Removing the Popcorn Ceiling. You can leave the popcorn ceiling in place and try to camouflage it by painting it, or you can remove it.
If simply removing airborne dirt, smooth unpainted stucco, and heavily- textured painted stucco may sometimes be cleaned using a low-pressure water wash. TEXTURE OFF SAND PAINT, " POPCORN ceilings," and other textured finishes are the bane of restorers and a nightmare to remove. Texture – Off is a new.
Jan Use a clean backpack sprayer or a clean garden hose with a spray nozzle to wet the popcorn ceiling.
Heck, you could even use a clean paint. Our approach for removing the texture will depend on the kind of ceiling. Painting these ceilings is difficult and requires thick-nap roller covers and a lot of paint since the texture soaks up paint like a sponge. Also, textured ceilings catch.