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   SamT | Feb 13, 2007 11:31am | #1

   Never done that, but the first thing I would try would be;

   After final sanding, wet and wring out a piece of Burlap, then press it into the sanded mud.

   I think I would have to try different wetnesses and pressures and different daubing techniques to get it right.

   Maybe try final sanding with damp Burlap.

   Just consider this a bump.

   SamT

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   IMERC | Feb 13, 2007 11:45am | #2

   you didn't say what kind of texture you have or what it looks like...

   so this is a guess...

   "paint" it with thinned joint compound and a short nap roller..

   feather the patch into the existing texture... you may have to "paint" it several times to get a match...

   or use the spay can orange peel and experiment with that..

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   Piffin | Feb 13, 2007 02:35pm | #4

   Maybe some sand on that roller? 

    

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   IMERC | Feb 13, 2007 02:40pm | #5

   that would work....

   but it would be nice to know what texture we're trying to match..Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->

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   Piffin | Feb 13, 2007 02:34pm | #3

   You could use plaster - or add grit ( fine sand) to your patching compound and experiment. That will make the trowel skip and chatter so you would then need to sponge it it

    

    

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   RalphWicklund | Feb 13, 2007 05:11pm | #6

   I use Perlite mixed with primer to simulate the sand texture. Applied with a 4" roller and feathered out. Reapply if not enough or wipe if too much.

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   gb93433 | Feb 13, 2007 06:26pm | #7

   Depending on the texture but a lot of times shortly after I do the joint I use a bristle brush and quickly run it directly across the joint. It tends to pick up the existing texture already there.