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If you have wall paper or a wall paper border that goes to the ceiling, remove it as the water in the joint compound will wick into it and cause the wallpaper to separate from the wall.

Preparing the Ceiling Texture Mixture
 

Trowel into the empty pail some premixed joint compound. Next add a little water and mix well with your stirring stick until you create a ceiling texture mixture that has a creamy smooth consistency.

Creating a Skip Towel Textured Ceiling
 

If you want to create a skip trowel textured ceiling, then you will want to have a slightly more watery ceiling texture mixture, such that when you apply it on the ceiling it begins to drip down, effectively forming stalactites. After the stalactites have begun to form, which should begin to occur within just a few minutes of applying the skim coat ceiling texture mixture, go back with your taping knife and “knock down” the stalactites, by again sliding your taping knife over the ceiling texture mixture. The finished looked is a textured ceiling that has random high and low spots.

After the textured ceiling joint compound mixture has fully dried you can paint the textured ceiling if you so choose.

 

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