I have some bad news if you were thinking of doing the same.
Ceiling paint to cover water stains.
Permanently prevents existing stains reappearing through paint.
Follow these steps when covering over a water stain on your ceiling.
Suitable for use on plaster concrete stone masonry plasterboard and wood.
If your ceiling has a texture you ll find using an aerosol.
It provides one coat coverage over water stains grease nicotine crayons rust and soot.
Wiped right up but still a bit messy.
You need to cover the stains with primer before painting and drywall primer won t do.
Use shellac based stain blocking primer or an equivalent high solids latex primer.
Water stains are more common to be found on ceiling.
How to remove ceiling stains remove water ceiling stains.
If you have a smooth ceiling roll the primer over the water stains using a paint roller with an extension and a inch nap roller cover then let the primer dry for two hours or as instructed.
No need for a brush just spray the water stain wait until dry and apply a second coat.
Zinsser also manufacture a spray paint to cover stains zinsser primer stain killer aerosol perfect for situations where you have a small patch or patches of water stains.
I ll probably have to go back and paint the ceiling so it all blends but this is 90 close.
In any case the best way to eliminate water stains on your ceiling is to fix the damage first.
No matter how many times you paint over that stain it will just keep coming back again and again after a few days or weeks.
Polycell stain stop is a highly pigmented paint which permanently prevents stains reappearing through paint.
If you don t have time to restore and cover up the stain here are some alternative ways to remove it without using paint.
Start by finding the cause of the leak and repairing the problem to prevent damage in the future.
This means you can still get water stains on your ceiling even if you ve covered the whole surface.
Water stains on a ceiling are usually caused by roof or plumbing leaks.
Cover the floor with plastic and find a good pair of goggles drips are a fact of life when painting the ceiling.
Most people tend to assume that water stains will simply disappear just by painting over the stain.