Scott W
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Jacksonville Handyman said:
Painter's plastic on the floor. Wet ceiling with a garden sprayer or airless w/ 1237 (or thereabouts) tip. Scrape with a 12" knife into a mud pan. Empty pan into trash can. It goes very quickly.
Thats what I did. I was suprised at how easy it was.
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Dan in S.A.
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when I did our 330 sq. ft. living room last year, I took one of those and mounted it to a wide floor sweep attachment for the shop vac. I have pictures of the build and final product in my google picasa account, but I can't get to it from work and repost. If you can dig 'em up, feel free.
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crokett™
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I tried a shop vac a few years back. It didn't work all that well. The wet popcorn coming off the ceiling got stuck in the hose. I also tried a setup with catching it in a grocery bag attached to a coat hanger. That didn't work well either. I think I am going to go with the 8 or 10" blade and a mud pan or maybe try to just land it into the trash can. I did read that supposedly adding vinegar to the mix will make it really easy to get the stuff off, I will try that and see what happens.
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Dan in S.A.
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Here's my scraper.
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09/10/12 10:22 AM
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crokett™
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How well does that work? Any problems with it being attached to the shop vac hose? The other advantage for me not using the shop vac is I can work at night when everyone is asleep.
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Dan in S.A.
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It worked great. I used my garden pump sprayer to dampen the popcorn and let it set for about 10 minutes, then went to work with the scraper and the shopvac. I used the drywall bags in the vac to avoid plugging the filter, and 330 sq. ft. managed to completely fill two bags, and the third was 1/2 to 2/3 full by the time I was done. There was very little to clean up off the floor, but that wasn't an issue either since I scraped the ceiling right after I ripped the carpet out. There was no dust, however - there was enough suction from the vac to keep the hose clear and pull in any dust that wasn't quite damp enough.
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09/10/12 10:22 AM
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crokett™
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Hmmm maybe I will get that then and just wait till next weekend.
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lincmercguy
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Loc: Colorado
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Seems to be the easiest way, but don't bother putting a bag in it, it's useless and you'll spend more time emptying than scraping. I would also get one of those extender painters poles so you're not on a ladder right above your head. Hope your shoulders are in good shape, or they will be sore in the morning!
I scraped my ceilings without wetting. It didn't scrape everything off. I then primered with KILZ three times and painted twice. I got a nice effect that goes with my knockdown wall texturing.
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