If painting your popcorn ceiling is next on your DIY project list ... Various paint manufacturers offer stain-blocking ...

Keep scraping until you get to popcorn that is firmly attached to the ceiling. This will likely be just outside of the stain. Buy a stain sealer such as Kilz. You can apply it with a paint roller ...

Q: I have a popcorn ceiling that ... Do the entire ceiling and cover the stain twice. Sprayed-on texture is porous. It sucks up water-based paint like you wouldn't believe. A solid coat of primer ...

Let's explore some ceiling-painting techniques. Do you have an old-fashioned popcorn ceiling? Those seem hard to paint. But let me try to ease the job a bit. First, prepare the room. Cover ...