Painting Textured Ceilings

Most texture  ceilings that have never been painted are sensitive to water based paints(latex) but not sensitive to solvent based paints(oil). If a latex is used the first time the texture is painted, the perimeter area cut in with a brush must be allowed to dry thoroughly before proceeding with rolling the remainder of the surface. If this is not done, and you roll into an area that has been softened by the water in the paint used to cut in, areas of texture may peel back to the primed drywall.

This problem does not occur if you paint a textured ceiling the first time with an oil based flat paint, this process will seal in the texture, giving it a nice even look,  and will also make the texture some what  solid to the touch.  In the future when you decide to paint again you have the option of using an oil based product again, or you can use a water based paint dues to the fact that the water cant attack the texture.

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