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Frosty-Start-4559 t1_j1xojnu wrote

First thing to consider if you want to remove this whether it was painted or not. It most likely was versus popcorn, which usually is not. Spray it with some water from a spray bottle and see if it softens and scrapes off easily. If yes, you are in luck, continue. If it was painted, scrape best you can, then skim coat.

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kharmatika OP t1_j1ykgj4 wrote

Yep! That’s the plan. Definitely doesn’t look painted, it’s porous as hell so here’s hoping.

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guerrilla32 t1_j1ziad8 wrote

The builders NEVER paint this type of ceiling, it’s a feature of why they do it, because it’s white and covers all the seams. Would only be painted if a former owner did it.

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kharmatika OP t1_j1zir8p wrote

That’s what I’m thinking, I think all the paint advisories are more applied to other textured ceiling types, I can’t imagine how many coats it would take to work over this stuff that has the shape of upset whipped cream! So hopefully it should be pretty easy!

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guerrilla32 t1_j1zmbcv wrote

From experience, it takes at least 3 coats of ceiling paint to properly cover this texture. You will NOT get full coverage after 2 coats, and after dry color match is nearly impossible, so poor coating will always be visible.

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