Wet tape is better? Soap makes less bubbles? Thicker compound works better? Hint - nope all on all of those things! Previously aired on buildshownetwork.com
Aussie drywaller here, most buckets of top coat and all purpose are fine but sometimes we get a bad bucket that for some reason causes pinholes to appear. Dishsoap works like a charm every time I use it only when we get pinholes.
In m y experience pinholes occur for 2 reasons. 1 . Thick base coat that is still gassing out while top coat is applied. 2 over paint where the thickness of the top coat is just right ,usually at the edge of base coats. you may get pinholes on a hot windy day. this is because base coats can dry on top due to heat and wind making sort of a crust. The base underneath the crust then sets slower and gasses for longer. Causing pin holes in top coat. The best mud to use on hot days is pre mixed . ie easy base. dries in a couple hours on hot days. Good stuff ,very good tape adhesion.but cost is about double of dry base powders. I would not add anything to any mud. Except as provided by the manufacturer. eg accelerator.
I think the dish soap thing may work better for skimming out repairs,ie over painted surfaces. You tend to get a ton of bubbles,going over painted surfaces,do to it containing surfactants .You seem to really know what your doing ,so I'll go with that.
I've been doing drywall finishing for a long time, dish soap works good with all purpose mud, but i dont use it on lightweight mud, I disagree with soap stinging your eyes, unless you put the sanding dust directly into your eyes or is too humid and there's no ventilation. All purpose is a little more easy to work nowadays, 40 years ago it didn't run easy, it was too sticky, but mud companies keep improving their formula.
Hello Shorty, from California. I never use dishsoap or wet the tape neither use mud straight out of the box and I have 20 + years of experience, who do those kind of things are the handyman guys, pros out on the fiel don't have time for nuances. Ps, ps. I love your work clothes.
I have little experience with drywall but I tried the soap in the mud. It seemed to make the mud easier to work with, easier to spread, easier to feather. Maybe I just needed to add more water. I don't think you put enough soap in the mud to be able to give it a fair chance and actually notice a difference.
Ever hear of anyone adding 90 powder to mud to pre fill exterior corners that were badly boarded ie huge gaps for extra reinforcement? I encountered one guy that swore by it.
Bag mud that you have to add water to is a Cement type of product. It is a chemical reaction. The premixed bucket mud is heald together by glue once it dries. Never mix the two. You will weaken both types of bonds. Use the bag mud for the mud bed. Then, topcoat with bucket mud.
People need to think about the basics of soap...when you pour water into a bucket, no bubbles. Now, add a bit of soap to the water and pour it again, a ton of bubbles. If anything, the soap would ADD bubbles. Adding soap doesn't make any sense to me.
Didn't know you was old enough to have 20 yrs. Some would claim dish soap would help when running automatic tools from gumming up again a myth. Thin mud for taping smoother mud for joints heavier for metal . Metal mud for nails .
Don't wet the tape keep dry,,,,,soap is a slip ease. So soap cut the edge. ,,,,,don't put alot water in mud shrink more,,,,I'm a hawk guy n box guy. Weter mud less control. I been doing drywall for forty plus yrs
I would guess it's for at least a couple of the following reasons: 1. Fibafuse costs more than twice as much per roll. 2. It isn't necessary for most applications. 3. It isn't as versatile for things like inside corners and doesn't work in taping machines as well as paper.
Did anyone notice that the mud fully, and completely, and entirely adhered (stuck) to the wet tape when she peeled it off? Then, when she pulled off the dry tape, there was no mud stuck to it at all. The lesson to be learned here is don't listen to this person if you want your tape to adhere to the mud. Wet your tape.
WTF. 32 years,Trade qualified and licenced . Never wet any tape. not once ever. Never any problems and the installation manuals dont call for wet tape. Where do you get this shit?
Hi Shorty. I've learned a lot from you and your videos over the past few years. Thank you for taking the time to create them. Andy ~
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Aussie drywaller here, most buckets of top coat and all purpose are fine but sometimes we get a bad bucket that for some reason causes pinholes to appear. Dishsoap works like a charm every time I use it only when we get pinholes.
In m y experience pinholes occur for 2 reasons. 1 . Thick base coat that is still gassing out while top coat is applied. 2 over paint where the thickness of the top coat is just right ,usually at the edge of base coats. you may get pinholes on a hot windy day. this is because base coats can dry on top due to heat and wind making sort of a crust. The base underneath the crust then sets slower and gasses for longer. Causing pin holes in top coat. The best mud to use on hot days is pre mixed . ie easy base. dries in a couple hours on hot days. Good stuff ,very good tape adhesion.but cost is about double of dry base powders. I would not add anything to any mud. Except as provided by the manufacturer. eg accelerator.
I think the dish soap thing may work better for skimming out repairs,ie over painted surfaces. You tend to get a ton of bubbles,going over painted surfaces,do to it containing surfactants .You seem to really know what your doing ,so I'll go with that.
I've been doing drywall finishing for a long time, dish soap works good with all purpose mud, but i dont use it on lightweight mud, I disagree with soap stinging your eyes, unless you put the sanding dust directly into your eyes or is too humid and there's no ventilation. All purpose is a little more easy to work nowadays, 40 years ago it didn't run easy, it was too sticky, but mud companies keep improving their formula.
Hello Shorty, another great video. Watching you way up here in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Hello Shorty, from California.
I never use dishsoap or wet the tape neither use mud straight out of the box and I have 20 + years of experience, who do those kind of things are the handyman guys, pros out on the fiel don't have time for nuances.
Ps, ps. I love your work clothes.
Should show the consistency you're talking about and how to achieve it consistently.
Ahhh consistent consistency.
Dish soap helps you wash your tools easier by dissolving the glues. What do you think it does to the bond between mud and the wall?
I have little experience with drywall but I tried the soap in the mud. It seemed to make the mud easier to work with, easier to spread, easier to feather. Maybe I just needed to add more water. I don't think you put enough soap in the mud to be able to give it a fair chance and actually notice a difference.
You should teach workshops.i suspect they would be full!.😊
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Drywall finishers uso go through like a apprenticeship of sorts . Mostly hand picked . Not just anyone was welcome in the club lol.
Which is better boxed mud or mud from a container?
why does my paint want to scab up on top of the drywall mud?
Ever hear of anyone adding 90 powder to mud to pre fill exterior corners that were badly boarded ie huge gaps for extra reinforcement? I encountered one guy that swore by it.
I prefill all gaps with 90 but I've never added it to mud. I'm convinced it makes for a stronger wall less prone to cracks.
Bag mud that you have to add water to is a Cement type of product. It is a chemical reaction. The premixed bucket mud is heald together by glue once it dries. Never mix the two. You will weaken both types of bonds. Use the bag mud for the mud bed. Then, topcoat with bucket mud.
People need to think about the basics of soap...when you pour water into a bucket, no bubbles. Now, add a bit of soap to the water and pour it again, a ton of bubbles. If anything, the soap would ADD bubbles. Adding soap doesn't make any sense to me.
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Didn't know you was old enough to have 20 yrs. Some would claim dish soap would help when running automatic tools from gumming up again a myth. Thin mud for taping smoother mud for joints heavier for metal . Metal mud for nails .
Don't wet the tape keep dry,,,,,soap is a slip ease. So soap cut the edge. ,,,,,don't put alot water in mud shrink more,,,,I'm a hawk guy n box guy. Weter mud less control. I been doing drywall for forty plus yrs
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Why didn't you not use Fiberfuse. When you said it's better than paper ?.
I would guess it's for at least a couple of the following reasons:
1. Fibafuse costs more than twice as much per roll.
2. It isn't necessary for most applications.
3. It isn't as versatile for things like inside corners and doesn't work in taping machines as well as paper.
Unfortunately I didn't ask you. fiberfuse is better than paper. I only use paper in the corners only. Everywhere else, my guys run fiberfuse.
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Did anyone notice that the mud fully, and completely, and entirely adhered (stuck) to the wet tape when she peeled it off? Then, when she pulled off the dry tape, there was no mud stuck to it at all. The lesson to be learned here is don't listen to this person if you want your tape to adhere to the mud. Wet your tape.
WTF. 32 years,Trade qualified and licenced . Never wet any tape. not once ever. Never any problems and the installation manuals dont call for wet tape. Where do you get this shit?
You have a low mudding IQ.
There was plenty of mud on her dry tape, it just wasn't gooped on. It was a thin clean consistent layer, which is what it should be.