Anyone with experience with dry wall joint tape. For the small amount of sheetrock work I’ve done I’ve only used the regular paper tape. Now I also see the Self- Adhesive Glass Mesh and the perforated adhesive paper. Also what about the Lightweight Joint Compound? Opinions please
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Stick with the regular tape.The mesh tape and the preforated are to hard to work with.I will suggest the tuff tape as it's sometimes called for non-ninety degree corners it works excellent but don't get the preforated tuff tape the mud keeps oozing out of the holes and you have to keep going over it to get the mud off.The liugthweight compound works good because it sands easy and it's light on the trowel arms.
I have heard many varying opinions of how and when the yellow or the white mesh tape is supposed to be used. some say to use it only with "hot" mud(Compound that has more alum in it to accelerate drying time). However after all this I agree that regular tape is still the best.
As for the lite compound, don't be afraid to thin it a little with water(no more than a half quart per box) and mix thoroughly with a paddle mixer to work out the bubbles to create a creamy mix that goes on smooth.
Don't forget the old adage: "Never put on more mud than you're willing to sand off!"
Thanks for the information!
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