How to paint the ceiling without stains

The most usual method of repair is painting. It seems that it can be easier? Coloring hides its secrets. The ideal ceiling has a uniform, even coating without brush strips, stains and stains. In this article we will talk about how to avoid without streaks using a water-emulsion coating, acrylic, latex. Consider options with the use of the roller and brush.

Water emulsion coating

Before using a water-based coating, the surface should be prepared. Regardless of whether your ceiling is painted or whitewashed with lime, if there are cracks and irregularities on the surface and the old finishing material is moving away from the surface, then it must be completely removed. Defects and irregularities need to be puttied, sanded and primed. If we are talking about a perfectly flat surface, then you just need to prime it. Before starting to work, free the room from foreign objects and furniture.

If you need to remove the whitewash from the surface, then it should be wet. Brush small areas with a brush because the surfaces dry quickly. If you wet it all at once, then you will have to do it repeatedly, and this, you see, is an extra waste of time and energy. So, wetted the surface, waited for the whitewash to get wet, removed the layer with a spatula. Thus, remove all whitewash from the surface.

If you have planned redecoration of the room, then start painting from the ceiling. Otherwise, it is likely that you are burying the walls.

What to do if only the top is treated? In this case, the walls need to glue the film. The same measures need to be taken in relation to gender. To know how to apply the coating and at what temperature to do it, read the manufacturer's recommendations.

To paint evenly lay on the surface, it should be treated with a primer. It is better to buy a coating and primer of the same brand. If you have a smooth and clean surface without stains, it can be primed in one layer. In other cases, it is better to apply the composition in 2 layers. Then apply one coat to all dark places. This will prevent their manifestation after completion of work. After priming, leave the surface to dry.

If the ceiling is ready for the next stage, then assemble and prepare the necessary tools for this. So, you will need:

• paint;
• roller, brush or spray gun;
• tray;
• the painting telescopic extender for the roller or the stepladder.

Latex coating

When choosing a method it is necessary to take into account the peculiarities of latex paint. Below we consider its advantages and disadvantages.

Virtues

If we talk about the benefits of latex coatings, then they are enough to give preference to this particular paintwork material:

1. The washable coating allows you to remove contamination with a damp cloth. Resistance to abrasion is not the highest. If you have to frequently wash the surface, it is better to choose a different composition.
2. This coating creates a vapor barrier. Insulated ceiling of the drywall after coating it with latex does not need additional vapor barrier.
3. No smell in the implementation of works and after their completion.
4. Dries quickly - from 20 minutes to 2 hours. It all depends on the layer thickness and humidity in the room.
5. Latex coating has good adhesion. Does not peel off even from the polished metal, at its preliminary primer.

disadvantages

There are still no materials made by man without flaws. It is therefore not surprising that latex paint is also not without them:

• Under the influence of low temperatures, the coating may become covered with cracks, as a result of which it begins to peel off. Therefore, it should not be used in areas not heated or often ventilated in the winter season.
• Latex can be a food for bacteria. Mold may form on the treated surface in a room with high humidity. But this happens only in very damp rooms, in which the surface was not previously treated with an antiseptic. Therefore, this disadvantage can be said to be indirect.

Coverage Features

Water-dispersion acrylic paints, without exception, give a matte surface. In contrast, latex coating is also glossy. The surface texture after coating can be judged by the numbers on the product packaging. For example, Samtex20 is a silky-glossy latex-based coating, and Samtex3 is matte.

If we talk about the features of the glossy latex surface, then they come down to the following:

• Gloss less dirty, it is easier to wash.
• The glossy surface emphasizes defects, and the matte one hides. Therefore, before coating gloss, you should level the surface.
• Gloss visually raises the ceiling due to the partial reflection of the space under it. It creates the illusion of depth, which is very important in low spaces.

Preparatory processes

The preparatory processes are reduced to the fact that all detached parts of the plaster and the nabeloxes are cleaned with a spatula.

If the entire surface or some part of it is affected by the fungus, it should be treated with an antiseptic primer. And then treat it with a penetrating primer. Make it a brush, because this way you can handle all the potholes.

Then fill the defects. Acrylic filler is best suited for this purpose. To make the ceiling as flat as possible, use a wide spatula. After the putty has dried, sand the bumps. Re-ground surface patches.

Coloring

Use a roller with a long nap. Layers should be applied perpendicular to each other, with the final layer should be directed away from the window. This is done in one step, otherwise irregularities will be seen on the border of the dried up areas. The roller should be rolled on the paint tray or if it is missing on a piece of cardboard.

Latex is an intermediate option between more resistant and expensive silicone and cheaper acrylic.

Acrylic coating

Acrylic-based paints have high performance and physical-technical characteristics. Among their advantages are the following:

1. Environmental Safety.
2. Vapor permeability
3. Affordable price.
4. Easy to apply.
5. Lack of pungent odor.
6. Practicality (it is easy to wash off dirt from the surface).

In the market you will find a large range of both domestic and foreign manufacturers. There is nothing to choose from, but to say that the paint of one manufacturer is strikingly different from similar products of another - it does not make sense.

Acrylic can be applied to the surface of just 2 layers. This will be enough to hide all microcracks up to 1 mm wide. The resulting film will be quite elastic and durable.

In addition, in the market you can buy highly specialized acrylic paints. This may be a means to cover surfaces with traces of soot or greasy stains, etc.

When purchasing a material, look not at its quantity in the tank, but at the consumption rate of the treated surface at 1 m².

Features of work

Surface preparation does not differ from that described above. Therefore, there is no need to describe this process again. After the final primer ceiling, you need to handle the corners of the room with a brush, which should be dipped into the composition of only half of the pile. Squeeze out the paint and apply a 3 to 5 cm wide strip in the corners. For the rest, it is better to use a spray gun or roller if purchasing the first one is impractical.

If you decide to use a roller, then you should consider some points:

1. Do not dip the entire roller in the material, so you can avoid smudges. Roll it on the tray. This will help you to distribute the composition over the roller evenly.
2. Do not apply thick or thick coating. As a result of such actions, smudges and folds may form.
3. Apply stripes along the room. Check the uniformity. Inspect it periodically from different angles and from different sides.

When working can not do in the room drafts. The temperature in it should also be as stable as possible. To find out the optimal temperature conditions, read the instructions for acrylic coating.

It is impossible to process a surface at a subzero temperature. If you want to save material consumption and achieve the most uniform application, then you should use a spray gun. Such a purchase is advisable if you use this tool in further work.

Perfect cover

In our time, it is often possible to meet color, and not just white ceilings. It is very modern, and besides, the color surface adds some freshness to the interior. If you bought the finished material with a pigment, then there is nothing to worry about. However, if you add color to the white coating, then prepare the mixture with a margin. This is due to the fact that when mixing paint by hand to achieve the same tone is unrealistic. If it seems to you that the composition in the bucket is the same in color, then after drying, smears of a light or dark shade will be visible.

As a rule, it is ideal to cover it from the second or third time. But by following the instructions in this article, you can cope without additional experience. The most convenient tool for work is the spray gun. However, it is not worth buying it for the sake of a single operation. Unless you have available funds and you have plans to use this tool in the future.

When working with this tool, the lowest consumption of material, and the process of coating does not require much physical effort.

Paint the ceiling with a brush hard and long. Therefore, if you choose between the brush and the roller, it is better to give preference to the latter. With it, the coating is uniform, it should not be so often re-dunk as a brush. To the joints with the walls and corners were well processed, they need to be pre-processed with a brush, without it you can not do in the process of working with a roller.

Before working with the roller, draw a narrow line around the perimeter of the surface, carefully covering the joints. Do not dip the entire roller in the material. Slightly dipping it, roll it in a special paint bath. Thus, the material is distributed over the entire surface. Starting from the far corner of the room, cover the ceiling. The strips should be applied with an overlap of 5–8 cm. At the same time, there should be no bulges at the joints, and for this, the composition should be rubbed with a roller over the surface.

Painting should be done at a fairly high pace, otherwise there will be stains on the surface due to the drying of the material. After completely covering it, let it dry. Then apply a second coat.

The next layer should be applied perpendicular to the previous one. Thus, the possibility of the formation of divorces and unwanted bands is excluded.

In order not to emphasize the spots, do not touch the prominent places. The quality of work is better to evaluate from the floor, because being under the ceiling you will not be able to do this. The technology of using acrylic material is no different from the technology of working with water-based emulsion.

After completing the work, avoid excess sun and drafts in the room. It can only be aired after the surface is completely dry, which means no earlier than in a day.

Stretch ceiling coating

There is a desire to update the tension surface, thus improving its external performance by painting? It should be noted that these manipulations can be done only with tension materials that do not have connecting seams.

For this kind of work you should take a coating on an acrylic basis. To apply the composition to the surface, use a spray gun. Experts do not recommend covering tension surfaces too often. The fact is that with each layer they increase in weight, which means that they will sag with time, which of course is undesirable. The conclusion is simple - cover tension structures can be no more than 5 times.

Experts do not recommend painting if you do not have at least some experience in this matter. This is due to the fact that even a professional is not able to keep the gloss and gloss that had the material before processing. Having lost their luster, the tension surfaces attract more dirt and dust, which becomes more visible.

It is also important to take into account the fact that self-renewed tensioning surfaces, when using electric heaters and under the influence of temperature drops, will begin to crack after a while and will not be attractive. In such a situation, of course, you can re-process the surface, but the result of this manipulation will be short-lived.

If, due to some reasons, the tensioning structure has lost its attractiveness and needs restoration, then as an alternative, it can be partially decorated using airbrushing. You can make an imitation of the sky and clouds.

The combination of knowledge of coating technology along with high-quality primer and coloring compositions, and working tools are the key to high-quality, reliable and beautiful coating. If you have experience in coating, then share it with us and our readers. Write comments at the end of this article.

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