In order to make a modern renovation onceiling, often there is a need to get rid of the whitewash layer. At this point, the master is faced with the question of how to remove whitewash from the ceiling efficiently and correctly. 
Before beginning the repair of the ceiling, you must remove the old whitewash.
Preparatory work
The release of the surface from whitewash canoccur in many ways, but in any case this will entail the formation of a very large amount of dust and dirt. For this reason, it is necessary to take out all pieces of furniture and household appliances from the premises. 
Tools for removing whitewash: bucket, roller, ladder, scraper, putty knives, gloves, film, brushes. If this is not possible, then they have to cover with polyethylene and cardboard, but even this does not always help to protect the furniture and equipment. The floor is also protected by the same material. The following materials and tools must be prepared for the work:
- gloves;
- respirator;
- putty knife;
- basin;
- brush;
- roller.
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Methods for cleaning the ceiling from whitewash
As the main components of whitewash advocatesslaked lime or chalk. In some cases, glue is added to the mixture, so the composition can be removed from the surface with water. Wet technology involves the use of a foam rubber sponge and water, which initially needs to moisten the surface. For a more comfortable wetting, you can use a brush or spray. The water must be warm. In a bucket full of water, you need to add 3 tablespoons. a powder for washing and 5 items of l. baking soda. Instead of these ingredients, a salt solution can be used. Then the roller is wetted in water and rolled over the plate. In places where the roller is difficult to reach the surface, you need to work with a brush. 
For an easier removal of whitewash with a spatula (b),the ceiling is first moistened with water roller (a). At the moment when the layer of lime will be removed mechanically, the tool should be replaced with a basin, in which the finish will begin to fall, in this case, help will come in handy. Spatula will remove the material. It should be noted that this method is very time consuming, and the work will be spent a lot of time. As soon as the ceiling is cleaned, it will be necessary to walk through the skin, after which the surface must be applied primer. If you do the work yourself, then do not wet the entire surface of the ceiling at once, because the water will dry before you reach a certain area. From whitewashing is to get rid of individual areas of the surface. Removal of whitewash can be made and a method of washing with water. To do this, you will need a brush or a hard rag. However, this technology is even more time consuming than the above. The following materials and tools should be prepared for the work:
- a foam rubber sponge;
- bucket;
- grinding skins;
- putty knife.
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You can completely wash the whitewash with a sponge. Elimination of whitewash from the ceiling can be done in a dry way, which does not require preliminary preparation, for which a spatula will be useful. This method is not effective, in addition, it creates even more dirt than the above. You can use it only if the apartment is completely devoid of furniture. The fastest dry is possible to remove the coating with a grinder, which can be rented. This technology is permissible to use only if the room was able to take out all the furniture. Whitewash should begin to be eliminated after the machine has installed the largest abrasive paper that was only on sale. After surface treatment, it remains only to rinse the room well. Back to contents</a> The use of various formulations for removalwhitewash Paint can be eliminated and with the help of a paste, which must be applied to the ceiling, and then washed off with the coating, while using a steel spatula. In order to prepare a paste, you need to use 2 tablespoons. flour for 1 liter of water. Instead of flour, you can use starch. This technique is considered the most successful of all that has already been presented above, because in the process will not form such a large amount of dirt. 
You can remove the whitewash with flour flour paste. You can also remove the whitewash with a special wash that you can buy in the store, this compound is prepared on the basis of glue. The application of the mixture is required to be applied to the ceiling with a brush, wait for drying and remove together with lime. The most common soap solution today to eliminate whitewash, the composition must be added soda ash. In order to prepare the solution, it is necessary to use 10 liters of warm water, 2 tablespoons water. soap, grated first on a grater for faster dissolution, 5 tablespoons. baking soda. In the closed solution, a roller or sponge is dipped, so that afterwards it becomes possible to process the ceiling until the coating completely disappears. Remove the whitewash layer can be hydrochloric, as well as acetic acid, diluted in water in a proportion of 1: 3. After the lime will swell and you can get rid of it mechanically. Some masters use a hammer to remove whitewash from the ceiling. This method is recommended for use with a very massive coating layer. For the work to prepare the surface is not required, it will be sufficient to tap the base well with the tool, in some places it may be necessary to punch the material with a spatula. If the ceiling is covered with only one layer of chalk, you can use a vacuum cleaner. If there are newspapers, then they can also be used to achieve the goal. Paper must be glued to the surface with a paste, make it necessary so that the edges of the canvas are left hanging freely on the walls. After the glue has dried, it will be necessary to pull the edges and detach the material together with the whitewash. This technology is not always able to help remove whitewash from the surface. 
Ways to remove whitewash from the ceiling. Sometimes the surface of the whitewash is affected by rust, to eliminate this error, it is necessary to use salt solutions. But do not use a formulation in which the salt contains more than 3%. In the process of eliminating rust, this solution should be protected with rubber gloves. Traces of rust can be removed with water, and after processing with copper sulfate. If the lesion has a fairly large size, then treatment is recommended to make a vitreous primer. Its preparation is as follows: 150 g of copper sulfate, 250 grams of laundry soap, 250 g of animal glue, 30 g of linseed oil, 3000 g of sifted chalk should be used per 10 liters of water. If the building was erected long ago, a stucco base may be under the whitewash layer, in order to eliminate stains, it may be necessary to remove the plaster patch. This is the only way to analyze the origin of the stain. In this case, after eliminating whitewash, it may be necessary to restore the waterproofing system by plastering again at the site from which the material was removed. In work it is better to involve two people. This is especially true if you decide to use a wet method of removing the coating. In this case, in the process of scraping the material by one master, the second person will be able to impregnate the remaining fate of the ceiling. Analyze the quality of the work done can be a method of checking the surface for the absence of chalk, for this, the ceiling will be enough to simply hold a finger. If after you manage to remove the chalk, plastered plots remain on the ceiling, you need to check how strong they are, for this you need to tread gently on them. At low strength, the trim must be removed. After completion of the work, the base should be rinsed. As soon as the work on the removal of the coatings is completed, you can proceed to further repairs and subsequent finishing of the ceiling.
