Crown molding w/ popcorn ceiling?

[GarageWoodworks]

Lol. Too funny!

[Ed Pawlowski]

Yes, my wife told me it was. She did 99% of it. Painting the popcorn is a PITA also. It may be better with light diffusion or sound, or something, but IMO, it look chap and tacky compared to a plain white, smooth ceiling.

She sprayed it with water and a few drops of detergent, scraped, then with a wet sponge wiped any residue left.

[Lew Hodgett]

------------------------------------ Recently one of the DIY shows went thru this process.

Covered the floor with plastic and went to work.

IMHO, it's the kind of job you sub out.

Lew

[Larry Jaques]

I'm with Jim. If it's more than 2 s/f, I prefer to hire it done. It's heavy, dusty, messy work. Ceilings are sheer hell, even with a lift.

It is, however, one of those jobs that's immensely satisfying. The before-and-afters are distinct!

-- Some people hear voices. Some see invisible people. Others have no imagination whatsoever.

[Leon]

Drag your scraper, don't push it. The popcorn should come off very easily.

[RicodJour]

Scraping off _too_ much popcorn finish...? Umm, that's not possible. When it's all gone, that's just enough. The stuff is an abomination. Popcorn is the builder's eraser - it hides a multitude of sins. The very fact that the subject comes up in a woodworking group makes me shudder.

R

[Rich]

I do this all the time. Mix some water and dish soap or vinegar in a garden sprayer and wet the ceiling well, let it penetrate the popcorn then scrape with a wide drywall blade. Repair any damaged areas and the taped joints. The drywallers don't spend much time making ceiling right when they know popcorn will be applied. I then clean ceiling with a wet sponge and spray a light texture on it, prime and paint.....

Try this method using vinegar. It only works on ceiling that haven't been painted...

[Larry Jaques]

-- Some people hear voices. Some see invisible people. Others have no imagination whatsoever.

[GarageWoodworks]

That was awesome!