Painting Drop Ceiling Grid

Put on safety glasses a face mask and a hat to keep paint from dripping onto your head.

Painting drop ceiling grid. Armstrong ceilings prelude hd black 20 pack 144 in galvanized steel ceiling grid main beam. Cover all the visible grid. If not put painter s tape over the grid as well. Start by using a primer to help the paint bond to the metal more firmly.

For pricing and availability. Surface mount ceiling tiles are easy to install. Step 2 painting. Decide whether you want to paint the support grid holding up the tiles as well.

If you have some kind of t bar ceiling in your house for example a dropped ceiling somewhere like your basement you might not know if you can paint them or. With the area prepared pour the paint into a roller pan and apply some to the paint roller. Apply the paint to the ceiling tiles. Spread drop cloths all over the floor of the room.

For small ceilings a ladder and a small pure china bristle brush are all you need. Commercial ceiling grid from armstrong ceiling installation systems create stronger more stable systems that install faster and easier. This is another project that can be done by one person and in most cases the tiles that go into place can be easily cut to size using scissors. Roll the paint onto the suspended ceiling tiles.

Place paint from the paint can into a paint tray. The grid for this system is much easier that the drop ceiling grid and the tiles attach directly to the grid. Step 3 paint the ceiling tiles. Dip a narrow roller into the paint.

Armstrong ceilings quickhang 2 ft x 2 ft black 64 sq ft black ceiling grid kit. Select a high quality paintbrush that is the same width as the suspended ceiling grids. How to paint a t bar ceiling grid. T bar ceiling tile grid systems require little maintenance besides occasional vacuuming and wiping with a damp sponge but they are paintable.

In this case or for especially high ceilings use a trim roller with a quarter inch nap and an extension pole.