Cover the floor with plastic and find a good pair of goggles drips are a fact of life when painting the ceiling.
Stain covering ceiling paint.
Rollers are suitable for flat ceilings while a popcorn ceiling requires the use of a spray gun applicator.
Always apply your paint using the right applicator for the type of ceiling you re painting.
Ceiling paint and primer spray features a vertical aerosol spray that delivers a smooth even blast straight up to efficiently apply directly to ceilings.
Use shellac based stain blocking primer or an equivalent high solids latex primer.
The viscosity of ceiling paint also makes it ideal for covering imperfections and stains on your ceiling.
If you apply a coat of ordinary white ceiling paint the stain will continue to bleed through and even a second coat may not hide it.
If your ceiling has a texture you ll find using an aerosol.
Apply a light coat of the stain blocking primer over the stain to cover it while avoiding dripping.
If the primer doesn t match the color of the ceiling you may need to paint the entire ceiling once the primer has dried.
You need to cover the stains with primer before painting and drywall primer won t do.
Most coatings don t do a good job of covering nicotine or other smoke stains on your ceilings.