How to do a "Orange peel texture" (Page 2 of 2)How to spray perfect orange peel.

The type of wall finish known as "orange-peel texture" can be repaired.It can be found on both plaster and wallboard walls.

A wall finish technique called orange-peel texturing has a uniform covering of small bumps.It's sometimes called a "splatter" or "eggshell" texture.

Fix damaged areas using a premixed wallboard compound, no matter how the texture was originally created.Recreating the texture is easy and you can practice on scrap pieces of wallboard.Some orange-peel textures are better than others.A bit of practice is needed to match the texture on your walls.

While the orange peel texture is the focus of the article, similar techniques can be used to repair other texture such as sand, and popcorn.

If you want to tackle the texture, you need to fix the underlying damage to the wallboard or plaster.If there is a hole in the wallboard, repair it with a patch and compound.Spackle or ready-mixed wallboard joint compound can be used to repair the damaged area if the damage is not a hole.Sand smooth and wipe the sanding dust off with a damp cloth.

If you want to repair orange-peel texture, you can use a paint roller and a coat of wet wallboard compound.

All you need to practice is some pieces of cardboard or scrap wallboard.If you want to make repairs on the actual wall, practice on your scrap materials.

The first method works well for both small and large areas.It uses ordinary wallboard compound, a paint roller and roller tray, and sandpaper.

A gravity-fed, manually powered pressure sprayer is one of the newest ways to repair textured walls and ceilings.If you have large areas of damage or are applying a new texture to the wall, this technique is appropriate.

You don't need an air compressor or another power source to use this handy tool.The chamber sucks in the textured paint when you pull back the lever, and then it pushes the paint out through the front plate.The sprayed textured pattern can be controlled by adjusting the front plate and lever.

The gun can apply a variety of wall and ceiling colors.It works well for a few square feet, but is not the best tool for large areas.The pressure stroke can cover an area of 6 inches by 3 feet.

Aerosol texture products are suitable for small patch areas.New water-based aerosol spray texture products in a spray can are offered by companies such as Homax.

There are other products you can use if you just have a small hole.Again, Homax seems to have a special product for this need.The Texture Touch-Up Kit has enough material to cover 10 to 15 square feet.It is capable of handling orange peel, splatter, and knock-down patterns.

If you have a small area to patch, Homax makes a texture patch to fix it.It works for larger nail holes.

In the unlikely event that you are left with trying to recreate an orange-peel texture on an entire wall or several walls, you'll probably have to use a hopper spray.