Article: pply any needed joint compound, if necessary. At this point, you will probably see that your ceiling has only been "fired taped," meaning that the drywall installer only did a very crude job with the drywall tape, putting up only one coat of mud.  So be prepared to have to put on a couple of coats of drywall mud. A skim coat involves topping compound applied to the entire ceiling with a 12" or 14" drywall knife.  Sand this skim coat for a flawless finish before you apply the primer and paint. It may be helpful to have a professional do this step. . So the popcorn finish didn't work out for you in the end. So what? There are plenty of other texture finishes that you can try out on your ceiling to make it pop and better stand out. . Once you've mudded, sanded, and textured, you prime and paint. This is the fun part, giving you a beautiful new ceiling. The amount of work involved was definitely worth it.
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. For the best finish of all, do a "skim coat." Add more texture to your ceiling, if desired Prime and paint your ceiling