Homax 6104 Homax Ceiling Texture Scraper

I was a bit weary based on the reviews that this wasn't sturdy enough to do the job. I bought anyway just to have on hand. I wasn't planning to scrape the popcorn ceiling off in our bathroom, but when attempting to repaint, the ceiling was pealing off so it had to go. This thing worked GREAT. With a little moisture (paint or water), it scraped the texture right off! I had no issues with bending/bowing, and I was able to attach a shopping bag to collect the debris for slightly easy clean up. I will say, it doesn't perfectly catch everything and, due to the shape, doesn't go edge to edge. I used a spackle blade to get the edges of the room. Other than that, I highly recommend!

This tool worked excellent for me. I'd estimate at least 97 % of the mess falls right in the bag. I did a 16' x 16' room so far and I was squirting the water and removing the texture and working around furniture ( covered of course ) I think if you had a clear room and a helper wetting it this size room could have been done in well under 1/2 hour. I used plastic bags from the grocery store doubled up just in case and I changed bags 3 times which was no big deal with the supplied clips. This tool won't get closer than about an inch from the wall because of the frame for the bag. They need to have a smaller version of this tool with the frame flush with the scraper to get right to the wall. You may get a little bit missing the bag this way but it would help I think with even less mess. I did take a file and round the sharp corners before I started as per the advice here. I maybe got a couple extremely small diggers in the drywall but nothing very minor touch up with putty didn't fix. After reading all the negative reviews and people having trouble with it, I was tempted to make a video of me using it right out of the box for an honest review... I didn't bother but I wish I had. I was praising this tool right from the first swipe. That's the good news. The bad news is your still left with a powdery residue that needs to be sanded or at least I was. I used an electric orbital sander and only needed one light pass over the entire ceiling but what a dusty mess. I have a lot more to do thru out our house and won't attempt this again without a sanding/vacuum attachment. I sealed up the room including door cracks etc. put a fan in a window and that wasn't too bad but this was by far the worst part of the job. But as far as the popcorn texture and this tool , I highly recommend it for the price.

The scraper worked well, though I highly recommended you still use drop cloths if you’re doing this around any carpet or furniture. I was able to remove almost all the disgusting popcorn texture. There’s just a few small, hard to reach places I still need to remove. Those places cannot be removed with this tool. The scraper and bag is a brilliant idea, and I was able to keep the mess to an acceptable level, which is another reason I recommend using drop cloths: Anything in the room will have quite a bit of dust. It would have so much more if not for the bag scraper combo in this tool. All in all, I like the scraper and am very glad I purchased it. It made the job so much easier. Some important tips: The scraper comes with the warning not to remove any asbestos that was done before 1980. Only remove once it’s been tested for asbestos. Make sure you have a ladder, protective goggles, protective clothing (or just clothes you don’t care about), a mask, work gloves, good ventilation, trash bags, and plenty of water. The scraper works best if you wet the popcorn texture before removing it. The bag will get heavy fairly quickly; be sure to empty it often.

I purchased this tool in order to help with scraping the ceilings of a 1600 sq ft home. So, approximately 1600 sq ft of ceilings. I didn't find this tool especially useful or helpful. While it might be nice in theory to reduce the amount of mess, I found it awkward to use and maneuver, and as the bag fills with ceiling texture it becomes more straining. I found it much easier to just place plastic tarps on the floor to catch the debris from the ceiling to catch and collect all of the ceiling texture. I then would roll up the tarp, with the ceiling texture inside it, and throw the whole lot away. For anyone taking on the task of scraping their ceilings, you don't need to spend a lot of money on fancy tools or supplies. Just buy a big roll of plastic sheeting, say 9ft x 400 ft from your local hardware store, mask off 2-4 ft of the walls at the top, and then lay enough sheeting to cover the floors and up to maybe 1-2ft of the bottom of the walls. Then, with your Harbor Freight or equivalent sprayer, spray a mist of tap water onto the ceiling evenly. Allow this to soak in for 10-15 minutes. Then, with your respirator, safety goggles or face shield, and painter's coveralls and hood, scrape the ceiling with a painter's knife. I found a 6" taping knife to be the easiest to use. If you got just the right amount of water on the ceiling, a 10" taping knife can be used to clear the ceiling rapidly. Lastly, be careful around the perimeter of the room as the drywall tape that hides the inside corners/seams is easily damaged. To prevent damage, run the taping knife along, parallel to the tape. Scraping motions towards the edge of the tape will cause it to tear and peel, leaving ragged edges that are hard to fix.

To light in weight awful doesn’t work

WORKS GOOD AND EASY TO USE

Works really well at scraping the ceiling and collecting the stipple. Really cuts down on the mess. The trick is to soak the stipple enough. I was using a spray bottle with water to spray the ceiling, it really wasn't working. You need to use a larger backpack sprayer to really apply the water. It will create a mess, but this job is a messy job, you can only try and minimize the mess. With the ceiling soaked enough, it was an easy task with this scraper tool.

The idea is fantastic but in reality it doesn't work. The knife is dull which makes it impossible to scrape off the unpainted wet popcorn texture. I ended up using a drywall knife from the dollar store and worked like a charm.

Works like a dream. Made the job so much easier