Posted: 8/15/2006 10:49:49 AM EDT
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How come you have to sand the compound when you patch a hole in your wallboard? I've seen guys use a giant spackling knife and just spread the stuff out flat and they're done. How do you do that? I'm sick of dragging this repair out every time I have to fix a nail pop. What am I doing wrong? The repair compound they sell just won't lay flat, it grabs the knife and rolls up. Thanks. |
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+1 on drywall mud. I have taken a liking to the stuff that goes on pink and then whitens as it dries. No questions about when to sand that way. The wife has a method where she uses (SMALL repairs only) a damp sponge or shop towel to smooth it out instead of sanding and she swears by it. Looks OK too - no lumps or anything. I can't get it to work, myself, so I have to sand. If you put it on and then get it right off, you can avoid using too much though, that might be a way for you to attack it. |
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Use wallboard compound. $6 for 25 lbs. Drywall tape knives are available everywhere in a variety of sizes. You can also get an abrasive sponge. One side is rough. Use it wet. No dust. There is no substitute for the correct tools. I am scraping popcorn ceilings in a 2000+ sq. ft. house, so I have this shite down!! |
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I've been doing this for a good while in my reloading room. If a nail pops up (older house, drywall nailed rather than screwed) you need to put a drywall screw (1 5/8") above and below the nail. Hit the nail hard enough to make a good dent with a normal framing hammer--or remove it. Use drywall mud to finish it. Sand with a "sanding sponge" made for the purpose. It takes a coat or three to get it nice but the mud sands VERY easily--no pressure and just a little sanding. Don't buy the cheap plastic drywall knife or plastic pan--get the stainless ones, which don't cost much more and are MUCH easier/better to use. Spackle sucks as it dries hard and is a bitch to sand. It's also harder to get on there in a way that doesn't need a bunch of sanding. 
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