How To Prepare Artex Ceiling For Painting
After youve removed all the Artex check the quality of the ceiling.
How to prepare artex ceiling for painting. It is a Sunday after all. To avoid paint flaking I would recommend thinning out the fist coat with water say 15 to 20. Once the Artex has softened use a flat edge scraper and scrape it away.
You may need to use a smoothing compound to even out and fill any holes. How to prepare a ceiling for painting. How to Prepare to Artex a Wall or Ceiling To prepare for a wall or ceiling Artex job you simply need to ensure that the surface you are Artexing is clean and dry.
Lightly rub your hand over the artex and if you get a powdery coating on your hand it will mean it hasnt been painted. Skip this step if youve got an Artex ceiling. Jump up a pair of steps and lightly rub your hand over the artexif you get a powery coating on your hand it will mean it hasnt been painted.
Protect surfaces on and adjacent to the Artex ceiling by covering them with a low-tack painters tape. Bod1 Member Have a couple of jobs where I have to paint lightly textured artex ceiling in 10 year old houses. But Asbestos hasnt been used since about the end of the 80s i thinkso I really think it will be ok As regards painting itit wont flake or peel providing you thin the first coat out a littlesay about 15-20.
This means the surface is not completely flat which can make painting a bit more difficult. Plaster is used in Artex products to add texture and definition. Painting artex ceiling Discussion in Painters Talk started by Bod1 Oct 15 2008.
Step 1 7am. Plus you should be able to see brush or roller marks in it. My thoughts were 1 mist coat and 1.