How To Cover Popcorn Ceiling Without Removing It | Skim Coating Over Popcorn Ceiling

Here's how to cover popcorn ceiling without removing it. Skim coating over popcorn ceiling is the best way to go if you have painted popcorn ceilings that are hard to scrape off. All of the tools and supplies I used are linked right below.

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I've previously shared a couple of other videos dealing with popcorn ceilings but this is the first time I've shared how to smooth out popcorn ceilings by applying a skim coat instead of scraping the popcorn texture off. Acoustic ceilings are ugly and awful and there's not always an easy answer on what you should do to get rid of them!
If you have unpainted popcorn ceilings you can scrape the texture off first and then apply a skim coat to your unfinished drywall ceiling. If you're wanting to go that route, you can check out my tutorial here:    • How To Remove Popcorn Ceiling And Ski...  
I've also shared a video all about how to remove popcorn ceilings easily. You can remove popcorn in 5 minutes (If it's not painted)! You can check that video out right here:    • How To Remove Popcorn Ceilings Easily...  

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
0:24 mixing joint compound
1:35 1st coat
4:28 2nd coat
6:09 3rd/finish coat
7:47 sanding ceiling
9:12 why there are bubbles in your skim coat
10:13 wipe off dust
11:00 filling in bubbles/holes
11:52 final sanding
12:24 final wipe down
12:42 final results

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