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Ok, you know where the corners and the ceiling all meet? Everytime I do the mudding there I end up with a little hole right in the corner or it never looks real square when I’m done. It’s a real pain sanding in that spot to make it look good. Any advice on how to do the spot with some success? I never really had any complaints about it, but I know it’s there and it bugs the hell out of me.
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Dean,
Yeah, there must be some "trick of the trade" to eliminating that. The best solution that I found was a 6" scraper with an angled edge. It allows me to get up in the corners nice and easy - trouble is I bought the only one I've got years ago and haven't seen any new ones lately. I guess that one could cut or grind off the edge of a regular one.
Good luck,
Cliff.
*Quick and easy fix after the hole appears would be a dab of caulk. What I do to avoid the hole is tear the tape at angle away from the crease so it forms a point. And when mudding the later coats, do only one side at a time, keeps from screwing the other side up.
*One side at a time....or a dab of caulk.A commercial taper turned me on to caulk at the inside corners. Have only done this on rental rehabs....homeowners and bosses look at ya funny when you bring this up.....but on the rentals.....we'll cut off the bevels......but the sheets tight to each other......run a bead of caulk....and paint. Never a crack at the joint...no shrinking/swelling/etc. Now...that's my favorite way of handling the joint where drywall has to butt a plaster wall or ceiling. Scrib tight to fit...and run a neat bead of caulk. Nice......Jeff
*Learn to fix this with your knife and pan. Tip is fix them all at once on stilts. Caulking is fine if its only a hole in the corner, but it should have been caught when you glazed the corners. This usually is a problem with a banjo or a bazooka because they pull tape off the corner and it takes practice to end the run precisely.I will say that when automatic tools are used on slick ceilings this is a constant problem,unless the corners are gone over by hand.