I have a "stippled" effect Artex celing in my kitchen, I have now spent 2 days and £50 trying to cover this up using "smooth over" products. I first scraped off all the peaks using a paper scrape then sanded as much as I could. The first section of ceiling I then applied B&Q's own Smooth over product. This worked fairly well but I could not get anything like a smooth even finish. My theory was that this coat was filling the texture and another thinner coat would give a me a finish that could be sanded to a reasonable standard. My main concern was how little ceiling I managed to cover with one 6 litre tub! I then bought another tub but of the Polycell variety (thinking it would be better and go further) and moved on to the next section of ceiling. This product is easier to put on as it is thinner, unfortunately this meant it covered less area and the first coat is even worse finish than using the B&Q version.
On the whole I was more staisfied with the B&Q product as it produced a better finish and I could use a plastering float to apply it rather than the stupid Polycell tool (the Polycell product is far to runny to apply with a float)
Now my question is, should I buy another tin of the B&Q stuff and apply a second coat and try to sand it down. Or am I wasting my time and money? I have now read quite a few moans about what a waste of time this stuff is but somebody must have used it successfully? Having started I feel I should finish what I started!
On the whole I was more staisfied with the B&Q product as it produced a better finish and I could use a plastering float to apply it rather than the stupid Polycell tool (the Polycell product is far to runny to apply with a float)
Now my question is, should I buy another tin of the B&Q stuff and apply a second coat and try to sand it down. Or am I wasting my time and money? I have now read quite a few moans about what a waste of time this stuff is but somebody must have used it successfully? Having started I feel I should finish what I started!