Adventures in Painting

[Brian]

Good lord, someone save me. Wife promised my daughter "we" would paint her room last year, and we haven't yet. Now I've been told we have a room #2 that needs to be painted.

Someone please recommend me a painter in SE metro. This thread is giving me flashbacks to the last time we painted, and it wasn't pretty.

[Brian]

My wife put these color samples on the wall at least 4-5 years ago. I don't like any of them, and honestly can't tell most of them apart. I'm still waiting for her decision.

Come on, you can't lie to us. You were trying to figure out which color you'd need to paint your walls to match Magpul FDE. Don't blame it on the wife if you want your room to be tacticool...

[TFOGGER]

I have a lot of popcorn that has to go in the next few years. How did you do it? Been researching it. Not looking like fun.

We got a special tool for it at Home Despot that is specifically designed for the job. I has a frame for attaching a trash bag to catch (some of) the debris, and can screw on to a roller extension handle, which is a huge help. There are a couple of methods you can use. My wife didn't want a smooth ceiling, so we went with the dry method. Wear a mask, put down drop cloths, close all the doors to the rest of the house, and plan on dusting and vacuuming the rest of the house anyway. This yields a "knockdown" texture that sucks up paint like a sponge, but actually looks nice when you're done. Apparently, if you wet the crap down thoroughly, you end up with essentially bare drywall, which needs to be textured to hide the seams anyway, but the removal process is much easier.

[Erni]

@TheGrey
TSP will have directions on the box. For most walls one wash followed by a rinse wash is usually good enough. That said the light switch location in my bathroom was extra greasy from the kids and it caused the paint to peel up right by the door jamb when I pulled the tape. So extra greasy spots, start with a kitchen cleaner until it's clean and then TSP.
The better the prep the less fuss for painting.

[Wulf202]

As far as brands of paint its the chevy ford dodge argument. Get the highest quality they sell of you want it to look good in fewer coats. Email youself a picture of the label for touch ups.

If you're going over with the same color you can get lower grades. Eg rentals that get painted repeatedly

Degrease with zep orange degreaser then hit with tsp.

No special prep for higher gloss.

If you're going to stop a color at a wall line caulk to your tape (part of prep)

[TheGrey]

Thanks for your advice, guys! This will save me a lot of grief.

[Tinelement]

We got a special tool for it at Home Despot that is specifically designed for the job. I has a frame for attaching a trash bag to catch (some of) the debris, and can screw on to a roller extension handle, which is a huge help. There are a couple of methods you can use. My wife didn't want a smooth ceiling, so we went with the dry method. Wear a mask, put down drop cloths, close all the doors to the rest of the house, and plan on dusting and vacuuming the rest of the house anyway. This yields a "knockdown" texture that sucks up paint like a sponge, but actually looks nice when you're done. Apparently, if you wet the crap down thoroughly, you end up with essentially bare drywall, which needs to be textured to hide the seams anyway, but the removal process is much easier.

Thanks. I was looking into the wet method and then having someone come in and texture. I'll look into this method.

[TFOGGER]

Thanks. I was looking into the wet method and then having someone come in and texture. I'll look into this method.

FYI, trying to wet down any significant area with a spray bottle will give you carpal tunnel long before you get any real progress(my wife tried that in the hallway, for about 2 square feet). I'm guessing one of those backpack weed sprayer tanks is the right answer.

[Wulf202]

Pump sprayer. Ad an ounze of regular tide detergent per gallon to help it soak in.

[TheGrey]

Be sure your popcorn ceiling does not have asbestos! Some houses built in the 70s may still have asbestos in the texture.