Painting textured ceilings can be quite tempting. Whether it's popcorn, acoustic, or turning down before going with these things in older homes there is the possibility of asbestos, so definitely check before moving forward.

The best way to paint these types of ceilings with airless sprayer, but as it is not always the solution let's take a look at how to paint ceilings conventionally. First you are going to want some protective equipment because there is a possibility that these things are flying everywhere when you rolling. Go find some good goggles, hat, long sleeve shirts and pants you do not mind getting covered with painted pieces of the ceiling texture. If you've got a huge ceiling, paint the area you might want to pick your choice of analgesics for headache / neck pain!

the following key files tool for this job:

1 x 3 "brush 1 x 3 "foam roller applicator 1 x 9 "roller cage with 1" nap roller sleeve 1 x 6 'extension pole 1 x paint tray drop cloths to cover the floor, because it will be messy plastic to protect any furniture or other large immovable Any kind of ceiling paint will do in this situation

To the edges of the ceiling will be using 3 "foam roller and paint brush. I'm going to assume you're painting walls after the ceiling as it is the best way to take care of these ceilings. The first super-saturate the foam roller and start rolling the edges of the small 2'-3 "length only slightly overlap, apply lots of paint to minimize the re-rolling. As the texture gets wet you will want to pull away from the surface and this is where many problems occur, the surface to pull away and thinking you've missed the place to re-roll just creates more clutter. so try to apply the paint quickly and keep on moving, so it's best to satiate your foam roller with a ton of colors, because it gets the job done quickly filling in the texture. Use the brush to get right in the corner where the ceiling meets the wall and cut-in about any light body or other objects. Also, use a paint brush to clean any paint gobs that can get on the wall. Be sure to smooth any paint that gets on the wall, so as not to create drips, sags, or surface irregularities later, the patch can also work for this purpose.

Once you got painted edges is the time to fill in the ceiling, this is where the roller comes into play. This is very similar to painting the ceiling edge. Super saturate your roller, you basically want to be pouring his paint roller when you remove from pan, let excess drip off, then carefully bring it up to the ceiling. This is where all safety equipment, drop cloths and plastic come into play from the painting of ceilings can be a messy business. Check if your work area is not clear that you've got everything covered, safe and secure. Applying paint quickly in small 2'-3 "square patches, overlapping edges slightly to provide a consistent end result. They should get used to it after a few patches, the color patches in 3 or 4 rolls up and hits just keep on moving. Usually enough to coat a ceiling, but in some situations, May you need more.

I hope you learned a new way to approach this task, and good luck with textured ceiling painting!