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Talked to a trim carpenter who made me rethink my mudding technique
He said if I'm spending more than 10 minutes per joint on the finish coat I'm working against the paper, not with it. Has anyone else had to slow down and unlearn bad habits to actually speed up?
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white.grant18d ago
Man, that trim carpenter sounds like he knows what he's talking about. My first few finish coats looked like I was trying to spackle the whole wall with mud I was fighting so hard. The struggle is real when you think more pressure equals better results.
It's like that time I spent an hour trying to get a perfect corner, only to realize I was just smearing mud back and forth. Figured out I was actually tearing the paper tape because I was pushing too hard. Had to unlearn that whole "grip it and rip it" approach from drywalling.
Now I just let the mud do the work with a light touch, and my joints come out way smoother in half the time. Slowing down really does speed things up once you stop fighting the tools.
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Is it really that serious though? Half the guys I know just slap mud on and it works out fine. @white.grant seems pretty convinced but I think some people overthink drywall.
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