Remedy for ceiling that was poorly painted with sand paint

My advice would be to texture the entire ceiling then paint it all one color

I would try scraping as much of the sand off, especially if you don't like the look of it. Maybe try sanding it lightly after scraping and then repaint the entire ceiling using a good ceiling paint for long-lasting solution. Good Luck!

https://www.doityourself.com/stry/how-to-refinish-a-textured-ceiling

They were'n't thinking! Many people do not think any further ahead than the next month or so (sadly). :( We once moved into a house and the previous owners had painted the bathroom with sand in the paint. You don't realize how many times you touch the walls while reaching for a towel, etc. until you've had sand painted walls! It took lots of work and elbow grease but we finally got it removed. I located some info on the internet that may help you. The internet wasn't yet available when we discovered our "lovely sand painted" walls decades ago. https://www.hunker.com/13401786/removing-sand-texture-on-ceilings

Hi Janet: Have you tried sanding the area? Put a piece of sandpaper around a block of wood and sand lightly. Or, you may be able to put a thin coat of spackling on the area, but I'd try the sanding first. Then, apply your paint, even if it's sand paint. If you want to do the entire ceiling, you can remove the sanding effect by using 60 grit sandpaper and sanding the entire ceiling, then repaint.

How about drywalling the ceiling and be done with it?

Home Depot and Lowes sell a texture in a spray can called Homax. You can spray in several different ways, thick, thin etc. I used it to cover a crack and it worked great after using DAP.

Could you make a feature out of it? eg: Put beading or moulding around the whole ceiling using the damaged area as a starting point. That way you will hide it in full sight, but at the same time deflect the eye.

Is the rest of the ceiling flat? If so you will need to sand. If not Homax makes a ceiling spray texture. You can get it at Home Depot of Lowes. Has several nozzle sizes to meet your needs. Then you can just paint the cieling the color that you need.

Texture paint may even out the surface for you.

Sand the Lines and use a pole sander to make it easier then clean the dust from ceiling with a damp rag, after cleaned use crown smart paint or dulux magic paint the goes on pink and dries white then you can see areas that has been missed when its pink.

Hi! You can watch this video for more information regarding your concern. Hope this helps!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3y1Yqq1v5C4