How do you apply a mild texture to a ceiling without using a texture spray gun?
For example, you replace a small section of sheetrock and then have to match it to the rest of the ceiling.
It doesn’t work for me to use a paint roller and mud or mud mixed with paint.
The best I’ve come up with is to trowell on a thin coating of mud, then use a metal concrete trowell to press against the wet mud, use the trowell to “pull” the mud away from the ceiling, and finally lightly trowelling it to knock it back down.
After it dries I primer it and then paint it.
Is there a better way?
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Home Depot and Lowe's carry a spray can of texture material. Homax is one brand.
I had kind of forgotten about that. I tried one aerosol spray can several years ago and it just didn't go very far.I wonder how they textured these ceilings back in the 1950's.It looks kind of like the texture was splattered on the ceiling.But I don't think they had these back then.http://www.drywalltoolsdirect.com/texture-hopper-diamond-wall-p-3097.html?action=view&osCsid=lbmeat052s38v4dsg3n71r3eg2^^^^^^
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I saw a guy do a ceiling with what appeared to be regular joint compound. He put some on a fairly good sized trowel and "jabbed" it against the ceiling.He knocked off the excess hanging globs and strings with another trowel.With years of experience he made it seem easy, but I'm sure it wasn't. If that's the texture type you've got it may be difficult (impossible?) to duplicate it with a spray can.
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$64. Why don't you just get the sprayer?
Mike
I guess I need to just go ahead and buy the machine. I don't like spending money unless I know I'll use the tool and get my money's worth.I don't really know how often I would use it. I just do this stuff occasionally maybe once a year.Thanks to everyone for their input.^^^^^^
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There are about 20 different types of texture. The technique that works best depends on which type. I have a coarse "sand" finish and have done well with a roller and a vermiculite-like stuff mixed into the paint.
How did they texture ceilings back in the 50's?Probably something simple.The ceiling in my house is a mild texture similar to what you would have with the gun and hopper.^^^^^^
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My parents had a farmhouse rebuilt in the 60s, using mostly older techniques. Walls were 3-coat plaster on rocklath, with the ceilings textured. I can't remember for sure but I'm thinking the texture was a sort of broomed finish, in a fan or swirl pattern.A few areas were finished with a knocked-down blob texture -- not sure how else to describe it. I'm guessing they blobbed on or threw on the plaster, then knocked it down flat without eliminating the voids.
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Do you remember the ceilings which were smooth so they could be wallpapered? Probably back in the 1940's^^^^^^
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I did a google on drywall texture and found this site. http://www.vertri.com/ scrol down and on the left is different textures.
There are others as well. You need to identify the texture you are trying to duplicate first. Then you can find out the best technique for duplicating that texture.