Wall texture that has never been painted can usually ... Lightly sand the surface of the painted texture if the paint is glossy. While the drywall compound you will be applying typically sticks ...

Then the wall is burnished to give it a glossy finish. For more ... applying putty with strokes from different angles to give a textured effect. A fine paintbrush is then used to detail the ...

When the texture is soft enough for you to rub ... idea to knock the sheen off high-gloss paint. In most cases, wall paint isn’t glossy and you’ll be able to skip this step.