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   calvin | Mar 26, 2012 02:16pm | #1

   Wayne

   Whenever you want.

   Really, with a few precautions or tricks, whatever you want to call them-anytime.

   I set all my tape with regular, real, hard, Durabond.  If the corners are on, it's a great way to "lose" mud that starts to set up.

   I will do ceiling corners first, lay up the corner bead after that.  I crimp, so I don't do it at the seam indentations.  Run the rest of the tape then.

   With a banjo or other tape appliers, you'd want to set the tape prior to bead.

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   housenut1 | Mar 26, 2012 11:37pm | #4

   drywall tips

   Thanks Calvin for the advice.

   Wayne

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   Geoffrey | Mar 26, 2012 09:20pm | #2

   Wayne

   I will set the metal bead in durabond for the first coat.  I bought the bead already but next time I will try the paper type.

   I'm not aware of any paper corner bead, metal and hard plastic/vinyl yes,

   There's no reason to set the corner bead in Durabond or any bedding, it's applied directly to the drywall with no" mud".

   It is either crimped (with a corner bead crimping tool) or nailed (using blued, ring shank 1 1/2" drywall nails)  in place.

    

   Paper tape has a seam or crease running down the center of the tape, this facilitates folding the paper for inside corners,typically ceiling /wall intersection,  other-wise it's installed flat, in a bed of joint compound (the pre-mixed stuff in the 5-gallon buckets..it comes in a light weight or standard version , both are pre-mixed.

   If  your using setting type compound, powder that gets mixed with water,  e.g. Durabond or E Z sand, then you should be using fiberglass mesh type tape, this is a little more difficult to use on inside corners but makes a very strong seam where it is used.

    The tape is self -adhesive, so you apply it to the drywall, then put your 1st coat on. You can then use joint compound (the pre-mixed stuff) for the rest of your coats to make it easier to sand and finish.

   Mud your tapered (horizontal) joints and the ceiling side of your ceiling/wall joint, then your butt joints(verticals) and the other side of the ceiling joint. Then mud your corner bead last ( setting compound for the first coat, joint compound (pre-mix) for the rest.

   Good Luck!

   Geoff

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   calvin | Mar 26, 2012 10:14pm | #3

   geoff

   "If your using setting type compound,

    then you should be using fiberglass mesh type tape,"

   I'm thinking the reverse-use fibreglas mesh, better use real Durabond.  I also set my paper tape and first coat the corner bead with Durabond.  Hardest and best stick of all the available compounds, I feel.

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   Piffin | Mar 28, 2012 06:28am | #5

   If using the no-coat for outside corners, it does get set in the durabond or premix. Wonder if that is what was meant by paper for outside corner