Ceiling painting finish

[Grahamm]

A question for the Foc-U font of all konwledge.

I need to repaint part of a ceiling, but I want to replicate what is already there (see attached pics, one's with flash, the other without)

Can anyone tell me how to reproduce this so it matches? Thanks.

[alan09]

Hi Grahamm that looks like either stipple or popcorn artexing plenty of videos on YouTube that should help you out.

[taylor]

it is artex but very old and worn, you wont match it so re plaster the whole ceiling bringing it up to date,    sorry mate sometimes the truth hurts.

[Fazerider]

Yes, it's Artex... virtually impossible to repair and get a decent match to the pattern.
Worse yet, it contains asbestos (unless it's very recent), so removal is a specialist job.
Plastering over it it probably the cheapest option, but masks the problem rather than solving it.

[BBROWN1664]

:agree

plaster over it.

[celticdog]

:agree
plane/scrape off the high spots (don't sand). wear a mask, bond with PVA then skim.

[chaz]

looks like it's been finished with a foam paint roller, you would have to get the mix just right to match it, even then it would take some blending in, plaster overskim would be best, as already said?

[Grahamm]

Having done some more research and asking, it seems to be just Artex with a stippled finish, so I've bought a repair kit and I'm going to give that a go and see what happens. I can always paint over it afterwards so it's less obvious

Thanks for the advice.

[His Dudeness]

Don't look up

[dazza]

it is artex but very old and worn

Because you do get a lot of wear on the ceiling  :rolleyes  Have you had Lionel Richie round by any chance ?

[celticdog]

Raise your hand if you think the ceiling fan is too low.

[Oldgit]

aye the basta** is always dancing on the ceilin

[alan09]

aye the basta** is always dancing on the ceilin

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-hnHxDl1Pn8

[taylor]

dazza what I thought was the celing has been painted a few times so to match it would involve a lot of work.