I was talking to my buddy today and he told me he watched a guy doing the drywalls and he has seen the guy’s trick. He took just enough of the mud and add a little more water to it and mixed it good to like a pancake batter then pour it in the paint’s tray and used a roller to roll the mixture to the drywall’s joints and the nail/screw heads. I wonder if any of you guys done that? I would like to try it on my kitchen’s dry wall. What tricks do I need to do before doing it? He says that guy says saves his time and he wouldn’t have to do much sanding like that.
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I doubt you could float tape joints or fill nail dimples with a roller - what your buddy probably saw was a texture coat being applied with a long nap roller. Check the advanced search feature for "d-mix" for some other insights.
You need the d mix with the secret ingredients.
I'll give you a hint: you better like coffee.
blue
I've done it and seen it done for scratch coat only, laying on the paper.
I think it works best with more than one gu and on larger jobs. One guy rolls the mud and one or two guys bed tape.
Never seen nail holes done that way although I suppose it might work.
Eric
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When we were down in Laurel, we used a formulation of 2.5 gals joint compound, 1+ gal latex primer sealer, 1+ gal water all mixed together. But that was for sprayed wall texture.
The roller would allow some more coverage, but it did not hide as much as you would think.
I don't think it could cover tape or nailholes.
Actually, for the record, I didn't care for it that much. It created an orange peel finish, kind of like the wall was previously painted a dozen times. As I'm getting older, I'm starting to appreciate a nice smooth finish. The orange peel doesn't do it.
Don K.
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Don I agree.
Any texture doesnt do it for me either .
Its much better slick . Lots of reasons. .
But to mention one it shows off exellent work and in itself its class.
Tim
I see it done all the time for skim coating after we strip wallpaper and before we re-hang...
Our contract specs always include 10% to skim before new vinyl, and we used to spend a lot of time & fight over the actual amount of skim needed to get a good paper job, but lately the contractors just skim 100%
It's just too much trouble to "point up" when you've got as much wall to cover in a hurry as we usually do....
that said, no way I'd roll for a new drywall job, even for a texture finish.....
Way more than you need to know, without the coffee.
http://forums.taunton.com/n/mb/message.asp?webtag=tp-breaktime&msg=55614.1&maxT=14
http://forums.taunton.com/n/main.asp?qu=D-mix&find=Search&webtag=tp-breaktime&ctx=search&cl=632358&af=10000&o=relevance&be=0
http://forums.taunton.com/tp-breaktime/messages?msg=54559.175
Guys.
2-1/2" gallons of JC.
one coffee cup of plaster of Paris. (any size is good)
and PVA primer, 1 gallon is ok. More or less.
Mix until you have a thick paint.
Roll a small area 12-16 sq. feet with 100% lambskin roller.
Go back and finish after 30-50 square feet.
Some of you don't get it?
How can you get it if you don't try it?
The D-Mix saga?
Edited 12/17/2005 10:46 pm ET by dinothecarpenter
one coffee cup of plaster of Paris. (any size is good)
I walked into the local starbucks and ordered a small coffee. They gave me a tall coffee. It was decaf.
Should I have ordered a latte?
blue