Materials for whitewashing
Answering the question about how to whitewash the ceiling, another one involuntarily arises, connected with the necessary materials used for this.
Most often for finishing, slaked lime is used, often - chopped chalk, glue, as well as various pigment-based pigments. Among them, the popular "blue" is very popular.
At one time, polyvinyl acetate water-based paint was widely used. In the common people - "water emulsion".Its popularity is explained simply and logically. It instantly dries, suitable for painting on concrete, plaster and even brick. Covered with such a paint surface can be washed.
Preparatory efforts
Before the whitewashing of the ceiling with your own hands it is necessary to carry out a set of preparatory works. To begin with, it will be necessary to wash off the old whitewash. Warm water is suitable for this. It is important not to miss a single site. The plaster is smoothed with an ordinary wooden bar. With a spatula or knife, cracks are cleared. Preparations are prepared for their embedding.
How to whitewash the ceiling with chalk
It should not be forgotten that if the ceiling was previously lime, then the use of chalk is not allowed. Otherwise, dirty stains are formed.
For finishing it is better to buy a ready putty, but it is possible and to prepare a simple composition at home. It will take 1 part of gypsum, 2 parts of chalk, joinery glue, 40-50 g of which are previously diluted in a liter of water. The composition is mixed and ready for use. A test-like mass is carefully flush-filled using a spatula spatula.
After drying, the ground surface is ground. Used soap, copper-vitriol composition, alum solution or finished primer, bought in the store.
When using a copper sulfate-based compound, a hand brush is suitable for priming, in the case of a soap composition, a vacuum cleaner.
Primer should dry well. It will take about a day. Anointed places can be cleaned with sandpaper or pumice stone.
Whitewash ceiling with water-based paint
In addition to lime and chalky colors actively used water-based paint. Applying colors on the ceiling is more appropriate several times( 2 or 3), doing this slowly in order to avoid streaks. The first layer is best applied with a roller or brush, followed by a sprayer, observing the distance. Only small drops must fly.
Whiten completely by hand using a roller. Preliminary, the colors are poured into a plastic bath. A roller is dipped in it. Extra color is squeezed out by rolling the roller on a special inclined mesh surface provided in the bath.
Then, the roller works as a brush. The painted surface "at the exit" acquires a frosted outflow. It is necessary to allow the color to dry thoroughly. To force events here does not follow. Try not to allow drafts. From the direct rays of the sun, the window can be darkened. Disregarding these simple rules, you risk getting a detached whitewash in the future.
How to whitewash the ceiling in the bathroom
For the whitewashing of damp spaces, such as a bathroom, the usual lime solution will not work. It is ideal only for dry rooms. Painting the ceiling will also be a short-lived option. After all, many paints can not tolerate hot steam and high humidity.
Ideal option is the use of high-quality acrylic paints. They are made on the basis of water and are designed for rooms with a high level of humidity. The paint itself is easily applied, dries quickly, has a beautiful appearance. Some species even protect the ceiling from the appearance of fungus and mold. To improve the aesthetic appearance when using such paints, it is easy to create smooth transitions of colors from one to the other.
The final decision on the specific finish of ceilings in this or that case, each takes for itself.
