Start by sanding the entire ceiling with fine grit sandpaper preferably between 150 and.
Sanding a wood ceiling.
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Here s how the ceiling looked after the wood fill but before sanding all the darker spots are the wood filler pre sanding.
When using a sponge a wet sanding method is typically most effective.
If you are sanding a popcorn ceiling wet the ceiling with water using a garden sprayer.
The good news is that you can refinish your wood ceiling with minimal sanding and still end up with a high quality result.
The problem with refinishing a wood ceiling is that when you sand the wood you get a face full of wood dust and particles.
In order for the stain to work it needs to be able to penetrate the wood completely.
Fully submerge the sponge in water and squeeze out the excess.
To speed up the sanding process i used my orbital sander and went over the entire ceiling paying particular attention to smoothing out all my wood fill.
Start with a 4 foot 1 2 m area so the ceiling does not dry before you get to it.
This is the sanding tutorial where i go into the details about the do s and don ts of sanding your fresh ceiling.
Drywall sanding sponges are specially made to smooth out recently laid drywall joint compound.