Maxine, she wants to paint them, hon, not get rid of them. Melanie, they can be painted by roller or by spraying. Here are some sites that may be of some help to you.
Another thing to keep in mind is some will come off, and the ceiling will look less popcorny with each painting. Beverly is so right, it's horrid to remove after painting. In the case of really old houses there might be paper underneath, don't paint, the glue releases and will fall down. :)
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I think you need to remove them first because nobody wants popcorn ceiling right.
https://dengarden.com/home-improvement/Can-popcorn-ceilings-be-removed-after-they-have-been-painted
Maxine, she wants to paint them, hon, not get rid of them. Melanie, they can be painted by roller or by spraying. Here are some sites that may be of some help to you.
https://www.familyhandyman.com/ceiling/how-to-paint-popcorn
www.bobvila.com>Painting
https://www.wikihow/Paint-a-Popcorn-Ceiling
maybe those will help. There are some videos on YouTube, also.
Not easy. Make sure to use a big, thick paint roller and paint both ways to cover. You will use a lot of paint.
You need to remove it befor painting, easy but messy.
Easy to paint. But in the future, scraping off painted popcorn ceiling is a bugger!
Another thing to keep in mind is some will come off, and the ceiling will look less popcorny with each painting. Beverly is so right, it's horrid to remove after painting. In the case of really old houses there might be paper underneath, don't paint, the glue releases and will fall down. :)
Use a thick knap roller.