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I hate mudding drywall

Cubslover
[:(!][:(!]I HATE IT![:(!][:(!]

Where's the Tylenol?
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  • Henry0Reilly
    FWIW I think it's probably not as bad as repairing plaster & lath.
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  • Jacob2008
    Originally posted by cubslover
    Where's the Tylenol?
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    At the store
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  • Sav99
    Just remember thin coats. Its easier to put it on than take it off. Make sure you wear a mask when sanding it Cubs.
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  • godalejr
    hey cub i am doing some in the morning some kids decided to iron board skate in put one heck of a hole in the staircase at my girlfriends hotel,if i rember from my step dad thin coats.i am sure it stinks like it did 2o years ago with him.
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  • Jgreen
    My dad (a retired veterninarian) tried to do this in teh basement. It's funny, because the first part of the wall where he tried it looked like crap, the next a little better, and by the time he was done, it looked OK. You can literally see the learning curve![:D]
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  • allen griggs
    I used to hate it, too. Then I got the tools the pros use, a 12 inch stainless steel pan to hold the mud, and a 10 inch and 6 inch knife, to go along with the three inch knife I already had.
    I am a pretty good dry wall mudder now.
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  • Cubslover
    quote:Originally posted by allen griggs
    I used to hate it, too. Then I got the tools the pros use, a 12 inch stainless steel pan to hold the mud, and a 10 inch and 6 inch knife, to go along with the three inch knife I already had.
    I am a pretty good dry wall mudder now.


    I have those knives. I didn't say I'm bad at it, it's just such a long process. Mud, dry, sand, mud, dry, sand, sand, sand. I just want to be done with it.
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  • dongizmo
    quote:Originally posted by cubslover
    quote:Originally posted by allen griggs
    I used to hate it, too. Then I got the tools the pros use, a 12 inch stainless steel pan to hold the mud, and a 10 inch and 6 inch knife, to go along with the three inch knife I already had.
    I am a pretty good dry wall mudder now.


    I have those knives. I didn't say I'm bad at it, it's just such a long process. Mud, dry, sand, mud, dry, sand, sand, sand. I just want to be done with it.

    Try one of the sanding sponges, use it with hot/warm water, it will keep your sanding / dust to a minimum.[:D]
    Don
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  • Cubslover
    quote:Originally posted by dongizmo
    quote:Originally posted by cubslover
    quote:Originally posted by allen griggs
    I used to hate it, too. Then I got the tools the pros use, a 12 inch stainless steel pan to hold the mud, and a 10 inch and 6 inch knife, to go along with the three inch knife I already had.
    I am a pretty good dry wall mudder now.


    I have those knives. I didn't say I'm bad at it, it's just such a long process. Mud, dry, sand, mud, dry, sand, sand, sand. I just want to be done with it.

    Try one of the sanding sponges, use it with hot/warm water, it will keep your sanding / dust to a minimum.[:D]
    Don

    Oh yea. I forgot about those. I think I still have some as a matter of fact.
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  • Slow_Hand
    quote:Originally posted by cubslover
    quote:Originally posted by dongizmo
    quote:Originally posted by cubslover
    quote:Originally posted by allen griggs
    I used to hate it, too. Then I got the tools the pros use, a 12 inch stainless steel pan to hold the mud, and a 10 inch and 6 inch knife, to go along with the three inch knife I already had.
    I am a pretty good dry wall mudder now.


    I have those knives. I didn't say I'm bad at it, it's just such a long process. Mud, dry, sand, mud, dry, sand, sand, sand. I just want to be done with it.

    Try one of the sanding sponges, use it with hot/warm water, it will keep your sanding / dust to a minimum.[:D]
    Don

    Oh yea. I forgot about those. I think I still have some as a matter of fact.


    If you have a lot of sanding to do or if you do drywall mudding often, there's a 5 gallon plastic pail complete with hoses and a hand sander attachment for use with any shop vac and regular sanding screens. The pail is filled with water and the hose has a suction adjustment. The majority of the drywall dust goes through the screen, up the sander, into the hose and gets trapped in the water inside the pail.

    The one I have is two years old and works like a charm, especially since I'm sanding areas inside of fully furnished homes with carpets.

    Costs around $49 at HD.
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  • Cubslover
    ^ I wish I would have known that before. I have a relatively small wall I'm doing and it's only one side. I have a dual cartridge mask I wore for the other sanding I do. Definitely something to look for though thanks SH.
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  • Captplaid
    I am fortunate, I just had to hang it in the basement. Father in Law did most of the mudding. I helped apply the third coat. Don't have a clue how he did the first coat.

    Yeah, I like laminate flooring better.
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  • Kodiakk
    Used to tape and mud in between fishing seasons when I was in high school. I feel your pain on the sanding, it sucks.
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  • Captplaid
    FIL was up again last weekend. He painted the living room. Changed the light bulbs while the scaffolding was up. Finally aimed the lights.

    Do not put track lighting near the top of a 16 ft cathedral ceiling.

    We also surprised Mrs. Plaid by mounting a microwave over the stove for her birthday.
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  • 320090T
    The better you are with the knife, the less sanding you have to do......
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  • MVP
    quote:Originally posted by 320090T
    The better you are with the knife, the less sanding you have to do......

    Yep
    Pro top coaters require next to zero sanding and onle feather the edge with a damp diaper.
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  • muss
    Don't feel bad if it is not perfect, I was hired to cleanup a guys mess one time in a basement.

    I had to use a BELT sander on the joints just to get them down to some what smooth. That was fun, I had fans blowing out every window in the basement, The front yard looked like it was snowing.[:D]


    I had on coveralls and a mask, I looked like the Pilsbury dough boy when I walked out of the door.
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  • Cubslover
    quote:Originally posted by muss
    Don't feel bad if it is not perfect, I was hired to cleanup a guys mess one time in a basement.

    I had to use a BELT sander on the joints just to get them down to some what smooth. That was fun, I had fans blowing out every window in the basement, The front yard looked like it was snowing.[:D]


    I had on coveralls and a mask, I looked like the Pilsbury dough boy when I walked out of the door.


    That's pretty funny.

    I've gotten pretty good with the 12" knife. I just got done with my second layer. I was looking at some seams along the other side where I'm not finised with a project I started last year. I'm doing this smaller project and these new seams look better with just the 12" knife than the other one that has been sanded.

    I got it feathered out pretty well.
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  • sig232
    What is the lowest temp that you can apply drywall mudd?

    I just helped a friend patch a hole in his garage wall and it isn't cureing very well! Stcky after 4 days! I think temps dropped down under 40 in their garage overnight and I didn't think to try and put a heater in the place.
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  • Cubslover
    quote:Originally posted by sig232
    What is the lowest temp that you can apply drywall mudd?

    I just helped a friend patch a hole in his garage wall and it isn't cureing very well! Stcky after 4 days! I think temps dropped down under 40 in their garage overnight and I didn't think to try and put a heater in the place.


    I want to say it's something like 55-60 up to 100
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  • sig232
    quote:Originally posted by cubslover
    quote:Originally posted by sig232
    What is the lowest temp that you can apply drywall mudd?

    I just helped a friend patch a hole in his garage wall and it isn't cureing very well! Stcky after 4 days! I think temps dropped down under 40 in their garage overnight and I didn't think to try and put a heater in the place.


    I want to say it's something like 55-60 up to 100




    Ooooops.......there is my problem. I suspected as much and I hope that darn stuff will dry over time. I will check it again today and I will take a heater over with me to put in place if its still soft.
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  • Slow_Hand
    quote:Originally posted by sig232
    quote:Originally posted by cubslover
    quote:Originally posted by sig232
    What is the lowest temp that you can apply drywall mudd?

    I just helped a friend patch a hole in his garage wall and it isn't cureing very well! Stcky after 4 days! I think temps dropped down under 40 in their garage overnight and I didn't think to try and put a heater in the place.


    I want to say it's something like 55-60 up to 100




    Ooooops.......there is my problem. I suspected as much and I hope that darn stuff will dry over time. I will check it again today and I will take a heater over with me to put in place if its still soft.


    Sig232, there's a better than good chance that you'll have to rip out the mud you just put down and start over. If the water in the mud almost froze because of the low temperature, it separated out before it dried naturally and the actual compound will most likely crumble up like feta cheese.
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  • Warpig883
    If it is not drying put a couple fans on it.


    If you use fans it drys fast enough that you can get in a couple coats in one day
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  • muss
    Remember if you are using a propane or Kerosene heater they give off water vaper and make it harder for the mud to dry.

    The best is an electric heat.
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  • Alpine
    I'll add my two cents. I use a pole sander, that way I can stand on the ground and use two hands. I never use a power sander because you can cut through the tape (or paper) to easily. Regular sandpaper loads up to easily and the drywall sandpaper works much better.
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