Ceiling Paint Problems-I Hate you, Dutch Boy!

17 years ago

Hi,

First let me state that I have painted many, many rooms and pieces of furniture. I have used many kinds of paint. This is my first disastrous experience.

We had some work done in the kitchen which required some patches in the ceiling. The drywall guy was masterful in fixing the holes and creating a smooth surface. The ceiling has been painted about 3 years ago ( guessing; before we lived here). Anyway, the entire ceiling needed to be painted to blend the repairs.

I wanted one of those tinted paints that goes on colored and fades to white when it dries. I didn't choose the Ace brand because I had read that the tint fades in the can and was afraid if I was delayed in doing the painting that the tint would be gone.

Anyway, I was at Menards and saw that Dutch Boy had the tinted ceiling paint so I thought I would give it a try. What a horrible paint. Horrible. Hor.i.ble. The tint fades after 2 minutes, literally, and it dries so fast that I could barely keep a wet edge where I was painting. There are flash marks everywhere and after 2 gallons, I still have not covered the entire ceiling.

These are 8 foot ceilings, I used a 3/8" nap roller cover and a 9" roller. I used a stool and longish handle so I was not applying a great deal of pressure as I worked.

I've decided to start over and recoat the whole ceiling with something else. Has anyone had success with any of the other tinted-then-dry-white ceiling paints? Or should I just abandon that idea and go with any ceiling paint, in which case I would want something that stays wet like a wall paint ( but not fast drying like Aura or other waterborne paints).

Thanks!

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Comments (7)

paintguy22
17 years ago
Wow, I have been painting for more than 20 years and have never heard of such a product. Why not use something that goes on white and stays white? BM Super Spec flat is a good choice....it's not 100 percent acrylic so it doesn't have the super fast dry time.
randita
17 years ago
I tried the SW tinted ceiling paint and didn't like it. I have had the best success with SW SuperPaint flat (just plain wall paint-not ceiling specific). I just use the Extra White base, but you can get it tinted to any shade you want. It covers well and I don't see any uneven spots when it's dry. It's a very forgiving paint.
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Faron79
17 years ago
At our store, we sell about equal amounts of the "color-changing" ACE ceiling-paint & the "normal" CP.

Unless your ceilings are high/vaulted, there's not much need for the tinted ACE CP.
It CAN fade some in the can if you're not painting for a few days after mixing in the photo-reactive blue dye, but it obviously doesn't affect the paint itself.

As a 3rd choice, the C2 CP is very nice!
* Only a $1 more/gal. than the "ACE'S", and I REALLY love it on our vaulted ceiling.
* Our ceilings are medium-popcorn.
* The painter did a very good job, & didn't push the coat too thin (I was slyly watching...!) He said it covered very well...hadn't used it b4.
* He used a 3/4" Wooster Super-fab roller, & the Wooster Sherlock GT roller-frame & Pole.
* Paint was the C2 LOVO Ceiling-Paint, L8150, $21.99/gal.

>>> I would switch to at least a 1/2" roller-sleeve. You're re-loading too frequently with only a 3/8". That slows down what you can cover per arm movement.

Faron
PRO
Christopher Nelson Wallcovering and Painting
17 years ago
>>> I would switch to at least a 1/2" roller-sleeve. You're re-loading too frequently with only a 3/8". That slows down what you can cover per arm movement.
jkpita
Original Author
17 years ago
Thanks- I will try the thicker nap roller and either the BM Super Spec or the ACE
sombreuil_mongrel
17 years ago
I never use ceiling paint. I despise ceiling paint. I prime, then use a ultra-flat wall paint. The next painter will thank you. In your case, you are the next painter; you have found that over-coating ceiling paint is like trying to paint on a sponge, or a blotter. It sucks (out all the water as you apply, guaranteeing a frustrating job).
Casey
jkpita
Original Author
17 years ago
A follow-up:

I switched to Glidden's tinted ceiling paint. Goes on light purple/pink and stays colored for 15-30 minutes. So I was able to re-coat and see where I had been this time. I did switch to a 1/2" nap roller and used the "marinating the roller" technique I learned from another Gw'er, JAck Pauhl. Soaking the roller in the paint for 5 minutes before beginning put enough paint on to really coat the area and reduced the number of trips to reload the roller. Also was not rolling too dry of a roller, so it was easier to see what I had painted and covered adequately.