to make this job go by quicker.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nI could not believe how much faster the painting went! We also used it on all of the walls throughout the entire house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By the time my mother-in-law and I both could cut along the ceiling with a paintbrush, my husband had the rest of the room rolled with paint.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nIf you have a ton of ceiling painting to do, then I recommend bumping up the roller size.<\/p>\n\n\n
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DON’T: Stand On A Ladder With A Short-Handled Roller To Paint The Ceiling<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nWhat I don’t recommend you do is stand on a ladder and roll with just a short-handled roller to paint the ceiling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If your ceilings can be reached with an extension pole, then you will be able to paint so much faster than having to constantly climb up and down a ladder to shift it over and paint the next section.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nOn the other hand, if your ceilings are so high, you still need a ladder, I still recommend an extension pole because you will be able to reach farther before having to get down and move the ladder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Plus, the extension pole will let you work with your hands lower to the ground (as opposed to over your head the entire time), so painting won’t be as hard on your body this way.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nThat means you can paint faster and longer. Win-win!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Rule Nine: Avoid Globbing Paint On The Roller<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nThe next rule for painting ceilings is to put a modest amount, but not too much, paint on the roller.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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DO: Get Enough Paint On The Roller To Paint The Ceiling For A Minute<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nSince you will be painting over your head, you want to get enough paint on your roller to be able to paint for about a minute at a time before needing to reload on paint.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nHowever, you don’t want too much paint or you will drip it everywhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Run the roller through the paint and wring out the excess on the edge of the paint tray before lifting the roller over your head.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nYou want nothing to be dripping off of the roller as you are lifting it from the tray.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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DON’T: Glob Paint On The Roller To Paint The Ceiling<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nGetting the optimal amount of paint on the roller might take some trial and error at first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When in doubt, put less paint on the roller, so you don’t make a mess while painting.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nAs you work, you will figure out what is the best amount of paint to be able to paint a large section without reloading AND not dripping paint everywhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Rule Ten: Start Rolling By Painting Near The Window\/Largest Light Source<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nThe next rule for painting ceilings is to start painting near the largest light source.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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DO: Start Painting The Ceiling Near The Largest Light Source<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nCeilings are kind of hard to paint because they are often white being painted over with white paint, have a ton of light reflecting off of them, and are normally textured, so it’s hard to get paint coated on them evenly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Because of this, we tend to miss spots while we are painting.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nTo avoid missing spots, start by painting near the light and working away from it. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nYou won’t have a glare over your painted area, so you will be able to see where you’ve painted and where you haven’t more easily.<\/p>\n\n\n
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DON’T: Paint Toward The Light While Painting The Ceiling<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nThe mistake to avoid here is painting the ceiling toward the light.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The reflection from the window will make it hard to see where you’ve painted and where you haven’t, and ultimately, you will miss spots that you won’t notice until after all of your paint is put away and cleaned up.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nTalk about a bummer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So give yourself an advantage by starting near the light and working the paint away from it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Rule Eleven: Roll Parallel To The Largest Light Source<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nThe next rule for painting ceilings is to roll paint parallel to the largest light source.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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DO: Roll Paint On The Ceiling Parallel To The Window<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nJust like the last rule of thumb explained, the light makes it hard to see what you’ve painted and what you haven’t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In addition, the light can highlight the seams in the paint more if you roll the paint perpendicular to the window as opposed to parallel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When painting a ceiling, we don’t want to see these rolled seams. So painting parallel to the windows will help minimize any potential unevenness in the paint that can occur while rolling.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
DON’T: Roll Paint On The Ceiling Perpendicularly To The Window Only (Do Parallel Or Both)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nThat being said, you can roll paint perpendicularly to the windows, but don’t ONLY roll perpendicularly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ideally, you will want to roll both perpendicularly and parallel to the windows. Doing both is the best way to make sure you aren’t missing any spots or leaving behind obvious roller marks.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nAlso, overlapping your roller marks helps minimize this potential problem as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But if you don’t want to roll both ways, then at least roll parallel to the windows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The last thing you want is to put in all of this work and see major paint roller marks across your ceiling every time the sun comes out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Rule Twelve: Paint At Least 2 Coats<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nThe final rule for painting ceilings is to paint a minimum of 2 coats of paint on the ceiling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n