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smoke-dinged walls and ceilings in new home I purchased
Have a slight problem with a home we just purchased.. the former
owner was a heavy smoker, and while they quit 15 years ago, and consequently, resolved the smell (no detectable odor of cigarette smoke) the walls haven't been painted in the forver and are dingy from the smoke. OK. I was planning on priming all the walls with Killz/Olympia primer and then going over them with a darker semi-gloss. That's all fine and dandy, except the ceiling in the master bedroom is tiled, and kinda dingy.. How do I paint a tiled ceiling.. I suppose just use a paintbrush.. unless it'll result in looking crappy. My other related issue: The walls in this home are plaster.. Will semi-gloss show all the imperfections in the walls? I don't want to use flat paint.. is there a compromise? dining is going to be soft red hue, living room sage green. Any advice is much appreciated! |
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smoke-dinged walls and ceilings in new home I purchased
Hey...
I painted a tile ceiling a few years ago. The good news is that it looked brand new. The bad news is that is was slow and tedious because I had to use a brush to work the paint into all the nooks and crannies of the tile. My neck is getting stiff thinking about the DAYS it took to paint it. In my opinion: a) priming the walls would be over kill. Washing them down with tsp would be fine. b) semi gloss would show off every single imperfection of plaster. I have plaster walls and use satin and if there is a sheen, I haven't seen it, but it is not dry and chalky like flat paint and much easier to clean. Good luck! Suzi "Gren" wrote in message om... Have a slight problem with a home we just purchased.. the former owner was a heavy smoker, and while they quit 15 years ago, and consequently, resolved the smell (no detectable odor of cigarette smoke) the walls haven't been painted in the forver and are dingy from the smoke. OK. I was planning on priming all the walls with Killz/Olympia primer and then going over them with a darker semi-gloss. That's all fine and dandy, except the ceiling in the master bedroom is tiled, and kinda dingy.. How do I paint a tiled ceiling.. I suppose just use a paintbrush.. unless it'll result in looking crappy. My other related issue: The walls in this home are plaster.. Will semi-gloss show all the imperfections in the walls? I don't want to use flat paint.. is there a compromise? dining is going to be soft red hue, living room sage green. Any advice is much appreciated! |
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smoke-dinged walls and ceilings in new home I purchased
Don*t forget to wash the walls first. I cant see your walls to say but
yes imperfections show, get a lower sheen, satin or eggshell |
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smoke-dinged walls and ceilings in new home I purchased
Gren,
My house has tile ceilings. Wash the ceilings with TSP, following instructions. Buy a fluffy paint-roller. Using a small paint brush paint between the tiles then roll the ceiling. Do about a 5x4 area at a time. Expect to use at least 2 coats. Ceilings take much longer than you expect, so allow plenty of time. Dave M. |
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smoke-dinged walls and ceilings in new home I purchased
"The Data Rat" remove X wrote in message news:YhT2c.47422$TT5.39444@lakeread06... Hey... I painted a tile ceiling a few years ago. The good news is that it looked brand new. The bad news is that is was slow and tedious because I had to use a brush to work the paint into all the nooks and crannies of the tile. My neck is getting stiff thinking about the DAYS it took to paint it. In my opinion: a) priming the walls would be over kill. Washing them down with tsp would be fine. I really have to give my two cents here. I bought a condo where the previous tenant smoked heavily. Probably more than heavily. We washed with TSP very very well and painted with a light colored satin DutchBoy product. Well, smoke-colored goo actually oooooozed from the walls (towards the top of the wall only) when the conditions were humid enough (taking long showers, cooking pasta, etc.) After each shower I took, the bathroom reeked of cigs. We had to do it over and we primed it with Killz. The odor and goo never returned. I vote for a satin, too. A red semi-gloss plaster wall could be horrendous in the wrong light and will cast a red color on people and furnishings in the room. I made that mistake in a bathroom once only with orange. Ew. -Oldy b) semi gloss would show off every single imperfection of plaster. I have plaster walls and use satin and if there is a sheen, I haven't seen it, but it is not dry and chalky like flat paint and much easier to clean. Good luck! Suzi "Gren" wrote in message om... Have a slight problem with a home we just purchased.. the former owner was a heavy smoker, and while they quit 15 years ago, and consequently, resolved the smell (no detectable odor of cigarette smoke) the walls haven't been painted in the forver and are dingy from the smoke. OK. I was planning on priming all the walls with Killz/Olympia primer and then going over them with a darker semi-gloss. That's all fine and dandy, except the ceiling in the master bedroom is tiled, and kinda dingy.. How do I paint a tiled ceiling.. I suppose just use a paintbrush.. unless it'll result in looking crappy. My other related issue: The walls in this home are plaster.. Will semi-gloss show all the imperfections in the walls? I don't want to use flat paint.. is there a compromise? dining is going to be soft red hue, living room sage green. Any advice is much appreciated! |
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