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HOW TO PAINT ACOUSTIC CEILINGS. How To Paint Popcorn Ceilings. Ceiling Hacks.

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What happens here

Before any painting, ensure the room is fully prepared. This involves covering all walls with large plastic sheeting, such as 9x400 plastic, secured roughly 6 inches from the ceiling line. Along the crown molding, run 9-inch masking paper with a 1-inch tape border to create a clean paint break. All light fixtures, vents, and any other ceiling-mounted objects must be completely masked with paper or plastic and taped securely. Finally, lay drop cloths or additional plastic sheeting over all floors to protect them from paint overspray. The video shows a worker meticulously applying masking paper and tape along the crown molding, demonstrating the precise preparation required.

Goal: Completely protect all non-ceiling surfaces from paint.

Tools and materials

  • Drop Cloths — Protecting floors
  • Masking Paper — Protecting crown molding and creating clean lines
  • Masking Tape — Securing plastic and paper, defining paint edges
  • Plastic Sheeting — Covering walls and furniture

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another coat. But make sure when you get ready to spray your ceilings, have everything covered in plastic. We got everything covered, wrapped, and then we're going to begin putting drop cloth on the floors also. Getting ready to spray now. Everything's covered with plastic. We've dropped our walls with 9x400 plastic. about 6 in from the wall. And then we drop ran 9 in paper with 1 in tape along the bottom of the crown molding.

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