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Need help with removing sand paper textured paint

last year

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Hi all, need some advice please ! Years ago we made a bad decision and painted the master bedroom and bathroom using Behr sand textured paint. The walls and ceiling look and feel like 80 grit sand paper and I want to repaint them but want them to be smooth.

Any suggestions on how to get rid of the texture/grit ?

thanks

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ci_lantro

last year

I would buy a power drywall pole sander. They are not all that expensive and attach to a vacuum. There are several at the A store under $150.

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millworkman
last year
Two options realistically, sand the finish completely off or replace the drywall.
Bill Walsh
Original Author
last year
Yeah, those are the two options I was trying to avoid. A ton of work and/or really expensive. Some have suggested having a dry wall guy do a skim coat ? Is that an option ?
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millworkman
last year
You would have to ask a drywall guy but I do not see that being much cheaper.
Bill Walsh thanked millworkman
Bill Walsh
Original Author
last year
Any thoughts on how to sand it ? Power sander ? Don't want to damage the drywall but would want to be as efficient as possible.
millworkman
last year
By hand with a block sander (maybe on a pole) with sanding screens so they don't clog up as quick.
cat_ky
last year
Easiest and cheapest, is to prime the walls, and put two coats of paint on. Eventually, that sand paper finish, gets less and less. On the ceiling, I wouldnt worry about it at all. Skim coating can be expensive too. Just be glad, you only did the master bedroom, and bathroom. It will look fine, once you prime and paint, and thats cheaper and easier.
Bill Walsh thanked cat_ky
Bill Walsh
Original Author
last year
That would be easier and cheaper for sure. Is there a primer that is better for this application ?
cat_ky
last year
I would look for a very good quality primer, and you may even want to use a bonding type primer.
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last year
I have the same problem in the family room. What I decided to do was use a light grit sanding paper & attach the sander exhaust to my shop vac and ran it over the walls once.

Then I bought a bag of drywall mud, the kind that sets in 20 minutes. I made it the texture of thin pancake batter and "painted" it on the walls with a wide metal trowel and it filled in all of the tiny crevices caused by the sand and left a smooth finish. Now it's not as smooth as a normal wall, but with satin paint texture, it looks really good and it only cost $20 for the drywall mud & $10 for the package of sanding disks for my sander.

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