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   Heck | Oct 15, 2006 06:10pm | #1

   RP, you're gonna have to experiment, but here's a starting point:

   Mix your texture to the consistency of thick pancake batter, way easier to make it wetter if you have to.

   Start with #30  air, use a compressor large enough to maintain pressure while you are spraying.

   Now test spray on a large scrap of drywall. If no drywall is available, use cardboard, plywood, etc. If the pattern is not right, just wipe off and try again after adjusting the mud.

   Here's a recent discussion on the topic: http://forums.taunton.com/n/find/findRedir.asp?webtag=tp-breaktime&mg=1DF170E1-99E0-45F2-

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   jimblodgett | Oct 15, 2006 06:33pm | #2

   Yeah. Let your practice shots dry completely before deciding if they match the original well enough, too.  That stuff looks a lot different when it's dry.  Go lightly, you can always add, but it's awfully easy to shoot too much on initially. 

   Experiment with various tips on your sprayer, too.  Get the wrong size blobs coming out and it won't match worth a darn.Who's the cat that won't cop out, when there's danger all about?

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   IdahoDon | Oct 15, 2006 08:08pm | #3

   Thin your mud just to the point it flows reliably.  For a finer spray pattern use a smaller orifice and higher pressure.  Likewise thicker patterns are obtained with lower pressures and larger orifices.

   Good luck

    

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   Huck | Oct 15, 2006 08:32pm | #4

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