Waterborne Ceiling Paint

Description

Waterborne Ceiling Paint – Recommended For:

Residential or commercial ceiling applications where a premium quality finish is desired. For new or previously painted wallboard, wallpapered surfaces, acoustical ceiling tile, cured masonry, plaster, and other ceiling substrates.

Limitations

• Do not apply when air and surface temperatures are below 50 °F (10 °C)
• Not for high traffic areas or surfaces that require frequent cleaning

Surface Preparation

Surfaces to be painted must be clean, dry, and free of dirt, dust, grease, oil, soap, wax, scaling paint, water soluble materials, and mildew. Remove any peeling or scaling paint and sand these areas to feather edges smooth with adjacent surfaces. Glossy areas should be dulled. Drywall surfaces must be free of sanding dust.

New plaster or masonry surfaces must be allowed to cure (30 days) before applying base coat. Cured plaster should be hard, have a slight sheen and maximum pH of 10; soft, porous or powdery plaster indicates improper cure.

Never sand a plaster surface; knife off any protrusions and prime plaster before and after applying patching compound.

Poured or pre-cast concrete with a very smooth surface should be etched or abraded to promote adhesion, after removing all form release agents and curing compounds. Remove any powder or loose particles before priming.

Difficult Substrates: Benjamin Moore offers a number of specialty primers for use over difficult substrates such as bleeding woods, grease, crayon markings, hard glossy surfaces, galvanized metal, or other substrates where paint adhesion or stain suppression is a particular problem.

Headwaters Home Improvement Centre can recommend the right problem solving primer for your special needs.