Steps And Items Needed To Paint A Wood Ceiling
Painting a wood ceiling is not an easy task to perform like other wood items such as wood tables and chairs. The lifespan of your wood ceiling is nearly about 20-50 years if you take good care of your ceiling but still, these types of ceiling need to be painted after a short period of time. If you want to paint or refinish your wood ceiling then you need to collect some items before following the given steps:
Items Needed
- Duster & Dust Covers
- Sander & Sand Paper
- Easy Surface Preparation Spray & Primer
- Paint & Rollers
- Brushes & Dust Mask
- Safety Glasses & Step Ladder or Scaffold Platform
Steps For This Process
- Prepare Properly: First you need to layout dust covers on the surrounding area and items, before starting your painting process. Cover your furniture & floor to avoid any paint splatter getting on the fabrics or the coated surfaces.
- Cleaning The Ceiling: Now, you need to use a duster to clean dust or cobwebs from your wood ceiling. Make sure to clean all the corners of your wood ceiling and remove anything which can stick on a roller or paintbrush.
- Sanding: The sanding process of your wood ceiling is not an easy task to do by yourself, you need to work completely upside down to get a good angle but to do this work will be extremely difficult. You can lay down on the scaffold platform to make your work easy. But you need to know that this process will definitely need a dust mask and safety eyeglass because the dust which comes from the sanding process will fall into you.
- Priming: Now you need to use a roller to apply the primer paint on to your wood ceiling. Apply the primer coat paint evenly and decrease splashing by moving your roller slowly. Never overload your roller. Paint your wood ceiling by using a cross-grain method. Follow the wood grain to make sure that you get even distribution.
- Take A Look: Now you need to step down and away from the working area to take a look from a different view. Now, you need to stand in all 4 corners of your room and take a look across to your wood ceiling, check for thin patches or missed areas on your ceiling. If the color of your primer paint is a contrasting color to your wood ceiling then you will easily spot the thin areas but if your primer paint is brown then you need to look for a difference in the shade instead of color.
- Painting: This is your final step, when your primer has exhaustively dried, you can now begin your painting process on the wood ceiling. Again, be careful do not overload your roller. Paint your ceiling across the grain again and then you need to follow the wood grain to complete the painting process. Always inspect the wood ceiling from an antithetic perspective and apply a 2nd coat where necessary.