Accidentally got paint on popcorn ceiling [Solved]

Shojib Hoq | Apr 25, 2022

When painting a wall, do you accidentally paint on the popcorn ceiling? Does this mistake make you worried?

To fix the wrong paint on the ceiling, you should first try cleaning the paint with a wet cloth or sprayer. Then you should cover the affected painted area. There have many options for covering the affected surface. Examples are ceiling white, joint compound, acoustic ceiling spray, repaint, etc.

In this article, I will explain how you can fix the popcorn ceiling problem.

Fix paint mistake on painted popcorn ceiling

To fix popcorn ceiling paint mistakes, first, you should clean and then cover the affected area.

2 easy cleaning methods

Cleaning the wrong paint is important. However, it is not possible to completely clear the paint. But should try your best as much as you can without affecting the ceiling.

Water with cloth or sponge

Take water in a bowl and wet cloth or sponge lightly. Then apply it to the rough printed area. If the paint is new, it should be removed easily.

Sprayer with water

Take any sprayer and fill it with water. Then slowly spray it on the new wrong painted area. I hope the paint will be removed with water.

4 covering method to hide popcorn ceiling mistake

After clear paint, you have to cover the area. Already cleaning time may have created dark spots or affected spots on the ceiling. You should hide these issues.

Use Acoustic ceiling spray

You can find it at any paint store or on Amazon. This spray is specially made to fix this type of ceiling mistake. Just take the spray and apply it to the affected area.

Ceiling white

You can use the ceiling white on the affected area. It is a cheaper and easier method. However, it is not the best method if the sport is very dark. For the dark spot solution, you can use ceiling color matching paint on the spot white area.

Use Joint compound as a skim coat

Joint compound mud is expert for hiding any joint and gap. It also can use the wrong paint area to hide the problem. Use a good premixed joint compound, then apply as a skim coat. After dry compound mud, apply ceiling matching paint on it.

Craft paint or Acrylic paint

It is hard to find ceiling paint that matches your ceiling color. And if you find that it costs a lot for a Small mistake. It can handle any craft or acrylic paint. This paint is cheap. And each set comes with different types of color combinations. So you can create your ceiling color and cover the mistake area. I like Apple Barrel acrylic paint set, it is cheap but works parfect.

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Final thought

Mistakes are not bad. After fixing the ceiling mistake, you can deal with any paint issue from your experience.

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