Just painted my ceiling in the basement with lowes signature flat (matt finish), most of the ceiling looks good, excecpt one area, not sure what i did or didnt do there but It looks like too much paint was appllied and it sticks out like a sore thumb (not in a taped area) when view of the entrenance into the room. Anyway can I sand this area down to blend it in better and if so what grit of sandpaper? Any suggestions would be helpful.
dan
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Dan,
One coat or two ? Might just need a second coat to cover properly.
Bill Koustenis
Advanced Automotive Machine
Waldorf Md
The first thing that I would is make sure that nothing is bleeding through in this area. The easiest way to do this is to paint a small section (6" X 6" will do) that crosses both areas. By both areas, I mean the "good" area and the area with the "too much paint look".
If something is bleeding through it will bleed through again. Now you know to take steps to stop the bleed-through before re-painting. If there is no bleed-through, the small section should blend in with one of the 2 areas. Another coat of paint should take care of the mis-match.
I don't know of any good way to sand paint to help it to blend in.
-Don
Thanks for advice was hoping i wouldnt have to repaint, since I am out of paint. This was just the first coat after primer of course. By way didnt have a problem in the area with the primer coat, so should i still do the bleed thru test?
Dan
Tried your test and it does appear this could be a case of bleed thru. What would casue this and what is the fix?
Thanks again
Dan
Bleed through could be caused by many water soluble things, but the number one cause is a water leak that stained the ceiling. Every time it gets wet (such as when it's painted), the stain is partially dissolved and bleeds through to the surface again.
The cure is to use a stain killer that is not water-based. My favorite is Zinsser's BIN shellac-based stain killer/primer. It comes in liquid and spray. The spray is the easiest to use, but you gotta watch the overspray. I use a disposable foam brush to apply the liquid on small areas. For larger areas, I use a small (4") short nap roller. In either case, be careful to avoid drips which happen quite easily since this stain killer is very "watery".
Let us know how it turns out.
-Don
i hate painting
me too.
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It's only satisfying if you eat it.
If you have a Benjamin Moore near you try Muresco Ceiling White. It has great coverage and touches up incredibly well. I hate painting as well. I have learned to buy the most expensive top of the line paint avalable. It is almost always worth the extra money. The new Manor Hall line from Pittsburgh Paints is also great. I think the biggest painting mistake is starting off with cheap paint! Try the Zinnser or Kilz primer and recoat it.
Good Luck
hi again thanks for reply, will try you suggestions and see what happens... just so happens I talked to my exboss tonite and said he had the same kind of problems when he painted a bedroom with the lowes signature paint (flat) anybody else run into this. Anyway gonna use a stain killer on the area and see how it turns out.
Dan