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Posted by on September 17, 2007, 8:29 pm
On Mon, 17 Sep 2007 17:48:06 GMT, Robert Allison
>John wrote:
>
>> Is there a particularly good method to remove the popcorn plaster from
>> ceilings. The "plaster" has been painted twice. Thanks. John
>
>If it has been painted, then the method I use is as follows;
>
>Place plastic on all floors under ceilings to be removed.
>Place plastic over walls down to plastic on ceilings.
>Using a long handled scraper such as a floor scraper, take the
>roughest texture off the ceiling (minimal scraping).
>Using a pump sprayer, spray a fine mist onto a section of the
>ceiling. Let it set for a few minutes, but not long enough
>for it to dry out. I usually keep spraying the area multiple
>times. After it has soaked in, scrape the ceiling again and
>most of the texture should come off.
>Repeat at next area. Do small areas at a time. I usually
>have one guy scraping and one guy spraying to cut down on wait
>times.
>When finished, pull plastic off of walls and onto floor
>plastic. Roll up floor plastic and throw it all away.
>Repair any gouges or damages to ceiling.
What do you have in the pump sprayer?
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