My house was built in 1957 and we are trying to remodel it some. I just painted the ceiling in the bedroom after patching all the little holes and things, but you can still see some of the joint seems. I do not want to refloat the ceiling so I was wondering if I put a second coat of paint with a really long nap roller would it hide some of the imperfections in the ceiling.
Wade
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What are you using for paint? Does it have any sheen?
You will want to use a dead flat paint on ceilings to minimize imperfections. In general if you can see the joints now, you will still see them 2 or 3 coats later. Maybe get some heavier curtains and downlighting. <g>
Try floating out your seams a little more.
It is a flat white made by behr. It is an old house and it does not look to bad, I may be to criticle. I was just wondering if the paint had a little more texture to it, such as with a long nap roller, that it might hide a few more of them. I have not said anything to my wife about it, afraid that she will make me float the seams out more. Thanks.
Wade
If you have just 1 coat over your patches, I would put another coat on. 2 coats is always good. Longer naps, depending on what you mean by longer, might hide small defects but usually not long seams. It's hard to get a smooth drywall ceiling perfect. Lighting can be cruel. good luck
Barry E-Remodeler
Is the ceiling supposed to be a smooth finish? Would you accept a little texture? Get a bucket of sheetrock joint compound, thin it a little, and roll it on with a paint roller. Several factors involved: longer naps put on more paint and tend to leave heavier textures, but the more you roill, with any type of roller, the more the texture is reduced. A plain 3/8 nap roller will leave a nice light stipple that will hide small blemishes.
I'm sorry, I thought you wanted it done the right way.