Recent content by rage166

Has anyone else used this process before? I assume you would want to use something like 80 grit to get the popcorn down. I don't really know what options I have left at this point.

Sane here. After searching for quite some time, all I can find are different types of scrapers.

That's what I was thinking originally, but the parts where the joint compound is comes off so smooth and mushy the solutions seem to be absorbing there. It really seems like I just can't get between the popcorn and the drywall w/o taking the paper w/ it. It very well could've been painted...

Hey Everyone, I'm running into some trouble removing a popcorn ceiling in my house. The home was built in 1988, so asbestos isn't an issue. I've done some research, and followed methods for spraying w/ a garden sprayer. Unfortunately, the popcorn never seems to get mushy or easy to scrape...