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Post by Jeffery on Apr 8, 2015 1:38:01 GMT
My upstairs ceiling is made up of 12 by 12 tongue & groove fiberboard tiles. Over winter, a couple leaks in my roof created water stains on my ceiling tiles. I have been trying to paint over the stains, but the stains keep showing through. How can I hide those stains for good? Maybe there is some way to seal those tiles before I repaint?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2015 1:46:26 GMT
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Post by Bear Foot Farm on Apr 8, 2015 3:42:12 GMT
Yep, KILZ will do the job
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2015 13:19:06 GMT
Kilz should seal the stain. There are some other products too.
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Post by hermitjohn on Apr 8, 2015 13:54:27 GMT
Kilz is expensive. Aluminum enamel works, in case you have some on hands. Shellac over the stains works too and is cheapest fix.
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Post by Bear Foot Farm on Apr 8, 2015 17:09:53 GMT
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Post by hermitjohn on Apr 8, 2015 19:31:07 GMT
I am having problem finding the oil based Kilz. But on Amazon seems about same $35 price for gallon of latex Kilz (I didnt like it as well as oil based when I tried it), gallon shellac, or gallon aluminum enamel (check for actual aluminum content, lot of it is made really cheap and its just silver colored paint, little to no aluminum flakes in it like there used to be in olden days. Aluminum enamel used to be a very good metal primer.
Another Rip Van Winkle moment. Shellac used to be super cheap, you bought it as flakes and mixed up your own.
IF you can find the oil based Kilz, it does work nice, but unless you are dealing with really nasty smelly moldy proposition, I wouldnt pay more for it than shellac. No need to use a sledge hammer to drive a thumb tack. Rain stains on ceiling tile tends to be pretty mild problem with no smells. I just wasnt impressed with the latex Kilz at all. Whatever anybody wants to believe, the shellac was better.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2015 21:48:32 GMT
I totally agree, HJ.
While I agree that Kilz will work on covering stains, I think that there are widely believed myths about how great the product is. I know a people that rave about the stuff, and would believe that it was used to coat the Space Shuttle if you told them so.
Kilz has it's place...but IMO, it is an overblown product, for the most part.
You do know that astronauts drink a pint of it every morning, right?
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Post by Mr DAVID In Wisconsin on Apr 8, 2015 23:09:50 GMT
FYI a for future reference, in most cases you can easily make water stains on ceilings go away. We painters have been doing this for years. Be sure to lay plastic on carpets, furniture or anything under said stain. Use pure bleach in a spray bottle and LIGHTLY a mist the area. LIGHTLY. It should start to disappear very fast. If the stain isn't gone after a few hours, LIGHTLY mist it again. This works wonders.
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Post by wally on Apr 9, 2015 1:28:27 GMT
FYI a for future reference, in most cases you can easily make water stains on ceilings go away. We painters have been doing this for years. Be sure to lay plastic on carpets, furniture or anything under said stain. Use pure bleach in a spray bottle and LIGHTLY a mist the area. LIGHTLY. It should start to disappear very fast. If the stain isn't gone after a few hours, LIGHTLY mist it again. This works wonders. Nice tip, now I gotta try it. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2015 2:24:44 GMT
Wow, that is a great tip!
Does it work on drywall too?
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Post by Mr DAVID In Wisconsin on Apr 11, 2015 12:50:33 GMT
Wow, that is a great tip! Does it work on drywall too? Yep |
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Post by shin on Apr 11, 2015 13:01:40 GMT
FYI a for future reference, in most cases you can easily make water stains on ceilings go away. We painters have been doing this for years. Be sure to lay plastic on carpets, furniture or anything under said stain. Use pure bleach in a spray bottle and LIGHTLY a mist the area. LIGHTLY. It should start to disappear very fast. If the stain isn't gone after a few hours, LIGHTLY mist it again. This works wonders. Bleach and me tend to be a disaster together. It spatters when I pour it out of the bottle, nevermind using a spray bottle, and there goes another shirt or pair of pants! And then there was the time I brought back a bottle from the grocery store and it leaked on the carpet. . . |
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Post by jangirl on Apr 12, 2015 19:18:51 GMT
Thanks for the bleach tip! I've used Kilz, and they do make a spray can if your stains aren't too large. Have to try the bleach on a couple old stains in cabinets I have.
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Post by wvterri on Apr 15, 2015 3:55:27 GMT
I guy I had working for me told me his secret is to use hair spray.
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