Not sure if this is a craft or not...

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It's more of a home improvement thing but I was wondering, has anyone ever tried to remove the Ceiling Spray On Texture to flatten out the ceiling so you can paint it?

We have this spray on texture (looks like little balls) on the ceiling all throughout the house and I figured we can take a low grade sandpaper and flake most of it off still leaving a texture behind but mostly getting those little stucco or whatever balls off of the ceiling.

Ideas? Better yet, experience??