In this video I'm going to paint over a textured kitchen ceiling. This job does not normally
take long and will last for years providing you choose the correct paints.
You can see that this ceiling is rather yellow and is in dire need of a cleaning and painting.
To start off with I'm mixing some sugar soap with some warm water, I'm now using a large
sponge to clean any grease or loose material from the ceiling. Once it's clean I am then
going to leave the ceiling to dry. Before starting to paint you will need to
cover the kitchen units and the floor using good quality dust sheets.
Because the ceiling is yellow I'm going to use some Zinsser Cover Stain on the ceiling,
this is a quality oil based product and dries very quickly. Normally you can paint a ceiling
with cover stain and then paint over it just 2 hours later.
It's a good idea to check where the ceiling and walls join and if there are any gaps its
best to seal them using some decorator caulk, which can normally be painted over in just
one hour.
It's now time to put some paint on the ceiling and so I'm using a good quality Purdy XL brush
for the edges and then a gloss roller. I'm only using a cheap medium pile roller to apply
the cover stain because these are difficult to clean with it being oil based and so it's
a lot easier to use a cheap one and bin it after use.
You'll notice that I'm not taking a lot of care at the edges. It doesn't really matter
if you go down the wall slightly as long as you are painting the walls afterwards.
If you are not painting your walls you will have to be careful at the edges and cut in
the paint ensuring you don't get any on the walls.
I'm loading the brush with the cover stain and then applying the paint to the ceiling,
once I have covered a small area I then load up the roller and apply the cover stain using
that. All the time I'm rolling in both directions
to ensure good coverage. I'm working from one side of the room to the
other ensuring that the majority of the paint is applied using the roller. This is because
a brush tends to leave brush marks, so even after using the brush at the edges I then
go over it and get as close as I possibly can to the wall with the roller and that ensures
that there are no brush marks. You can see how well the cover stain covers
this old yellowed ceiling, it really is a fantastic stain blocker.
Ventilation is essential when painting as the fumes from these products can be quite
strong. This is what the ceiling looks like after
just one coat of cover stain. In two hours time I'll go over this using Zinsser perma
white. Zinsser perma white is a water based paint
that is specifically designed for use in areas that are prone to mould or mildew so it's
ideal for this situation. I'm using a white egg shell finish, but you can get it tinted
to off white, pastel and medium colours. This paint is applied in exactly the same
way as the cover stain but because this is water based I'm using a quality roller this
time, which is a Purdy Jumbo marathon. The cover stain is now dry and so I'm now
applying the perma white. This paint is pretty unique in that it is self priming so the first
coat you put on acts as a primer and the second coat acts as the top coat.
I'm applying the paint in exactly the same manner as before, ensuring I get good coverage
all over the ceiling. Once the ceiling has been covered I'll leave it to dry for two
hours before applying a second coat.
Once finished the ceiling will look like this, and you can rest assured that the paint will
last for years before it needs painting again.
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