HOW TO paint ceilings FAST and like a professional PAINTER
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- 5 professional painting tips to help you paint your ceilings like a professional painter and very fast. DIY painting tips. Come watch The Idaho Painter show you how to paint a ceiling.
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Great job guys and I can't wait to use the new roller to cut in with. At age 67 I still like to roll my work out with an 18 in roller when I can. Get the ceiling done and take a longer break with the time I saved. Lol As a handyman I get to do a lot of different jobs and painting about 12 townhouse's a year. Keep up the quality work. Tks for the tips. Jack the Handyman
John Cena loves his part time job as a painter .
😂 He does look like John Cena, maybe he should use an alias John Ceiling for marketing.
I can’t see him there
LOL
I was thinking the same
😂😀
Hello guys enjoyed your video. Was a P&D for just over forty years gave it up because it is hard work,fumes and dust. But watching your video of you and your mates working together made me miss it a bit. Love the white t-shirt with paint life on. Keep up the good work. Kevin.London.uk
Your videos are really helpful. You have great camera presence and speak beautifully.
Thank you!
Good tip on the rolling direction
Thanks for watching Ella!
Put your hat on backwards when Rolling cielings, The screen above your eyes will make you turn your head even more compromising the neck structure!
Hay man me and my work mates (fellow painters) have put you in our own top 10 category that we can find on TH-cam 4 us it's your efficient teaching and clear skill
Iron sharpens iron your team looks
Sharp too great stuff
I like the new intro
Thank you!
cwrowe I second that. Almost like the A-Team.
I agree! Kinda gangsta yo... lol
Decided to fix up my old house and BOY the ceilings need a fresh coat of paint. This was super helpful!!
Question: How do you get rid of the paint runs on your wall from that new roller you used in the corners?
Great question -- and when it dries, you're going to have a paint line unless you go back and feather it out...
The idea is to use the corner roller in a way that you feather it as you use it. So full roller, roll one length, by which time you have a relatively empty roller and you glance over the edges to feather.
I absolutely love my big purdy, i paint a lot of fresh plaster (uk), even with a good mist coat they’re the only rollers that are any good
If you do 2 coats do you both coats the opposite direction of the light coming in?
In an empty house repaint we would prep then remove or mask all ceiling fittings and spray them with an airless - no cutting in on ceilings. I would do a 4 bedroom house in under an hour and have to wait a bit for the first coat to dry before applying a second coat. Then I'd change paints and do all the cupboards. That was an easy 6 hour day usually They would come up perfectly. We would only use a brush and roller in a house containing furniture. I would spray ceilings with a 5:17 tip and the cupboards with a 4:13 I think from memory. Our little Graco 395 would have sprayed thousands of litres of paint and was worth its weight in gold.
The 395 is an awesome sprayer to have!
Thanks for the tip it sounds stupid but I never thought about where I would be standing looking at the ceiling normally. Thanks for the tip. Just like an artist but bigger brush.
Thanks for watching!
Wow I love it the new roll
It is awesome, would definitely recommend it!
Super painting design
Man, I like this channel, you guys are professional...had a job to paint, have not painted in a while so I felt a bit timid.
How can I get over that feeling?
You can do it
When you use the small roller to cut in do you worry about any excess paint that is left on the wall? Won’t that effect the wall paint? Hope that makes sense!
Hey Chris,
Any tips on getting wet spots/streaks off the flat paint ceiling? Thanks
You have to repaint
Thanks guys !!!
We don't leave lap marks in our paint job but you will learn one day how it is done
Tjanks for the help guys!!!
“Just for… reasons… today we’re going to use this roller.” lol
You guys make painting look easy like cats play!
In a new construction house, is it ok to spray a flat white primer on ceilings and walls, then leave that as the only flat white paint on the ceilings? using a benjamin moore super hide
Yes
Hey Chris, quick question. That handheld graco sprayer you had there, would that work to go around and spray all the corners of the ceilings. I have a similar Wagner handheld and it cuts out when I have it on an angle for too long so not suitable for crown and cornice. Would the graco work for me?
does that roller brush do your "cut ins" instead of using a brush to do that? also do you have to dust the drywall after sanding compound before you start painting?
Great job!
Would you do ceilings first? Is it okay to do ceilings same color as wall if close to white? Name of special edge roller? Thank you. Ugh! My neck.
What about the openings in the ceiling where you have holes
that accomodate lighting and alarms? I go around with a med-
ium size brush and quickly paint around them--That way, I can
apply the roller quicker, and more confidently.
Good point!
Thanks guys, this video really helped with a few questions i had. So you want to roll the paint perpendicular to entryways?
That is correct
Is the roller you used where the ceiling and wall meet available to purchase? You mentioned that it's a new product. I wasn't happy with a recent paint job I did. I think this roller would have helped a lot!
I think for ceilings is better with the pump spray.
Best professional way to paint a ceiling is to spray it. I understand some customers won't let you spray. I always try to spray, if possible.
Do you have tips for not getting roller lap when painting other than using flat paint? I dont like flat paint because you can't clean it easily.
I have many videos on that
Were can I get your border roller?
This is so helpful! Thank you.
Rolling the edges might flash later and you didn't cut around the vents before rolling the ceiling. And to be honest it doesn't matter which way you roll, with the window or opposite. It doesn't make a difference.
where do you get that infinity roller brush
Hi, great youtube videos. Do you have any tips on how to sand and paint a curved ceiling. Thanks
Where do I get a roller sleeve like this ... It looks epic ..
I'm getting ready to paint my livingtoom ceiling. I have 1 corner window that shares the north east corner of the room. I have a door on the south wall and a door on the west wall. What direction should I paint in??
So do you roll towards the light or across the light? I saw someone else say run 1st coat one direction and the 2nd coat a opposite direction is that okay?
Several factors determine it
What paint would you recommend for painting the ceiling I know you said it's a Sherwin-Williams brands I can't remember it... You said it's good for spraying and rolling
Eminence
I've used Sherwin Williams ceiling paint, but it doesn't seem that great. Is there another brand you recommend for ceilings? thanks!
I do all the edges and cutting in fist then roller
Yes, thanks for sharing Peter!
I don"t understand why the couple air vents on the ceiling was not removed? the resessed lights obviously was, it would been much easier to roll the roller over the whole ceiling without having air vents in the way as the painter was trying to be careful stopping painting a square around each air vent are you kidding me?... it would had only taken minute to remove each one of these vents & a clear pass with the roller over the vent hole & to think without doing it leaving the vents up you had to brush around each vent taking even more time when again vents could been removed to avoid all the hassle & bet that the vents got paint on them & seeing brush strokes around the vent framing.. as a pro painter myself you had gone about this completely wrong & recommend that you correct your approach of how to prep before painting ceilings by removing everything from the ceilings for a pristine professional look which is expected by the customer..
What direction would I start painting ceiling if window and front door entrance is on the same side? advice would be greatly appreciated! TIA
The best method is to roll perpendicular to the source of natural light, such as a big window. So in your case, while standing in the entrance doorway, roll front to back (away from and towards the door/window wall), not left to right. This reduces the possibility of natural light coming through the window from casting a shadow across roller lines, if any. Even with flat paint it's best to keep a wet edge. In other words, no dilly-dallying, no breaks until done. :))
Should take all lights and fixtures down..n if u don't cut first..also it's dripping down wall...ise lambswool 9 inch or 18 if ya really need to...overall good explanation otherwise..also should pole sand first n use ur hips like ur swinging a sythe to cut grass ..if that makes sense
Are those 18 inch rollers heavy? Thinking about trying them out for a remodeling company whenever spraying isn't an option. I currently use the 9 inchers but I find there's often more of a chance to see lap marks
Yes, they are pretty heavy, but useable
Ok you said don't use flat paint in the bathroom and kitchen
Thks guys I’m a dtyer lol
Your welcome🤙
What are the nap you are using called for the corners ? Where can I get them ?
Corner rollers!
Do you know the paint color of the wall behind you?
What if the entrance of the house was right on same side of the windows would you still paint towards the light from the window where the entrance is?
Yes
Don't You Wanna paint across from where the high traffic area is versus on the same direction of the high traffic area is?
They're not proper painters without a radio.
I'm about to paint my bedroom ceiling and boyyyy would I love to have those guys to do it for me 🤣
at Idaho labor costs too! id have enough left for a vacation!
OMG tell me about it!😩
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Lol same😂😂😂
I think you have a thing for indoor painting John Cena
Ive been painting for about 10 years now and i bought an 18 inch roller yesterday and i used it today and i swear i used it for the first time and as soon as i used it i got so pissed for not buying one earlier
WHAT A LIFE CHANGER ITS JUST SO FLIPPING AMAZING it get heavy a little bit when you start using it on ceilings but i just fell in love all over again😍😍😍 i hope my wife wont read this😂😂
Honest to goodness at 56 I’m a single mom trying to paint my daughters bedroom..Oh I’ve painted before but I really wanted to do a good job but since I’m not planning on painting much else (maybe) I didn’t want to spend hundreds of dollars on her 10x12 room. One crack in the ceiling and here I am looking at so much more about painting than I ever considered. Again, I WANT to do this the right way the first time. I want HER to know she can do these things on her own..WELL! I really appreciate the education you provide on your channel! I realize there are probably thousands of choices on TH-cam but you were very CLEAR in your explanations, entertaining AND had a bible verse from Jeremiah. That’s gonna win me ANY day!! Thank you!! Wish me luck!
First rookie move I've seen this guy do, is lay his wet roll on the walls thats a "never do" thing. Unless you burn the edges. cringe must have been one of the newbies. Second rookie mistake is stop your rolling to give a camera interview or any distraction, once you've started you have to continue consistenly wet-dry
Rolling out on the wall doesn’t matter as long as you don’t leave a thick edge, he will be sanding those walls anyway and it’s water based, like he said in the video he’s using flat doesn’t matter if he stops no need to keep a wet edge when using a flat paint it’s really forgiving
Flat paint it doesnt matter as long as it's not thick
John Cena is a painter ?
This is hands down the best painting video I've seen. To the point, well edited, and no fluff. Thank you.
This great channel I'm so impressed with the traffic on it ! I been painting all my life. I'm 40 and I just started my business last year. I found out the last ten years power washing is my passion . I have a hot water trailer set up , all low pressure soft wash on houses. Super easy . so I have my painters come behind me and paint after I clean . moral to this story is watching that guy roll that ceiling brings back awful memories and I'm so glaad I don't have to adjust a roll poll any longer lmao . thank you ! Great channel !
Chris you should really get a mic so the audio is better. Your videos are really good just sometimes it’s hard to hear with the echo in the rooms you’re working in
Thanks for the feedback!
At my job we just have me and like 8 Mexicans and we knock rooms out in like 5 -10 mins lol crazyyyy
stupid
@@jacgar6858 😂🤣
Anyone who says Mexicans are lazy, I just want to slap them silly! Mexicans work their asses off, many are highly skilled and are good God fearing folks. I have never, EVER seen a Mexican begging for money at a street corner. Thank you amigos and Mijas!
@@catlady8324 couldn't agree more
@John Bravo You fit the suit. That’s all anybody cares about. Adios, Johnny Bravo!
"Room has no windows and no doors" lol
Good tips thanks
Lol I thought I was the only one who caught that
Why don't you do your cut-ins around lights while your rolling--keeping out ahead a few feet--so that everything dries together as one?
Just what has worked for us!
They're ok at painting. But they're not A+ painters for sure. I'd give em a B or B-
Lu Cho
What is a paiter???..
It's flat paint it's going to dry the same
It doesn't matter with flat ceiling paint for the most part. If you use Behr paint like you do then it could be a problem...LOL Anyway he is the guy getting paid while you all sit here and criticize.
Ok, so I've been a painter for some time and I always cut in the walls to ceiling first. 2nd I'll cut around all light vents and ceiling fans. 3rd I'll feather with a 9" roller appx. 9" from each ceiling fixture. Finishing up with the right direction to trick the eye to follow the light flow of the room. 4th using a 9" with a 1/2" nap load with flat latex is a challenge in it self. Never let the roller become to dry and keep moving with a feathered overlap. Rolling is always fast but adding the weight of a 18" roller with hardware and the pole becomes a bit challenging for a beginner looking to be a speed paint, because to this day with the strength I have and the skill I have my suggestion to beginners is to always paint with patients
I've been a painter for nearly 45 years. And yours is sound advice. I also no matter if its ceilings or trim. when you roll use the V and back fill method. Load your roller up. make a big V with long strokes. Then back fill it to spread the paint around. to fill in the V feathering the edge then moving on always working from your last roller move out. backroll in then out again to fill, rinse repeat. You can use heavier nap rollers and still achieve smooth as silk results if you just roll it out
What about your runs on the wall? Those are gonna dry lol
Small suggestion and one of my pet peeves; don't let your guys put the wet 18" roller wet side on the walls... you will have to sand that down so it doesn't telegraph thru your wall finish at the end. AND when smashing the ceiling paint into corners is a great idea you have to brush out your drips running down the walls, it takes five seconds to lay it off. (You can see dripping from the roller slamming into corners. Good luck and I like the videos
Thanks for the tips and thanks for watching!
I painted my first room today with my 10 year old. We really enjoyed your videos while we were doing it! thanks for all the tips!
Why did you paint your 10 yr old?
Great idea on directional rolling depending on light source and room entry! Never thought about it!
@@dimazanya2568 agree
Never Knew this
Yeah also depending on the sort of gravity, you just got to go with the gravity and motion and thats it you got what it takes to survive and divide also priority of corse
@@ronnieg1341 Yeah also depending on the sort of gravity, you just got to go with the gravity and motion and thats it you got what it takes to survive and divide also priority of corse just take it as a life lesson brother you live and learn may god bless you AMIN!!
I stopped using those ridiculous archaic heavy roller sleeves twenty years ago after developing severe neck and shoulder problems, as you will should you continue to use them
And started using what? Kind of a pointless post you made.
@@1dgrdgr started using normal 270mm roller sleeves as per OH&S regulations. When you've been painting for 40 years and your body's fucked you might want to re read my pointles post
I use a smaller roller and it's pretty bad on my neck I could only imagine this roller yes it's more efficient but ur body can only take so much
what is the name of the roller cover you us in the video that will paint the ceiling edges?
Following for answer
Noway Dude you would get loads of slop on wall uneven paint drip and lines just use a paint brush your payed top dollar 💵
Look at 6:03. You can see the problem with this roller. You would need a guy behind you with a brush anyway. He might as well just cut the ceiling by brush.
Firstly, let me say, I really appreciate the great trade advice you guys give out, so, it's a thumbs-up from me on that score. However, and I appreciate you may well accuse me of being pedantic on this score, but to me, if you're looking South through a window and there is light coming in through a window on your right hand side, then that direction is West and not, as stated (4.12), East.
Where can I find the roller with the wraparound nap used for edging in this video? Thanks!
What is a good search term besides wraparound nap paint roller cover? It’s not an edger, so what is it?
What would you do if you have to caulk wood strips around your ceiling first, and then paint over these lattice strips? I have 4'x4' pattern with about 15 huge squares on my ceiling. I'd love to spray it, but I have way too much furniture and things on the walls that I can't wrap or cover up. Do I caulk all the seams around the wood first, and then paintbrush the wood - then roll the inner square part? I haven't even begun on this project because I know it's going to be a lot of work up and down a ladder. Any tips or ideas?
If you keep on teaching peasants how to paint their own houses,pretty soon , we the professional painters will be out of work,just saying!!😂😂😂
top dogs always believed dont educate the lower classes for this reason
Not True at all.
Eroz Ghost the Idaho painter is right about painting ceilings differently. I lost a huge paint job because the owner kept seeing lines in the ceiling. Mind you I painted them 4 times. I couldn’t figure out why. The house was getting remodeled and the house was off a busy street and sunlight came in and there were no blinds. I seen every roll line. Sad to say they fired me. Never in my life has a customer fired me. I looked at paint videos after and realized what was going on. Been painting ceilings the right way ever since. Most ceilings you don’t have to do that. Just when the room is big and open and a ton of light comes in.
Nah people with money will usually always prefer to pay someone to do the work for them and there's people who really really can't afford to hire someone so at least they'll do a decent job on their own
This tutorial could not have been more timely. I'm in the midst of redoing my kitchen on my own. My project this morning is the ceiling. I remove the popcorn and I'm going to begin with primer. My concern was which way to roll. You answered that question perfectly. Thanks so much for all you do
Your number one concern is to test first if the popcorn ceiling contain ASBESTOS
Nice. Like your confidence and energy. Paint job looks good as well!
also remember 2 coats always on interior painting....a lot of my customers are telling me they buy 1 coat paint....which is a lie by paint manufactures.....I try and tell them....that any painting jobs require 2 coats...ups the price of labor.....as for ceilings too....always 2 coats....1st one way....2nd the other way.....and also do cut ins around light fixtures first....wet on wet..
We do not always do 2 coats, only if needed...
I usually only do 2 coats if doing a light color over a darker color, and of course labor goes up, but if not necessary, I point out to customers the labor savings, just to make them happier. That one coat paint does work, but again, not like a white over a dark tan or brown...then it too also takes 2 coats.
Never? I've painted over a ceiling that had eggshell white and I had to use two coats of Benjamin Moore waterborn ceiling white two coats. Why is it that sometimes I see shows of the length of the roller despite going over that area twice? I do one coat. Let it dry two hours and go back. Even after that dries, I sometimes see a shadow.
@@flexiblestrategist9922 prob your drywall - always use sherwin Williams 700 primer/finish
2 minimum
Eminence doesn't compare to even the Pro-Mar ceiling paint. Eminence in the old formula was good but not any longer. CHB and Masterhide from SW are great. PPG's ceiling paint is too. All nice dead flat ceiling paint. If you want Pro-Mar 400 is flatter than Pro-Mar 200. Great ceiling paint covers well, doesn't spatter much, and is dead flat
Awesome, thanks for sharing!
It doesn’t matter where you start ceilings as long as you put two coats on it will dry perfect,a nine inch roller is all you want for. Your house
Great tutorial, as always. I am curious as to where I can buy that 9" roller cover you are using for the corners. I don't see it in your list of items. Thanks!
Yes, I am scouring these comments two years after the video was posted looking just for this very thing! Apparently this is it? store.theidahopainter.com/products/corner-roller
Kyle Burgess store.theidahopainter.com/products/corner-roller
Kyle Burgess Your friend has shared a link to a Home Depot product they think you would be interested in seeing.
6 in. x 1/2 in. Fabric Corner Roller Covers (2-Pack)
www.homedepot.com/p/100563733
There is also a company called Starke that makes them
Why does he run the room with 2 windows towards the natural light but the room next to it which has natural light from the same side he runs it the other way?
See the problem with those 9" covers you have is they make a complete mess of the wall, I can see alot of runs on the wall.. I guess it makes sense if you brush the runs out before they dry
They have worked well for us!
Yes gotta brush out the tops of the walls so drips don't dry up. You can use a dry roller too. Also they only come in 1/2 nap and no 3/8 so if you use a 3/8 on a smooth ceiling how do you deal with the stipple texture differences? My guess is you have to roll your 18 inch 3/8 back into the 9inch 1/2 and then you will see a texture difference if in a well lit area..Probably awesome for plaster ceilings and the like?
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I’d still put the drop cloths down. I know, I know, removing them... but still it’s part of being professional. Clients don’t wanna see that. It’s about perfection and Technique… The speed will come later. If you don’t know how to roll it properly and you don’t know the proper technique being able to do it fast it’s just going to equal fast sloppy and “eh” work. What? Rolling edges?? Gtfo
Super easy to roll those ceilings when there is no or very little texture!
Thank you, I will be wearing my swimming goggle when I paint the ceiling.
LOL
If South is that way, surely the other way is west? Great guide though. Thanks.
Where can I buy that edge roller
Always take a good pain killer before paint ceilings , your neck will thank you .
TRUEdat mar facts
I just scraped 250 square ft of stucco, 3 coats of compound with sanding in between..painting tonight...wasn't no thing
And lower back
Can I paint a crows foot sorta style textured ceiling without it getting to wet and falling down?
How to paint your ceiling ft. John Cena
Wow I thought the same thing
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😂😂😂😂😂😂🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌
Where? I can’t see him
lol this poor guy gets that on every video
When using the roller sleeve with the covered end on it to cut in the ceiling, it doesn't leave a thick paint ridge on the wall?
Love all the tips. So helpful. Should the kid at the end of the video have his paint closer so that He doesn't have to go room to room?
You should really remove everything from the ceilings and walls like vents and sensors etc when you do this yourself. The "pros" don't don't do this because time is money and their goal is to get in and get out as soon as possible so they will leave these things and cut around them which is sloppy work. If you are a DIY, remove everything and install it back for a job you can be proud of.
seephor i would not recomend messing with the HVAC vents EVER. Just too many problems can arise and cost you big time.
If you took the time to read carefully, you would realize I made clear by the phrases "when you do this yourself" implying (DIY). What do DIYers have a lot of? yes, TIME. Also, where do DIYers usually work? yes, RESIDENTIAL. If you can't remove and install a residential vent, you shouldn't even be painting. Reassess your thinking.
Good idea, usually we just focus on showing how we do things
The Pros certainly do, because it faster to remove fittings, paint and put them back than to faff around painting around them or cleaning up afterwards. Plus if they've priced up correctly time has been allowed for removing/fitting.
Paint Life TV by "how we do things" do you mean half assing 😸
Man, I've been trying to find the courage to paint my ceiling for the last 12 years. Michelangelo painted his ceiling in just 4 years
Poor advice and technique. Roll opposite way will hide more , cut in , tape off items FIRST .
I NEVER tape! But I have a steady hand!! If you are really good you don't need to. If it is an average Joe, they better tape!!😂😂
Only gotta tape trim or a cove if need be
Hi from England, this is a brilliant video. It's concise but has all the detail. Thanks for uploading.