You've asked a question at a forum that has a lot of smart and successful people on it that have a vast collection of knowledge and years worth of experience. My arms were spent and I gouged the ceiling several times. For finishing I use 220. After one hour, I cleaned it out and took it back under the 30 day return policy. All of the drywall repairs that I got involved with were results of DIY'ers. It took much longer putting down painter cloths and plastic on the walls than scraping. I purchased the Planex and the recommended dust extractor but not the harness. What age is the home? Using Planex to remove popcorn ceilings and have some questions. As far as I know I wan one of the first in the Dallas area to have one. Sanding out a bad job was always heavy right from the start. The Planex takes a bit of getting used to, you will have some gouges. I had the chance to get down and dirty (or lack of dirt) with my new Festool Planex and CT36 Auto Clean. The Planex Easy Drywall Sander basically a vacuum for your ceilings, making popcorn ceiling removal easier than you'd believe. For ceiling work I have used 80 or 60 grit to remove popcorn. Demonstration of Planex to Remove Textured Popcorn Ceiling. I have tried a Planex at a demo. i always found that plaster gained weight as the day wet on. 0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic. If ceilings have been painted here are some options for popcorn removal: Worth a try. Although Festool strives for accuracy in the website material, the website may contain inaccuracies. The content contained on this site is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. The harness makes it much easier to control and much easier on the arms. To reduce the risk of serious injury and/or damage to your Festool product, always read, understand and follow all warnings and instructions in your Festool product's Instruction Manual. I could see this being a huge time saver if doing drywall work often. 0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic. The Planex looks like a real winner for remodelers. Great demonstration. I take it this is similar to artex in uk, do you have issues with asbestos fibres in your older textured ceilings? OK. Your use of any material contained on this website is entirely at your own risk. My first crack at a popcorn ceiling with my new Festool Planex drywall sander that I just bought to replace my Porter Cable 7800 drywall sander. I really believe the harness would have made it easier on your arms, but they didn't have one in stock. I was very surprised at how little it does weigh (maybe a total of a couple of minutes) I suppose it might get heavier as a day goes on. Use a drywall sander such as the festool planex or porter cable. Many Festool power tools have already been in use for 30 years – or longer. The CT36AC worked … The content contained on this site is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Here's the marks I was talking about after dry scrapping the boarder around the room, the pictures didn't rotate correctly after uploading. Festool and its affiliates cannot be responsible for improper postings or your reliance on the website's material. On unpainted texture use 100 grit paper. In older homes the popcorn was mixed with asbestos...you don't want to be sanding that stuff! The long service life of our professional tools is no coincidence. No idea how OSHA would react. the thing looks like it must weigh a ton. Festool makes the 36 AC vacuum capable of auto cleaning itself. Follow up with a sander that can handle the dust. I have the 33AC and when removing popcorn in a 12 x 18 room the vac sucked up everything except a small pile that was swept up. I found that the sander head wants to "hang" down towards you when it is held up near the ceiling. Although Festool strives for accuracy in the website material, the website may contain inaccuracies. Festool Planex Popcorn Removal. For ceiling work I have used 80 or 60 grit to remove popcorn. To reduce the risk of serious injury and/or damage to your Festool product, always read, understand and follow all warnings and instructions in your Festool product's Instruction Manual. Thank you so much for the review. I'll have to order some and try it out on the next job. It's good to know that you have had good luck with the rougher grits. I wanted to share some of the tricks I learned very quickly while removing texture from a client's ceiling. Last winter I undertook removing the popcorn ceilings in our house I built 24 years ago. How long did this take to get it paint ready? Your use of any material contained on this website is entirely at your own risk. Festool USA does not pre-approve the contents of this website nor endorse the application or use of any Festool product in any way other than in the manner described in the Festool Instruction Manual. Just wet and scape. The popcorn will be sheared off by sanders that deal with the level as they were engineered to do. Being a new user I was so worried about ripping through the paper. I hated those kind of jobs. I was unaware of the pulse setting that cleans the filter every few seconds and had it set to the normal vacuum setting which clogged the filter quickly. There was only one spot that the Planex caught the end of some tape, but it just pulled an extra 1/2 inch of it off and I trimmed it before retaping. Due to the fine particulates in drywall dust its best to use the right type of dust collector. I went around the room with taping knife and pealed back all of the trouble spots which ended up being about 2/3s of the room. Luckily my business is just my father and I with no other employees so no OSHA worries for us! KG, I know that advice dispensed on forums can come across as snarky and unhelpful at times. I have done many projects that cost the client more than double what they saved by doing themselves. Check out sasktaper, he has some good videos and advice. Festool Planex Popcorn Removal - YouTube To view links or images in signatures your post count … Peter RE: Entry 9 - Demonstration of Planex to Remove Textured Popcorn Ceiling, Quote from: Deansocial on December 01, 2012, 02:33 PM, Quote from: andyman on December 01, 2012, 03:40 PM, Quote from: Christopher Robinson on December 02, 2012, 11:58 AM, Toronto, Ontario and Lake Pivabiska, Ontario. The tape job was one of the worst I've seen, the homeowner had attempted repairs over the failing tape. If you are looking for a miracle Festool sander to deal with popcorn ceilings - they don't exist. I think the bag in the CT26 will plug up very fast. Can you provide more details on: I have been using the Planex for popcorn removal since I got it earlier this year. Also found painters cloths needed plastic tarps to keep the dust from getting in the hardwood floors. Festool USA does not pre-approve the contents of this website nor endorse the application or use of any Festool product in any way other than in the manner described in the Festool Instruction Manual. If it truly is non painted, spray with water and it will scrape right off. Festool and its affiliates cannot be responsible for improper postings or your reliance on the website's material. Festool 575219 Planex LHS 225 Drywall Sander - Power Sanders - Amazon.com ... After using this tool to remove 2,000 sqft of popcorn and the crowfoot texture on all the walls I am sore but can't imagine an easier method to achieve this goal. Learn from my errors. Also, I believe if I practiced more it would have gotten better but I took a 1 gallon sprayer and my wife and I scraped it in no time. Festool makes no representations about the accuracy, reliability, completeness or timeliness of the material on this website or about the results to be obtained from using the website. A sander is a planer tool and popcorn ceiling is three dimensional. The Planex takes a bit of getting used to, you will have some gouges. Think of that as an entry ticket to Festool in the first place. As far as scraping, people have posted here about wetting the popcorn with a spray bottle of water and then scraping it with a putty knife. I think the bag in the CT26 will plug up very fast. It looks like the ceiling came out really nice...cool to see this tool in use. Here's a vid I found of someone using it for popcorn removal, looks pretty awesome. Fire the Planex up and start sanding! I made several mistakes which if were avoided may have made the Planex a pleasurable experience.
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