Although there are many options for finishing the ceiling, painting ceilings is the most popular, and often with your own hands. This is what our article will be devoted to. We will paint the ceiling with water-based paint.
Consider the important aspects of the process, how to apply an even coat or how to paint the entire ceiling without gaps.
Before you start painting, of course, you should have everything you need in stock. We also need to determine what kind of paint we will be dealing with. To date, there are such paints for the ceiling: latex and acrylic (silicate). Water-based paints are considered the most practical, because they do not have a distinct pungent odor and are easily washed off from objects, and are also environmentally friendly – they do not harm health.
To prepare the ceiling for painting, you need to have the following tools:
Stairs
Tray and two rollers
Brushes for painting, different sizes
molar tape
Sandpaper (fine)
Polyethylene film
The water-based paint
Special clothing for what will be painting the ceiling, a hat is also recommended and goggles are required.
After that, you need to prepare the room, take out everything possible, no matter how you smear objects with paint, cover the floor with film and old newspapers, cover those places between the ceiling and the wall that should not be painted, cover with masking tape.
The most popular water-based paint roller is considered to have a long pile and a width of 20 cm or more. foam rollers leave bubbles on the ceiling, and velor takes too little paint at a time.
Dye
The solution itself must have a uniform mass and color, it is also always worth paying attention to the dosage, which is written on the paint package. It’s worth taking with a small margin, so that later you don’t mess with the next batch of paint production. It is not necessary to save on the quality and cost of the material, falling into a situation where the paint is of poor quality, you will lose a lot of time and effort.
Before the main painting, we recommend that you dilute 1 to 1 paint with water and so primer the surface of the ceiling, this will allow you to see problem areas that you need to pay attention to during the main painting.
Painting the ceiling
Before applying the paint to the ceiling, the roller needs to roll out. This can be done on any surface, in order to make sure that the roller does not leave fat spots in the first contact with the surface. I also exist such paints that they need to be partially (10%-15%) add water, but this is only if it is indicated on the packaging of paint.
After that, apply the paint evenly to the ceiling, trying not to lay the rest of the things and objects. Builders recommend painting with horizontal stripes that overlap each other by 2-3 centimeters.
One coat of paint on the ceiling, it takes 30-35 minutes to achieve a good coverage of the ceiling, you need to apply 2-3 coats, depending on the ceiling and paint.
Each next word must be applied perpendicular to the previous one and only after the previous one has dried. If you do not do this, then you will not be able to evenly paint the ceiling.
How to deal with stains after painting a layer.
Often, the problem lies in the ceiling itself, and not in the quality and uniformity of the paint. The ceiling gives off light rays in different ways, which is why these spots are visible.
Attention: Do not paint over the stain more strongly – this will not give a result.
You need to wait until the layer dries and cover it with a second one, thereby the second layer will partially hide the stain. If that doesn’t help enough, rub the area with sandpaper and apply a couple more coats to the area.
Tips for painting the ceiling with water-based paint:
Apply the first layer in the afternoon. So overnight the layer will dry and you can apply a second one to the already dry ceiling.
During painting, look at the ceiling from different angles, so you can see more painting flaws and fix them in time.
The very last word is recommended to be applied with a new roller, so that it creates the best look of the last painting.
The painting process itself is based on the experience of the worker, you should not expect a perfect job from yourself the first time you paint. Carefully study practical advice, as well as choose a tool for yourself well, then you will have more chances to do the job efficiently and beautifully.
