Hello
is there a difference between lightweight joint compound and all purpose compound…. reason i ask is that i bought perf tape – self adhesive and the instructions recommnend that you dont use lightweight joing compound, so can I use all purpose?
thanks
Dan
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Light weight is "softer" and easirer to sand. It is not as strong.
In general all purpose is used to first coat or two to cover seams and screws.
The lightweight is for final coat.
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A-holes. Hey every group has to have one. And I have been elected to be the one. I should make that my tagline.
so no problem using all purpose with the eay joint tape?
That would depend on what your definition of no problem is.
IMO the self stick perf tape is junk and causes problems no matter what's used on top.
Barry E-Remodeler
I agree with Barry. I want a good layer of joint compound worked into the seam. You could do this and then cover it up with the self-stick perf stuff, but I still prefer embedding paper tape into a layer of joint compound.George Patterson, Patterson Handyman Service
lil' hijack action...sorry..
I tried this stuff a few months ago and after getting the learning curve down I found it AMAZINGLY good stuff and not expensive!!! Takes a little while to get the learning curve down but if I had to do a huge job...I'd use this stuff.
One trick for me was not to roll out really long pieces. MAybe if I sprung for the tool it'd be even easier but thats kindy pricey.
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You know, not to generalize, but the 29% of people who still support President Bush are the ones who love to pronounce themselves more patriotic than the rest of us. But just saying you're patriotic is like saying you have a big one. If you have to say it, chances are it's not true.
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That has been mentioned over in the JLC DW forum.1/2 the users thing that it is better than free gold bars.The other 1/2 would not use it if it can with free gold bars..
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A-holes. Hey every group has to have one. And I have been elected to be the one. I should make that my tagline.
The other 1/2 would not use it if it can with free gold bars.<<<You really have to figure out how to use it first like I did. It takes a little while but not long.
Don't roll out long pieces unless you have that tool is the first thing.
Don't let it touch the floor after you wet it is the other.
If you keep the pieces no bigger than about 8' you're OK.
I sort of let it fold in half??...not touching itself when I carried it over to where I stuck it up. Its easy after the first ten minutes or so of playing around with it.
You know, not to generalize, but the 29% of people who still support President Bush are the ones who love to pronounce themselves more patriotic than the rest of us. But just saying you're patriotic is like saying you have a big one. If you have to say it, chances are it's not true.
http://WWW.CLIFFORDRENOVATIONS.COM
hello,
Let me explain why i asked, I was almost done with third coaing two rooms, got to putting the 3rd coat on the one of the last joints ( a ceiling joint) which had been second coated, when i noticed a wrinkle in the joint (a first i tought is was some over applied joint compound, scrapped the knive over it, still there, so I dug a little deeper. Before I know it the tape on the entire joint is coming down, examie the back of the tape and its almost completly bare of joint compound, even though the joint is filled with compound. So I sanded it down and recoated and re- applied the tape, 24 hours later the tape is still loose, pull on it and it all comes off and again completly bare of joint compound, so i figured I would try the self adhesive type. By the way this is not the first time I have finished drywall........ finished 3 rooms in the basement with no problems......... which brings up another question....... my house is electric heat and is very dry .........could this be the problem?
Dan
Maybe the compound is too thick. Add some water. The tape will suck some water up, so make it a tiny bit wet first.
I was thinking the same thing as you--add water to the compound, but more importantly, I've found that wetting the tape really helps--seems to suction it to the compound and helps it to bond with the compound before either the tape or the compound dries (rather than curing).
Another trick I use is to cut the paper tape and soak it in water before emdedding into the jc on the walls. I fill an empty jc bucket with water and precut a bunch of pieces, drop them in, and pull them out as needed, squeezing the excess water out between fingers as they are pulled out.
Hope this helps. Rich.
What does political preference have to do with joint compound?
Kort