Drywall sander - GIF

[Altair]

Drywall sander.




Previously:

Drywall sander with LED light - GIF
Drywall stripper - GIF
Drywall cutout saw - GIF
Drywall mud box taping tool - video
Drywall holesaw - photo

[Frank S]

My house was built in the era of popcorn ceilings. I need to rig one of those on a counter weighted boom so I can push down instead of holding it up against the ceiling

[TrickieDickie]

I want one too, Frank

[meyer77]

Me two! When I moved into my current home all of the ceilings except one were pop corn finish. When I started painting them all went well until I got to one room, then the popcorn started falling off! I guess the latex paint started loosing the popcorn finish. I called my friend who's son is a painter and asked the solution, the answer is something called Guardz it seals the popcorn finish so the latex paint does not loosen the bond.

[Frank S]

Amazingly for a 60 year old house the popcorn ceilings are still in decent shape all except for one room where the condensation drain for the HVAC leaked in years gone by There is a stain there that I haven't fully managed to eradicate, but what the heck who looks at the ceiling anyway.

[hemmjo]

You can easily remove popcorn or a textured ceiling if it has not been painted. Water in a spray bottle. Spray it, wait a minute or two, scrape to off with a wide mud knife. You may need to do some touch up after to make the ceiling flat, but if you need to repair a textured or popcorn ceiling, it is easier to remove it all and start over, that it is to match. Or remove it all and go to a nice flat ceiling.

BUT if it has been painted or been sealed like Meyer77 mentioned it is a lot more difficult to remove.

[Floradawg]

Drywall sander.

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Previously:

Drywall sander with LED light - GIF
Drywall stripper - GIF
Drywall cutout saw - GIF
Drywall mud box taping tool - video
Drywall holesaw - photo

I never understood where "popcorn" came from. It looks a lot like cottage cheese. I know a lot of people hate it but I never really tired of it.

[hemmjo]

More people like popcorn than like cottage cheese

I believe that textured ceilings became popular because it is a lot quicker and easier to texture a ceiling than it is to make a flat ceiling look good. The problems with a textured ceiling include, difficult to paint, difficult to clean, and near impossible make a good repair look good.

[Duke_of_URL]

Amazingly for a 60 year old house the popcorn ceilings are still in decent shape all except for one room where the condensation drain for the HVAC leaked in years gone by There is a stain there that I haven't fully managed to eradicate, but what the heck who looks at the ceiling anyway.

That's where a can of KILZ spray comes in handy. Works great and easy to apply.

[Pa1963]

Until about 1982, this stuff had asbestos in it. So it should be treated as hazardous waste.