Ive tried it with mixed success and just wondering what the tricks and best method to do it?
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Best method is using a compressor, hopper , and a wide knockdown knife .
Theres not really any tricks to it other than practiceing out side on scrap something ,even if it carboard. Its all in the water you add , and the pressure you use for the product you are matching. If there is a trick , it is being able to look and tell what you need to do with out a lot of testing , but that comes with a lot of experience.
Tim Mooney
if it wasn't painted. you can use water to soften it.
any suggestions for not using a hopper if you have a just a little patch work? Or is the hopper always the best method regaurdless of the size?
If it's a small area, and you want to go hopper-less, use a short, like 12-16", concrete trowel. Pick up a small amount of mud off your hawk, or bucket lid, or whatever, and stipple it on the surface, then go for your desired knockdown.
Do this first on your practice piece ... not your finished surface.
Before texturing, prime the new work and enough of the old work to blend in your texture. Then the new stuff will dry evenly everywhere you need to knock it down and won't smear over the old paint. This is especially important if the old work was painted with enamel.