Zinnser 03688 Covers Up Stain Sealing Ceiling Paint, White

I tried the box trick someone else mentioned. I couldn't see where I was painting. I looked at the box and it was clean. I discarded the box and sprayed direct. It covered, coated, matched, looks great! The only problem is, I was working on an area about 2 feet in diameter and going a little larger blending the paint. About the time I was done with one coat, so was the can! Where the texture was damaged will still need mud and perhaps another can. But it looks a LOT better already. Hopefully it's enough for the mud to stick to it now. I think it will be. If so, it will save me from cutting out a section of drywall, screwing in and taping off a new piece, mudding, texturing and painting. No matter how well you do it, you can always tell. With no hard tape lines, I can blend it so you'll never see it.Another hint: you can buy the spray texture in a can. It's messy, but it works. I've never tried it on a ceiling. Once you have a good coat of compound applied dip your trowel and tap to create a rough, messy surface. The messier the better. Avoid large smooth areas. Allow it to completely dry, and sand it down with a block, Not too much, again no large smooth spots. Didn't quite get it? Slap on a little more mud, make a mess and let it dry. Lightly sand it with a block and it'll match perfectly. A coat of paint and even YOU won't know it was there. Don't be afraid to make it bigger, sand it more in some spots, and apply more mud if necessary. I've had areas of drywall that someone else patched, never sanded, painted, and still left a large recessed area. One spot took me a week to get it right, but I can't see it at all now. I look for it all the time, there's even a light shining directly on that spot, it's perfect!A recessed spot will always show, but a slightly raised area will not. I have one where I pretty much destroyed the wall running a power cable for an outdoor security camera. I can "feel" that it's slightly raised. I'm not sanding it down again because it's not visible at all. Be my guest, I'll point it out and you can stare at it all you like, You cannot see it. More importantly, the wife cannot see it, and never did. She has no idea how badly I tore it up trying to fish that wire, and at this point she wouldn't care. The camera is installed, it works perfectly, and the wall looks untouched.

The drop ceiling tiles in my basement were stained from AC duct condensation. In the past, I've taken the tiles down and brushed on several coats of stain blocking primer. The entire process was very labor intensive and it took hours to cover multiple stains. Then I came across this ceiling spray and decided to give it a try. It's a total game changer! One short spray covered the stain completely. Best part was not having to take down any tiles. It's designed to spray with can upright. I shook can very well before each spray to suspend the pigment solids in the can. I also layed down an old blanket to protect below. The best technique I found is to position can about 12" from stain then give it a short burst while moving in a quick circular motion. Anywhere stains were near the edge of tile, I just slipped a sheet of paper between the tile and frame support to avoid over spray. One coat is all it takes. I was able to cover about a dozen stains in about 20 minutes of work total. Awesome!

excellent product, does exactly what it says it will. Completely covered to stain with one simple spray. The color is flat white and so it blended well with the ceiling. It was easy to control the spray so it did not get on the walls. It tried quickly and did the job

The Zinsser Covers Up ceiling paint does a great job at hiding stains and giving the ceiling a fresh look. It blends nicely with the existing paint and dries quickly. However, you need to be careful when using it—this spray tends to go everywhere. Make sure to cover everything around, including the floors, as the spray can drift and get on surrounding surfaces.I had to use it a couple of times for tougher spots, but overall, it worked as expected. Just be prepared for some cleanup and take precautions to avoid a mess!

Thoroughly impressed with this product. Bought it to fix a ceiling spot due to a roof leak. It took less than one minute to apply. So easy I used it to touch up other paint mistakes. Multiple places fixed in under 10 minutes. Very low overspray. Great coverage.

Unbelievable!! It works. Don’t need to say more

Shake. Shake. Shake and Spray. How easy could it get? No ladder. No paint brushes. No dripping cans of paint. No mess. Coverage is 100% although darker stains needed a second spray. No problem bc it was a pleasure to do! Great value and the convenience can’t be beat. A Few Tips:: First cover what you don’t want to paint. There will be overspray. Several light coats are better than one heavy coat as it will ripple and run. Important:: The smell:: I sprayed the corner of a shower ceiling in a small bathroom without windows. I had the vent fan on but those are generally useless especially in an old home. The fumes and smell are awful wicked. But the smell is a minor negative bc the ceiling looks great!

still there. It's a mere shade darker than my ceiling paint, and a little shinier. But it's not ceiling paint -- the ceiling paint is already on my ceiling and you've made these two watermarks into barely noticeable blotches, that, just, don't, quite, match up. I don't think I'll try this anymore, but WILL buy the smallest ceiling paint I can and fix it. So, ahh, eh.