fits!

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