preping a stained ceiling

calleyw

my kitchen ceiling is gross there is no other word for it, the previous owner was a smoker. So there are brown stains all over it.

Now how do I prep it and what brands should I use. I have Dulux white emulsion. But think I need to put a stain blocker up first.

Anything I should do?

Thanks in advance.

Yours


Calley

Mr_Skint_2

Paint it with supermat paint. Have a look here follow the links, for advice and stuff http://www.mjsdecorating.com/links.htm

woolley_2

Utterly gross as it may seem it may be useful to have a closer a look at these brown marks/stains - as its the kitchen they may actually be fat stains caused by condensation/cooking over the years.

If these stains are limited to or are more prevelant in/closer to the kitchen then I would guess they are fat perhaps rather than nicotine.

I had this in my previous house every time I painted over them they still came through to a degree - maybe try a bit of that cillit bang stuff on them first to see if they can be wiped away before repainting.

john0612

You can either clean it, a good old scrub with the dirt running right down to your elbows or you can give it a coat of undercoat to stop the stains bleeding through as long as it's oil based you should be ok, then a couple coats of your choosen colour and jobs a good'un.

Any jobs i'm unfortuniate to get like that i always use undercoat, as i once had a kitchen ceiling to do which just looked dirty but when putting on the first coat of emulsion the roller just slid across the ceiling due to the grease and grime up there, lol almost brought my brekkie back up lol.

Rex_Mundi

Even if you give it a coat first with undercoat, you still really need to give it a good wash first (use sugar soap). This will get rid of any grease. Why not use a mop to wash the ceiling down?

Coaster_2

Sugar soap is excellent for washing off nicotine and grease stains, and will prevent the stains showing through your new coat of paint over time. It would be a good idea to wear some rubber gloves as the stuff wrecks your hands!

calleyw

woolley wrote:

Utterly gross as it may seem it may be useful to have a closer a look at these brown marks/stains - as its the kitchen they may actually be fat stains caused by condensation/cooking over the years.

I believe it is a mixture of both as the brow marks are all over it not just near the cooker. As all the woodwork in the hall seems to have a brown sheen. The ceiling in the hall was tinged with brown.

And all the vertical slat blinds downstairs (living room,kitchen and back room)slats and cords where brown.

And the guy told us it was rare that he used the living room and lived in the kitchen and we knew he was a smoker.


Yours

Calley