When repairing textured walls or ceilings, it can be hard to match the existing orange peel or popcorn finish.

The easy solution is to apply textured wall or ceiling finish in a can, such as those from Homax. Simply choose one that matches the texture on your wall or ceiling, spray the texture on, allow it to dry, and then paint over it for a seamless repair.

Watch the video above to find out more.

VIDEO TRANSCRIPT

Danny Lipford: Oftentimes, homeowners have to make small repairs on walls or ceilings, and they want to know how they can replace the texture that was removed by the repair work.

Orange-peel texture on walls and acoustic popcorn texture on ceilings are typically applied with a hopper gun powered by compressed air during new construction and major renovations.

However, this process isn’t very practical for small do-it-yourselfer repairs. It makes a huge mess and requires specialized tools and skills to be done correctly.

The quick answer is to texture it in a spray can, like this popcorn ceiling texture spray from Homax. This can is designed to spray straight up and cover small repairs of about four square feet or less.

The same company makes an orange-peel spray texture for walls that works pretty much the same way, except, of course, it sprays horizontally.

Once the wall texture is dry, you can repaint the area to completely conceal your repair work.


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Danny Lipford is a home improvement expert and television personality who started his remodeling business, Lipford Construction, at the age of 21 in Mobile, Alabama. He gained national recognition as the host of the nationally syndicated television show, Today's Homeowner with Danny Lipford, which started as a small cable show in Mobile. Danny's expertise in home improvement has also led him to be a contributor to popular magazines and websites and the go-to source for advice on everything related to the home. He has made over 200 national television appearances and served as the home improvement expert for CBS's The Early Show and The Weather Channel for over a decade. Danny is also the founder of 3 Echoes Content Studio, TodaysHomeowner.com, and Checking In With Chelsea, a décor and lifestyle blog.

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