I’m a General Contractor and have a bunch of Festool tools because of the dust control system. The tools are expensive but not putting dust everywhere in an occupied house or business is priceless, not to mention the health of my guys.
I can do the exact same thing with my Dewalt sander and a Rigid shop vac for a fraction of the price. I also use a dust separator to save the filter on the shop vac. I can buy all this including two dewalt batteries, the dust sperator and the extra hoses and extra sand paper for less than the price of the festool sander alone.
I'm currently sanding and skimming a painted heavy stomp textured ceiling. Using a power sander (not a planex) . It's doing it, but it is slow going. Is this something the planex excels at? I didn't expect this stuff to sand this hard
Where can you purchase the Festool Planex 2.0. Can you put the details on where to purchase everything you used (including the sand pads) in the video description? Thanks this was extremely helpful!
That Festool Planex sander works good when you do a smooth finish wall? When the disk is spinning and you are about to apply it to the wall it doesn't cut on the surface or is there any way to avoid that?
Wow! I did not expect to see instant results like that. I’m actually here because I’m doing some research on this since I plan on buying one. How well do you think it’ll work on what’s called a stipple textured finish ceiling?
The ceiling on my grandparents house is really thick swirl. We want to buy it but we are trying to figure out what to do about the ceiling. We could get it re dry walled but man that is pricy there had to be another option. It I’m not sure this would work with the thick swirls they have in 1979 ish house. Any thoughts of this would work? One room has cracked ceiling and that room connects to the dining room and kitchen and halls etc :/
What’s the cost for this set up ? Would like to star up a popcorn removal business. Just go round and remove popcorn from ppl ceiling. Can it remove nock down too?
I own some Festool items and they are incredibly well engineered. Have you tried one of the (non-Festool) dust cyclones to collect the material removed? Those vacuum bags are not cheap, and some of us don't have the auto-clean feature on our vacs. Thanks for such an informative episode.
Have you any experience with the sphir 36 grit sheets? I have a small job coming up with some horrendous looking textured walls that have a hard gloss paint over it and I'm not sure how hardcore I should go with the discs, especially when that saphir is much more expensive and things take two weeks to get where I live. Great job btw!
Currently I am having great success with 60 grit Granite and a light once over just to knock down the high points of the texture rather than trying to take it all the way to the paper which abrades the paper anyway. Then I roll on a coat of thinned all purpose mud and getting great level five result using a 30 inch Level 5 brand knife. Then I go back to the 9 inch sander for a light once over using 220 grit just to be sure that all the knife edge marks , if any are eliminated. This method has been giving me really great results with minimum effort. And , I am using a cheap knock off sander, not a planex.
@@frankchordas7456 I ended up ordering 24 grit saphir and 80 grit granite. There are some really bad patch jobs on the textured wall so I'm going to use those as my test areas and if it comes off okay, I'm going to do the whole wall. Not sure how the corners will be if I cant get in there with the planex though. A sturdy scraper maybe? It's also connected to a smooth finish transition I'll have to blend that really well. I happened to buy a used 24" tomahawk so I'm hoping that will be the ticket!
@@strawberryme08 it worked up until a point. I had like large bumps to take down on some stairwell walls and this would take down the high spots quick with no problem but that last little bit refused to go down. Which wouldn't have been too bad if it wasn't a glossy hard paint that remained. I did one round of the 24 grit pad and then one round of the 80 grit. It took me 3 full skim coats plus touch-ups to get everything looking smooth which is one more than I was hoping ahah. Despite the extra work, I still think it was my best option, just wish there was some kind of attachment or accessory for corner sanding!
Textured ceilings are not done to the standard that a flat ceiling is done, so you will probably have to skim coat it to fix all the imperfections that are left on the textured/popcorn ceilings. The whole point of textured ceilings is to hide shoddy workmanship and save the company money.
I havent seen your channel before, hooked. So much information given about the tool, even showing how to hook it up, how to use it, etc. Nice
Great presentation of what this planex 2 can do!! Great video!
I’m a General Contractor and have a bunch of Festool tools because of the dust control system. The tools are expensive but not putting dust everywhere in an occupied house or business is priceless, not to mention the health of my guys.
I work in painting
Can I get a job with you
Knowing that I am from Egypt
Based on your experience with the Festool Planex sander, do you know if it's available for rent? If so, do you know who typically rents the sander?
@@RedondoBeach2 I don’t know anyone that rents Festool. Some places rent the porter cable sanders which are not bad tool.
Love seeing your process!
Excellent show. This convinced me the Festool is the way to go.
I can do the exact same thing with my Dewalt sander and a Rigid shop vac for a fraction of the price. I also use a dust separator to save the filter on the shop vac. I can buy all this including two dewalt batteries, the dust sperator and the extra hoses and extra sand paper for less than the price of the festool sander alone.
Great video, thank you for the demonstration!
Great video!
Excellent inspiration for my bathroom ceiling sanding--they painted the popcorn ceiling so sanding is the way to go for me. Thanks.
lol, not if it contains asbestos…
@@hammockmonk no asbestos. that was outlawed before house built.
I'm currently sanding and skimming a painted heavy stomp textured ceiling. Using a power sander (not a planex) . It's doing it, but it is slow going. Is this something the planex excels at? I didn't expect this stuff to sand this hard
thank you for the excellent video .very useful for one to start using their new machine😊
100k baby 🔥🔥
Those sanders are ridiculously overpriced along with everything else festool makes, but they aren't that expensive.
Is textured and stomped ceiling the same? Currently have a stomp/stipple ceiling and exploring options for removal. Great video, thanks a bunch 👍🏽
Where can you purchase the Festool Planex 2.0. Can you put the details on where to purchase everything you used (including the sand pads) in the video description? Thanks this was extremely helpful!
thats painted popcorn, WOW , im buying one... (to hell with it) thats amazing. What sandpaper are you using ?
That Festool Planex sander works good when you do a smooth finish wall? When the disk is spinning and you are about to apply it to the wall it doesn't cut on the surface or is there any way to avoid that?
Great video! Will this work if there is a light coat of paint on the textured ceiling?
Here in Puerto Rico the ceilings are cement with popcorn. Would it work as well as it works in smoother surfaces.
I would also like to know if this tool works on the "stipled or stamped" ceilings.
What kind of mask is the one you are using in this video? Is like an N95 filtering type or just like a regular type mask?
Wow! I did not expect to see instant results like that. I’m actually here because I’m doing some research on this since I plan on buying one. How well do you think it’ll work on what’s called a stipple textured finish ceiling?
Is that painted popcorn ceiling? If not do you think it will work on a painted popcorn ceiling?
Awesome!👏🏻👍🏻😮
The ceiling on my grandparents house is really thick swirl. We want to buy it but we are trying to figure out what to do about the ceiling. We could get it re dry walled but man that is pricy there had to be another option. It I’m not sure this would work with the thick swirls they have in 1979 ish house. Any thoughts of this would work? One room has cracked ceiling and that room connects to the dining room and kitchen and halls etc :/
Love my Festool ! Almost zero clean up. Time is money. :)
Excelente nesecito una asi para mi próximo proyecto gracias
The same with my dewalt sander and rigid shop vac, except I still have a couple grand in my pocket over what you paid for a name.
Did you ever think bout turning the house upside down it would make sanding much easier so your not looking up.
Did you have to spray it with hot water or just start grinding?
Can you use that tool to remove stipple finished ceilings?
What’s the cost for this set up ? Would like to star up a popcorn removal business. Just go round and remove popcorn from ppl ceiling. Can it remove nock down too?
For a DIY homeowner who will use this only once, how does this compare to a $150 drywall sander?
I own some Festool items and they are incredibly well engineered. Have you tried one of the (non-Festool) dust cyclones to collect the material removed? Those vacuum bags are not cheap, and some of us don't have the auto-clean feature on our vacs.
Thanks for such an informative episode.
Too bad they have so many recalls. For that price they should be perfect and do all the work on their own.
Have you any experience with the sphir 36 grit sheets? I have a small job coming up with some horrendous looking textured walls that have a hard gloss paint over it and I'm not sure how hardcore I should go with the discs, especially when that saphir is much more expensive and things take two weeks to get where I live. Great job btw!
Currently I am having great success with 60 grit Granite and a light once over just to knock down the high points of the texture rather than trying to take it all the way to the paper which abrades the paper anyway. Then I roll on a coat of thinned all purpose mud and getting great level five result using a 30 inch Level 5 brand knife. Then I go back to the 9 inch sander for a light once over using 220 grit just to be sure that all the knife edge marks , if any are eliminated. This method has been giving me really great results with minimum effort. And
, I am using a cheap knock off sander, not a planex.
@@frankchordas7456 I ended up ordering 24 grit saphir and 80 grit granite. There are some really bad patch jobs on the textured wall so I'm going to use those as my test areas and if it comes off okay, I'm going to do the whole wall. Not sure how the corners will be if I cant get in there with the planex though. A sturdy scraper maybe? It's also connected to a smooth finish transition I'll have to blend that really well. I happened to buy a used 24" tomahawk so I'm hoping that will be the ticket!
How did it go with your project I’m curious if this tool will work on super thick swirls on a ceiling
@@strawberryme08 it worked up until a point. I had like large bumps to take down on some stairwell walls and this would take down the high spots quick with no problem but that last little bit refused to go down. Which wouldn't have been too bad if it wasn't a glossy hard paint that remained. I did one round of the 24 grit pad and then one round of the 80 grit. It took me 3 full skim coats plus touch-ups to get everything looking smooth which is one more than I was hoping ahah. Despite the extra work, I still think it was my best option, just wish there was some kind of attachment or accessory for corner sanding!
awesome！
is this pop corn or lighter texture ??
The textured ceilings I'm sanding do not come off that fast. Any suggestions?
What do you do if there’s asbestos?
What about the asbestos in the Artex?
How do you do the corners?
What is the country of origin?
How much is the machine?
How can you get the corners right?
If you want a flat ceiling, do you need to skim coat or can you just prime and paint?
Textured ceilings are not done to the standard that a flat ceiling is done, so you will probably have to skim coat it to fix all the imperfections that are left on the textured/popcorn ceilings. The whole point of textured ceilings is to hide shoddy workmanship and save the company money.
do you think that would work almost as well on a very heavy textured stomped drip ceiling with relatively long drips on it?
I'm wonduring the same thing. My late 90's house has this throughout and it looks horrific
Where can I get it?
What grit would you use for popcorn? And as a diyer, can i get away with a regular upright vacuum?
A regular upright vaccuum. Lol. That's a good one.
How about painted over popcorn??
Did you have to have the popcorn tested for asbestos prior to doing this?
You are so correct many of the ceilings from the 60’s and 70’s that were textured contained asbestos
How would this do with popcorn removal???
Pretty much the exact same. Some of the bigger chunks will fall to the floor but it gets all the fine dust.
Is the Festool Planex 2.0 available for rent? If so, who rents it?
I’m wondering the same thing
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What would you do with popcorn that had multiple coats of paint?
What sandpaper grit are you using
I have been trying to remove my texture ceiling and will be going with a 40 grit as it is to slow and painful with 80 grit
Would you have to skim coat this after?
Hey so I like the concept of the light But i also like the Mirka that pivots 180 degrees. I'm not sure which to invest in
I've used both, prefer the mirka, added a light, but in the end, it's up to you......
Holy shittt
Festool makes high quality shit
Hello. Few people know about the stretch ceiling. I shoot training videos on installing a stretch ceiling. Come to the channel I will be glad to see.
Festool is not for the do it yourselfer.
Wet and scrape the ceilings. It will go much quicker and save your shoulders.
Wearing a respirator over a beard defeats the purpose of a respirator … you ain’t getting a seal and breath in all that crap
why do people like you bother getting up in the morning. there is next to no dust with this system