Sanding A Wood Ceiling

Most can accommodate wet or dry sanding and are great for getting into tight corners and ceilings.

Sanding a wood ceiling.

The good news is that you can refinish your wood ceiling with minimal sanding and still end up with a high quality result. Tutorial time my fellow adventurers. This is the sanding tutorial where i go into the details about the do s and don ts of sanding your fresh ceiling. When using a sponge a wet sanding method is typically most effective.

The problem with refinishing a wood ceiling is that when you sand the wood you get a face full of wood dust and particles. Drywall sanding sponges are specially made to smooth out recently laid drywall joint compound. Do not saturate the ceiling but wet it thoroughly. Here s how the ceiling looked after the wood fill but before sanding all the darker spots are the wood filler pre sanding.

Fully submerge the sponge in water and squeeze out the excess. If you are sanding a popcorn ceiling wet the ceiling with water using a garden sprayer. In order for the stain to work it needs to be able to penetrate the wood completely. Start with a 4 foot 1 2 m area so the ceiling does not dry before you get to it.