Thursday, October 21, 2010

For "Taping", I'm more of a "mesh" kind o guy...

I use "mesh tape" at the butt joints... Paper at the corners.
I find you can jump right into the "second coat" stage of taping this way, saves on man hours... which saves you money !



AND... if you use "20 minute" as your first (their second) coat, it dries right quick, and you can throw a "topping coat" on the same day!


Hmm "20 minute"... me likey !
Now, important note - SCRAPE the joint between coats.


Some folk like sanding it bacause it makes the joint feel smooth. Thing is, if you sand it before the next coat, it'll have more of a chance to "poc" (bubble up).  Scraping just makes the work go faster and smoother.
Mmm, me likey the tapey !!!

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