Am redoing a crappy bathroom for a daughter. had at least 4 layers of crappy wallpaper on it. Had to steam it to remove. Walls underneath were crappy, too – looked like surface of Moon! Looked at all alternatives, and decided that a skimcoat of mud would be the easiest solution. Talked to the desk guy at the wallboard supply house about the options of setting type vs regular. remembered all the horror stories about the stuff setting faster than advertised, so decided on regular stuff. BUT – did use a small amount of USG 90 setting type to fill some holes the diameter of an artillery shell. Box said it would set in 85-130 min & it was sandable. Recalling your horror stories of hard as granite & not really sandable, I started. Took two hrs to set; sanded like a champ. Happier than a pig in slop w/ it. Now I almost wish I’d used it for the skim coat – I’d be doing something other than writing this, waiting for mud to dry.
Question – was I just lucky? Discuss. use full sentences. spelling doesn’t count.
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use full sentences.
Yer expecting alot outta this crowd!
J. D. Reynolds
Home Improvements
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did yopu use the "lightweight easy sand" setting type mud? it sands pretty decent,i'm working with some durabaond right now,if you need to take a ridge off , it sands ok, but if you need to take off much more than that better get the grinder out. it shouldn't take long for a skim coat to dry.are you going to seal it? i use a oil base type sealer after skim coating,before painting or wallpaper. have fun sanding larry
I'm doing a little fixin myself lately,
For wallpaper removal, I'm using Downey Fabric Softener in warm water applied with a sponge. Scrapes off like a dream.
Walls have been rough so I use mesh tape over cracks and holes and 1st coat with Duabond 90.
Next day I use a light bulb at the end of a cord to shadow the wall and take off the ridges with a 3" scraper. All subsequent skim coats...2 or 3.... are premixed mud applied with a trowel and hawk. Edges are feathered with a 3" putty knife.
I may sand a little here and there and around the edges and will probably run over it with the light cord and some light patching with tinted mud (yellow food coloring) after the wall is primed.
I hate sanding and would rather take the extra time to avoid it. If you sand the undercoats, the resulting dust on the wall can screw up the final coats in a big way.
Did I mention I hate sanding?
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