No dust, noise and nerves, or how to remove paint from the ceiling yourself

The quality of the decorative finishing of the ceiling directly depends on how carefully the rough surface was prepared.

However, in the preparation process, the question often arises: how to quickly remove paint from the ceiling with your own hands?

Having studied in detail the information about what methods of removing paint exist, preparation for the subsequent decorative finishing will be faster, and the result will please with quality.

What do you need to know before you start cleaning?

The process of cleaning the ceiling surface will take place quickly and efficiently if you familiarize yourself with the basic rules of preparation in advance:

1. The room in which the repair will be carried out must be freed from all things and furniture. If for some reason the interior items cannot be taken out to another room, they must be carefully covered with polyethylene.
2. If the repair work does not include replacing the floor, it must be carefully covered with plastic, cardboard or old newspapers.
3. The paint removal process is very messy. To protect yourself from dust and fumes, a respirator (or gauze bandage), construction goggles, gloves, a dressing gown and a scarf will help.

Using an apron with pockets will help keep the right tool close at hand.

How to quickly clean an old paint with your own hands?

There are several ways to remove old paint depending on the tools used.

Chemical method

A wide range of chemical solutions (washes) is presented in hardware storesdestroying the structure of the paint. Solvents are of a universal type and separately for each type of paint.

Algorithm of actions:

1. Using a brush or roller, a solvent remover is applied to the ceiling.
2. After a certain time (indicated by the manufacturer on the package), the softened layers are removed with a spatula.

If there are several layers of paint, the cleaning procedure is repeated several times. Work with toxic chemicals is carried out only with a respirator and gloves, in a well-ventilated area.

Thermal method

Using a hair dryer will help you quickly remove paint from the ceiling.

Algorithm of actions:

• a stream of hot air heats up a small area of ​​the painted surface;
• with a spatula, layers of paint softened from high temperature are removed.

It is not recommended to use the thermal method of cleaning the surfaces under which the wiring is laid (the winding of the wires melts from heating).

It is also necessary to remember that during the heating process the paint emits a very pungent, chemical odor. Thermal cleaning of the ceiling is carried out only in a well-ventilated area using a respirator.

Mechanical option

Quickly, using the simplest tools, paint can be removed from the ceiling.

Several options for mechanical cleaning are considered:

1. A small area of ​​the ceiling can be quickly cleared of paint with an ax, spatula or metal brush.

   On the painted surface, at a slight angle, shallow notches are made with an ax.

   Then, using a spatula or a coarse metal brush, the paint is removed from the ceiling.

2. A power tool will help you quickly clean the ceiling surface of a large area: a drill or a grinder with a grinding attachment.

   It is simple to implement the electromechanical cleaning method in practice: it is enough to firmly fix it on a stepladder and treat the surface of the ceiling with a grinding nozzle, quickly removing the old paint.

It is necessary to work with power tools only in protective gloves, goggles and a respirator.

Steps for removing oil coating

The process of removing oil paint is rather laborious (often with the use of caustic chemicals).

Then, depending on the strength, the duration of the application of the oil paint layer, the method of cleaning the ceiling is selected.

A solvent remover is needed when it is necessary to clean off a fresh layer oil paint:

1. The chemical composition is applied to the surface with a roller or brush.
2. After some time (indicated by the manufacturer on the package), the swollen paint layers are cleaned off with a spatula.
3. If necessary, the process is repeated until the old decorative layer is completely removed.

To remove the old layer, you can use a special paste from:

• chalk,
• slaked lime,
• caustic soda.

The ingredients are mixed in equal proportions. Self-prepared paste is applied to the ceiling. After two hours, peeling paint layers are easily removed with a spatula.

Those who do not want to use chemicals in their work can use the thermal cleaning method.... For this, individual sections of the ceiling are heated with hot air from a building hair dryer. The heated oil paint can be easily removed with a spatula.

It is very difficult to quickly clean large areas of the ceiling using a construction hair dryer.

Features of getting rid of whitewashing

Having prepared the necessary equipment (ladder, sponges, rags, bucket), covering the floor and pieces of furniture (if they could not be taken out of the room), not forgetting to use personal protective equipment (dressing gown, protective glasses, respirator), you can start the process of cleaning the ceiling. There are several ways to quickly remove an old whitewash.

We use water

For work, you must prepare a spatula, a spray bottle with water and a rag... With a spray, the ceiling surface is moistened.

With an interval of ten minutes, the ceiling is moistened twice. After the layer of whitewash has softened, it can be easily removed with a spatula. The clean surface is wiped again with a damp clean cloth.

Do not wet the ceiling abundantly.Otherwise, the whitewash during the removal process will flow down the hands, and not go away in layers.

Newspapers with paste

To implement this cleaning method, you need to prepare a paste... To do this, dilute flour in a small amount of water (you should get a white liquid). Then the flour liquid is poured into a separate pan with boiling water in a thin stream until a solution with a consistency resembling a batter is formed.

Together with the newspaper, the old whitewash will be removed from the ceiling. Leftovers can be easily removed with a damp cloth.

We apply a wash

In building supermarkets, you can purchase a special remover for whitewashing.

It must be used strictly following the manufacturer's instructions:

• spray the product on the ceiling;
• wait until a crust forms on the surface;
• clean off the crust along with the whitewash with a spatula.

A vinegar-soap solution can replace the store wash (a spoonful of vinegar and two tablespoons of liquid detergent are dissolved in 5 liters of water).

What not to do and why?

There are some rules, ignoring which can ruin the result. process of removing paint from the ceiling:

1. Do not use a burner with an open flame to remove oil paint from the ceiling (there are high risks of ignition of the painted surface).
2. It is not recommended to remove the layer of water-based paint using the brute mechanical force of a drill or grinder with a grinding attachment. The result of such actions will be a damaged ceiling surface, which can only be fixed by puttingtying.
3. Do not pick the painted surface with a knife. Together with the paint, the sharp blade will remove the layer of plaster.
4. You cannot work with chemicals without a respirator, in a room with closed windows and doors. Ignoring this rule can lead to severe poisoning.
5. The ceiling must be completely free of paint. Even insignificant areas of the old decorative coating can cause cracks, bubbles, stains to appear on the new clean surface.

Secrets of professionals

1. The first thing to do before cleaning is to determine the type of whitewash. To do this, clean water is sprayed on the ceiling.

   If the drops are quickly absorbed - the surface is whitewashed with chalk, if the water only moistened the surface of the ceiling without penetrating inside - the whitewash is lime.

   Chalk whitewash can be easily removed with clean water. For moisture-resistant surfaces, a cleaning method must be selected.

2. Wetting the surface with water must be zoned. This will help to avoid the situation when removing the paint in one corner, the ceiling is already dry in the other, and the wetting process has to be repeated.
3. Regardless of which method was used to clean the paint from the ceiling, at the end of the process you need to take sandpaper and thoroughly walk over the entire surface, removing even minor elements of paint.

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Conclusion

By strictly adhering to the advice of professionals on how to remove paint from the ceiling, you can quickly achieve the ideal clean surface result.