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1. 
   ToolFreakBlue | Jul 16, 2009 06:01pm | #1

   I found it quicker, cheaper, and a better job to bite the bullet and remove the damaged drywall.

   I should have done it on day 1, not day 3.

   Otherwise I'll be watching this for a better solution. (ie Bump)

   TFB (Bill)
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   BarryE | Jul 16, 2009 08:02pm | #2

   I usually use Gardz Problem Surface Sealer from Zinsser.

   if I don't have that I use a shellac based sealer

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   Barry E-Remodeler

    

3. 
   Mooney | Jul 16, 2009 08:19pm | #3

   Its a huge job.

   You first get off all the paper you can . Then make sure theres no little pieces sticking up so trim with a sharp knife.

   Oil base primer the entire wall a couple coats . That will hold water out of the wall for drywall finishing . Other wise it keeps bubbling as you say. The primer also glues to the wall whats left.

   Any bubbles missed after that simply cut out and reprime and continue finishing .

   Have fun.

   Tim

    

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   BarryE | Jul 16, 2009 08:33pm | #4

   "Its a huge job. "guess everything's relative

   Barry E-Remodeler

    

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   Mooney | Jul 17, 2009 12:24am | #6

   I think it is because its a huge amount of work for the amount of results.

   I can string a lot of tape in the same time period . 

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   BarryE | Jul 17, 2009 02:31am | #7

   I'd agree for the most part. But the drywall repair I've done usually involves tile, backsplash, cabinets and trim..it's usually faster to repair

   Barry E-Remodeler

    

4. 
   Silly | Jul 16, 2009 08:59pm | #5

   Another vote for Gardz.

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   Clewless1 | Jul 17, 2009 03:58am | #8

   Use drywall mud, not spackle and prep by getting rid of all loose and delitarious (sp) material.

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   millenniun | Jul 19, 2009 04:32am | #10

   what is drywall mud.do you mean plaster of paris

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   DonCanDo | Jul 19, 2009 01:51pm | #11

   Drywall mud is just another name for joint compound.  Although many people refer to joint compound as "spackle", and in fact the process of applying compound is called "spackling" (go figure), technically "spackle" is a slighty different product.

   In a pinch, I have used spackle where I where I would otherwise have used compound.  It works well and sands super smooth, but it's a little harder to apply, especially on large areas... and it costs a LOT more.

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   FastEddie | Jul 19, 2009 03:05pm | #12

   The stuff you haved to mix from a powder, not the ready mix stuff in a bucket.  Get some of the 15 or 20 minute kind and you can speed up the process."Put your creed in your deed."   Emerson

   "When asked if you can do something, tell'em "Why certainly I can", then get busy and find a way to do it."  T. Roosevelt

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   Clewless1 | Jul 19, 2009 07:39pm | #14

   not plaster and not spackle. Don't know the composition. I/most people buy it pre mixed in buckets or box/bag, even professionals do that.

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   popawheelie | Jul 17, 2009 04:26am | #9

   You have to seal those areas where the paper has come off.

   The drywall mud will make bubbles unless you seal it.

   The fastest way to seal it is with something that dries fast.

   The GARDZ or http://www.zinsser.com/product_detail.asp?ProductID=10

   All you have to do is seal it.

    

   "There are three kinds of men: The one that learns by reading, the few who learn by observation and the rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves."
   Will Rogers
7. 
   DanH | Jul 19, 2009 04:52pm | #13

   I've had fairly good luck applying a shellac-based primer, then sanding/scraping lightly to remove the rough spots. After that a good spackle will go on with minimal futzing.

   As I stood before the gates I realized that I never want to be as certain about anything as were the people who built this place. --Rabbi Sheila Peltz, on her visit to Auschwitz