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DIY & Home Improvement

X_Digger

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4. +1 to water + scraper.

Reply to northoftheborder (Reply #3)

Sat Jun 29, 2013, 10:11 PM

Jun 2013

I did that in a bedroom here. I picked up one of those scrapers that has a bag holder under it, that really cut down on the mess.

http://www.amazon.com/Homax-6100-Ceiling-Texture-Scraper/dp/B0002YSQSW

Spray bottle filled with water, work in a 24" x 36" section at a time. Soak a section, wait 5 minutes, scrape.

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I was still working construction then. The lie they told contractors was that you could spray it on mbperrin Jun 2013 #6

Careful. I heard there was asbestos in that popcorn. Melissa G Jun 2013 #2

It's vermiculite, no asbestos. mbperrin Jun 2013 #5

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One way to do it which worked pretty well. northoftheborder Jun 2013 #3

+1 to water + scraper. X_Digger Jun 2013 #4

Water only works well if it hasn't been painted. jeff47 Jun 2013 #7