Painting a textured basement ceiling poses the challenge of coating the recesses with paint. Texture on a ceiling is a dimensional surface with peaks and valleys or flat areas with depressions. A fresh coat of paint on a ceiling brings new life to a room inexpensively. White will help to brighten the basement, which is very effective when little or no natural light enters the room.
Instructions
1. Remove as much furniture and stored items from the basement as possible.
2. Lay plastic tarps over floors and items that are not removable.
3. Pour an oil-based primer into a painting tray. Do not use a water-based primer on your textured ceiling because some texturing materials dissolve in water, which will result in the texture falling from the ceiling.
4. Attach a high-nap paint roller to the end of a painting pole or broom handle. The end of the pole has threads and rollers to screw onto the threaded end.
5. Draw the roller through the primer and roll off excess onto the flat upper portion of the painting tray.
6. Lift the roller to touch the ceiling and roll the primer in only one direction. Rolling the roller back and forth will cause the roller to pick up wet paint resulting in a thinner coverage. Begin along an edge and work your way to the opposite edge.
7. Allow the primer to dry fully, generally three to four hours.
8. Apply a second coat of primer running perpendicular to the first coat. If your first coat ran from the back of the house to the front, the second coat should run from one side to the other. This technique will provide an evenly covered surface.
9. Allow the second coat of primer to dry completely, usually three to four hours.
10. Pour oil-based paint into the painting tray and roll on in the same manner as the primer. Apply a minimum of two coats of ceiling paint and a maximum of four coats. Allow each coat to dry thoroughly between applications.
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