THE ADVANTAGES OF SPRAYING CEILINGS AS A PAINT PROFESSIONAL.
Painting a ceiling is incredibly hard work: you get little drops of paint in your eyes, your neck hurts and after a while your arms start to ache especially when your using a roller or brush.
Using an airless sprayer to spray paint the ceiling makes your job easier – it’s not just quicker, it’s almost effortless. You save time, energy and material – and therefore money!
When it comes to spray painting ceilings, it is usually a case of needing to coat a ceiling in a house or an office building with ceiling paints. This is by far the most common application.
For industrial surfaces, materials with special properties are often chosen for the coating. For example, car park ceilings need to have a particularly resistant paint and finish. In industrial buildings, such as production areas, a sound-absorbing acoustic coating or fire protection might be required.
Coffered ceilings with wood panelling as well as ceiling mouldings also require coating.
When it comes to wood, you might decide to
paint or varnish the ceiling – you can get the job done easily with one of the airless sprayers.
In general, you should try to apply as little pressure as possible to these types of ceilings, including ceilings mouldings. This is where accessories can help, for example, a TempSpray heated hose to reduce the viscosity of the paint or a HEA ProTip low-pressure nozzle .
What are the advantages of spraying ceilings?
Saves you time
Spraying a surface is clearly a lot quicker than painting with a roller or brush – even accounting for cleaning time!
Saves you energy
It’s tiring holding a roller on the end of a long handle over your head and trying to maintain a constant pressure. With the spray gun, you only need to pull the trigger and then move around at a steady pace.
Surface structure is preserved
If you have a ceiling with a decorative or embossed surface, then spraying the ceiling helps to apply the paint evenly. The structure remains unchanged – in contrast to painting with a roller and brush where paint collects in the recesses of the embossed surface.
Saves you material
Just think how much paint is lost through paint splatters and splashes! The spray method doesn't just stop this wastage, it also saves material because it allows you to achieve an even coverage straightaway. With the right settings and a HEA ProTip the overspray is minimal.
Saves you money
If you get the job done quicker and use less material, that means you save money and can start to tackle new projects in the time you have freed up – or alternatively finish earlier in the day
Five simple steps to spraying ceilings
Step 1
- Preparation & Masking
First, the surfaces need to be prepared by sanding or cleaning as necessary. When preparing the ceiling, mask off other areas. Protect the walls and the floor using drop sheets or plastic. Take particular care with walls that are a different colour, ensure that the masking tape is pressed down well to create a straight edge.
Step 2
- Setup Sprayer
Fit your airless sprayer with the required accessories – a nozzle extension or long-reach gun. With the nozzle extension and the long-reach gun you can reach high ceilings easily, such as those frequently found in older buildings. Different versions are available so that you can select the appropriate extension for the size and height of the room.
You will also need the right nozzle and gun filter insert for the material that you are using.
Step 3
- Adjust your sprayer
You can now adjust the material pressure and the spray jet to suit the coating material. Before spraying the ceiling, quickly test the spray jet on a piece of cardboard.
Step 4
- Spray Time
Spray paint the ceiling using the same technique that you use for walls: maintain a constant distance and angle as well as a constant speed. If you take a break, cover the container with a lid or cling film so that nothing dries out!
Step 5
- Clean up time
First, remove the nozzle and holder. Let the leftover material run back into the bucket. Then use the cleaning solution and rinse out the device.
Continue to clean until the cleaning solution runs clear. The gun can generally be disassembled into its separate parts so that you can clean the filter easily and thoroughly.
For contactless nozzle cleaning, you can use Wagner’s Tip Clean.
