How to paint whitewashed ceiling

To remove from the premises all furniture, which can be taken. Cover the floor and surfaces of solid furniture first with plastic wrap, then a layer of Newspapers. Put the ladder and soak the ceiling area within reach, then with a sharp spatula, scrape off the whitewash (chalk whitewash is removed are much easier to lime, in the first case you only need the basin with the cloth to the erosion of the old paint).

Remove the wet newspaper, allow the ceiling to dry completely. Carefully inspect the surface of the ceiling, the cracks expand with a spatula, then cover surface with special primer for porous bases and allow to dry thoroughly.

Fill deep cracks in concrete or brick surfaces with putty, cement or gypsum-based (or alabaster).Or independently prepare putty: mix plaster, chalk and carpenter's glue diluted (ratio 1:2:2). To prepare the liquid component putty, spread carpenter's glue in the water (in the ratio of 1 liter of water 30-50 g of adhesive).

Fill cracks and irregularities with a filler and apply to these seats the primer, and again, apply the putty (a layer of putty should not exceed 1.5-2 mm). Wait for complete drying of the previous layer of putty, before applying the following. Glue large crack and joints in concrete slabs on the ceiling with fiberglass or bandage.

Treat the surface with a fine sandpaper and start painting. Select vodorastvorimuu paint: acrylic, latex, silicate or silicone.

Apply paint at least two layers. If you leveled and progruntovali surface, as described above, then dilute the paint and Prime again is not necessary. If you use a brush or roller, the penultimate layer is applied crosswise relative to the light source (the window), the last layer in the direction of it, otherwise there will be visible traces of the brush.

Wait for complete drying of the previous layer of paint before applying the next. Close the door to the room where the paint dries to avoid drafts. The curtain cover the window, if the room get direct sunlight, do not include additional heaters for faster drying of the paint layer.