Question for the DIY types out there

[baronessekat]

Has anyone had experience with the color changing ceiling paint? You the type that goes on pink or purple and supposedly dries white.

I'm curious if it works. I bought a gallon of it but am leary to try it unless I know others have used it and not ended up with pink ceilings.

Thanks!

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[dicea.livejournal.com]

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20070419/D8OJC9LG0.html

[tacut.livejournal.com]

Hmm, really depends on a few factors:
1) Is the ceiling flat? Textured? or the popcorn crap?
2) What colour is the ceiling now?

I just repainted my entire house (ceilings included) about 5 months ago. I gave this stuff a try and was not impressed with the results. I ended up doing what I normally do to cover colour. That is, a coat of primer and 2-3 coats of white. Takes more time but you get some great advantages including not having to paint it for a long time again.

Primer covers colour very well, and is not that hard to apply to the ceiling with a roller as it is usually quite thick and has a glue in the mix.

The main problem with the product you are talking about is that it usually requires a couple coats anyway, and if you are doing that, primer and a couple coats of white is not that much different work wise.

The secondary problem with the product is lighting. if you have any ceiling lighting, it can pick up either the pink dye they use, or the colour you painted over, depending on how thick you put it on, or how many coats, etc.

I have painted a lot, tried a lot of the gimmick paint stuff, and in my experience, some actually works, this one did not.

Honestly, if is did not cost a lot, give it a try. Throw down a drop cloth, give the ceiling a quick coat, let it dry, and see if it will work in your case. If the room is big, try a few square feet in a corner as a test. If it doesn't do what you want, prime it all and paint white :)

[baronessekat.livejournal.com]

the room in question is the kitchen which currently has nicotene stained white ceilings. (as in they were once white, but after 30 years of a smoker living there they are now kinda beige and stained with nicotene)

The ceilings are not textured in anyway (i'm leary about painting the ceilings in the house that are textured).

I bought the Kilz ceiling stuff since Kilz is the only stuff that will keep the nicotene stains from seeping through. I had not planned on putting any other color over it.

When the rest of the Kitchen is done it will be in a pale yellow tinted venitian plaster. The tiles are off white with sporadic placements of alvacaldo green. The floor will be replaced eventually. The curtains are striped with burgandy, gold, cream and green. Brown cabinets. The lighting in the room is a bank of flourescent lights (which I rarely turn on) and one over the table hanging lamp with a green stained glass shade.

AFter I bought it I started having second doubts and am wonderng if I should take it back and get plain white ceiling paint instead. I just like the idea of being able to see when it's really dry and that I don't miss anything.

[tacut.livejournal.com]

Ahh, nicotine stains. Ok, Primer will seal those in, also look at the hardware store in the place where they keep TSP. They have stuff that will wash the nico stains down a lot, and if they do not, use some TSP in a spray bottle and then wipe it down.

Wear a mask, eye goggles (cheap swimmers goggles are best since they seal) and a long sleeve hoodie and you are set. Even if you want to paint/primer+paint or whatever, I would use one of these chem cleaners to prep the surface.