What product do you use to create texture on drywall.?

Question

I have recently purchased a home and the previous home owners painted with heavy latex and did not use a primer, therefore the paint is peeling off the walls in large chunks. I have removed all the paint down to the drywall but some of the texture came off as well and I need to repare that before I prime and paint. Just didn't know what product to use to make the texture. Can you help?

Answer 1

drywall mud is all you need to make the texture as you see in many homes, thats all it is. you can float it on, use a sponge for swirl textures or rent a hopper to spray the drywall mud texture on. that way you can do the entire wall giving it a better even texture and better bonding.

Answer 2

Well, it would help if you had described the texture you have....and whether it is under the paint, or a part of the paint.

Most of the scenarios presented in the previous answers have to deal with texturing the paint itself... I'll offer you another type to help round out your answers here...

There are a couple of "spray on" textures...one is a "knock-down" finish, and the other is what is commonly called "orange peel". They are both applied with a hopper gun, this is the same type of texture sprayer that is commonly used to do textured ceilings.

Matching the texture can take some skill...some variables are, density of the 'wet' mix, spray tip on the gun, volume of air/texture mix ratio, and how quickly it is applied to the wall. MOST painters will tell you that a patch cannot be made invisible...in actuality... it can... it just takes some patience, and a talent for artwork. Most painters....contrary to what you might think... are not "artists"... nor do they have the patience to put the time into making a patch invisible.

Now, with a "knock-down" texture, you have not only the variables of putting the texture on the wall, but you also have an additional step... that of sliding a 'taping knife' over the texture, to literally, knock it down .... WHEN you do this, what size knife you use, and how much pressure you apply will all affect the finished look also.

The orange peel, and the knock down texture looks both can be applied using the same dry mix product.... which can be purchased at most home supply stores, in the paint department, usually.


Another kind of textured wall, is the 'stucco' look... which uses joint compound, typically... and this can be finished in a number of ways... anything from various size brushes, wet mop heads, patterned foam roller covers, or even putty knives... and all used in a variety of strokes, cuts, etc....

All of these texture methods Ive described are done before priming and painting. If you live in a mobile home, and your wall is textured, you 'probably' have the orange peel, or knock down texture, and it will be the type you can purchase at the home supply store. I have worked on one or two that used joint compound as a 'stucco' finish, but these are rare... too easy to crack them during transport, hehehe.

Now... you mention the previous homeowners used a latex paint, and that it is coming off in large chunks.... you see this happen most often, because someone used a latex paint over an oil base paint.... it doesnt adhere very well. You can always put an oil base paint over latex... but without extensive preperation, it is not advisable to put latex over oil. Most oil paints have a 'shiny' look to them, tho, you can get latex paints with some sheen to them too.... if possible, I would advise you to take a sample of the paint to a paint store, and ask them about it. But, when in doubt... you can go ahead and use an oil base paint... just keep in mind.. that is the type of paint that you will have to keep using, in the future.

Oil base paints tend to be 'heavier'... they cover better than most latex paints...they are normally considered to be a better quality paint... tho, they do tend to be a bit more difficult to clean up after when using .... heheheh. Latex paints are very easy to use for the DIY'er, because they clean up with plain old soap and water. You need paint thinners, or solvents to clean your tools when using oil base paints.

Make certain you get ALL the old latex (that is currently peeling in 'big chunks') off the walls... otherwise, you may find that the new paint, whatever type you use.. will come off too, because the layer of latex it adhered to, comes off.

Thats about as specific as I can get with answering this question with the limited information supplied... feel free to contact me by email, if you would like to discuss the particulars in your home.

Have Fun!

Answer 3

You will need to apply a thin coat of spackle to repair wall. Here are some suggestions to liven up your walls and hide mistakes or ugly spots.

depends on the kind of texture that you are looking for.
1. spackle
2. paint and heavy nap roller or special roller or sponge
3. crinkle brown paper bags or tissue paper decopage on the wall and then glazed or painted over.
You could also get a stencil tape to wall, use spackle to fill in areas pull off stencil, let spackle dry and then paint or glaze

Answer 4

in a five gallon bucket, I mix 2 gallons of the latex paint, with dry wall mud, until the consistency is a bit lumpy. Roll on with full nap roller,
s l o w l y !

Let dry. Bumpy, right? Textured!

Answer 5

I've seen a spray on texturizer for ceilings at our hardware store (Menards) and you could ask at the painting counter which tool would be best to re-create your texture. To get an example to bring with you, peel the paper off a crayon and use it sideways to rub over a piece of paper.

Answer 6

There is a product called Spackle which you can use to put texture back on dry wall. Find it at any hardware store

Answer 7

I did this in my bathroom and all I needed was sheetrock mud. In one I added paint to it and the other just left it white. Both look great and it has been three or four years ago. I used a scraper with a wide blade to apply in random swatches. Very fast too.

Answer 8

they make a sand additive that you mix in the paint and roll it on with a special roller

Answer 9

ITS CALLED TEXTURED PAINT ANY PAINT STORE OR SEARS OR WALMART JUST PATCH THAT PART WITH IT LET IT DRY THEN DO THE WHOLE WALL....GOOD LUCK

Answer 10

You can buy a spray-on texture that works pretty good.