Painting the ceiling with water-based paint

Despite the fashionable and modern ways of finishing ceilings, such as hanging, tension, rack, various combined structures, traditional and classic ceiling, painted or lime-whitened, still remains one of the most common. Painting the ceiling with water-based paint gives good results. Firstly, such a coating is very environmentally friendly, and secondly, it does not "eat" the already low height of our apartments, thirdly, on a well-leveled painted surface, you can create any painting including stencil, finally, the ceiling can be painted with several colors And visually give it volume, unusual shape, make it quite modern and creative.

The water-based paint firmly "settled" on the construction market, replacing the traditional whitewash, as it has an even, dense structure, perfectly lays down, its snow-white color and high hiding power create an ideal coating.

How to paint the ceiling with water-based paint? This work does not require special knowledge and skills, it's easy to produce the paint itself. The main difficulty lies in the preliminary preparation of the surface. It must be perfectly smooth before painting, without cracks, potholes and incrustations. Any defects after painting will be even more noticeable.

Decoration of the ceiling is made in the very first place, since this process is associated with a lot of splashes and streaks. Before work, the furniture is taken out, or carefully covered with a film, the same applies to the floor (if its finish is not provided), as well as window and door structures.

Preparation of the ceiling surface begins with the removal of the old coating. If the ceiling was painted with water-based paint and you just need to update it, then the previous paint layer (if it does not crack well and keeps well) should not be removed. The surface should only be washed with water, with a spoonful of soda, dried and painted. Whitened or enameled surfaces are completely cleaned of the old coating, all cracks are expanded, cleaned of dust and shpaklyuyut. Large cracks and tile joints are glued with a sickle or a construction bandage. After that, the ceiling is covered with a layer of putty, the thickness of which should not be more than one or two millimeters. Before applying putty, the surface is primed. If one leveling layer is not enough, after thoroughly drying the first and applying a primer, another one is applied. Finish work by polishing the surface of fine-grained sandpaper.

The application of paint on the leveling compound, which has good absorbency, significantly increases its consumption. Reduce the required amount of paint, as well as increase its adhesion to the putty layer will help primer, which must be applied before painting and dry well.

Painting the ceiling with water-based paint starts from the corners. A wide brush first paint the entire surface along the perimeter. The central part is better to paint with a roller with a medium pile, put on a long stick. It is necessary to abandon the foam sponge, it absorbs too much paint, so you can not control the consumption of the material. The main ceiling begins to paint from the window, perpendicular to the sun's rays, gradually moving deeper into the room. To avoid streaks, the ceiling is painted with W-shaped mottling with water-based paint. At the end of the work, a nearly dry roll is carried over the ceiling to grind possible wets, spread the layer evenly and remove excess paint. Avoiding unwanted sagging and uneven layer will help the use of a special container for paint with a corrugated surface that removes excessively it from the roller and evenly distributes it on the pile surface.

After applying the first layer and completely drying it is necessary to apply a second one. Painting the ceiling with water-based paint for the second time is made in parallel with the light flux. It is better to take a new roller for work, and thoroughly clean the container of paint before using it for the second time. So, the instruction how to paint a ceiling with a water-emulsion paint is simple, besides, adding color pigment to the basic white paint composition, you can get interesting color solutions.