While painting the bathroom popcorned ceiling with a roller. Big pieces of ceiling pealing off. Suggestions ?

I don't want to use a spray gun ( I am not an expert painter ).


Any suggestion is appreciated.While painting the bathroom popcorned ceiling with a roller. Big pieces of ceiling pealing off. Suggestions ?
We've had some loose pieces of popcorn ceiling as well. I'd say first see if you can fit them back on. We glued ours back in place and you can't tell. If it's too late for this Lowe's has several different kits, sprays %26amp; patching options. They can help you choose the right patch to repair your damage.While painting the bathroom popcorned ceiling with a roller. Big pieces of ceiling pealing off. Suggestions ?
Scrape off the popcorn and put up some other kind of texture. It's easy to do, but messy.





You have to first wet the popcorn with a spray of water (you can get a decent lawn/garden sprayer for about $20). Spray the popcorn with the water (until just damp) and let it sit for about 5 minutes. Use about a 4-inch-wide scraper to scrape the popcorn away, being careful not to gouge the ceiling too much. Professional popcorn removers use a device with a plastic (trash) bag attached that catches the scraped off popcorn, which will be the consistency of wet cereal (this is the messy part).





When it's all removed, you can texture it any way you want using drywall mud - even just smooth. Then lightly sand with a drywall sander (hand-held sanding block that you attach sanding screens to - they don't clog up with drywall powder), wipe off excess dust with a damp cloth, let dry completely, and then prime and paint.
As soon as popcorn gets wet it falls off - I too found out the hard way. You can't roll paint onto a popcorn ceiling. You can use a paint sprayer but you have to cover everything in the room... or you can spritz the popcorn with water and scrape off all the popcorn, then use a roller to paint the bare ceiling... and you might have to do repairs to the ceiling.
well painting a popcorned ceiling seems like a bad idea anyways. i would say go with the sprayer, hire a professional, or get an updated ceiling.
Scrape it off. You can get DIY instructions online.