You can use mesh tape on all flats using 45 min Easy-sand, run the angles with the same mix and paper tape coating one side as you go. go take a break till it sets. You'll need a blister bush for this step, blister brush all the flats as soon as it sets, this will slick it down and remove stop marks go have lunch! skim all flats with 45 minute easy-sand and coat the other side of the angles, blister brush again. depending on your skill will depend on if you'll have to sand. we do this all the time, up to 25 sheet!
For small jobs, cut the time with 20 minute easy sand

 

You can use mesh tape on all flats using 45 min Easy-sand, run the angles with the same mix and paper tape coating one side as you go. go take a break till it sets. You'll need a blister bush for this step, blister brush all the flats as soon as it sets, this will slick it down and remove stop marks go have lunch! skim all flats with 45 minute easy-sand and coat the other side of the angles, blister brush again. depending on your skill will depend on if you'll have to sand. we do this all the time, up to 25 sheet!
For small jobs, cut the time with 20 minute easy sand

Fast setting ..not fast drying..
I never had much luck with hot mudding a small job .
after paint the tape line would show through[paper] maybe mesh Is the way to go when pushing out a L4 in one trip. :blink:

 

On big jobs I went from a change from all durabond on my tape coat to
1.fix any outlets and cover all outlets on seams with fibafuse (for boxing)I like to go over the outlets ( see my other posts )
2. mesh the seams with hotmud (or fiberfuse with All Purpose)
3. mesh butts then add fibafuse with All Purpose
4. fibafuse all corners with All Purpose
5. nails with light mud

thats my tapecoat :blink:

 

So you use fibafuse in the corners, so do I, but I had to buy a descent roller and adjust the angle head properly, fuse works really well in corners once you learn it's limits.

 

Hey Keithby,

What do you mean by "blister brush"? Is that simialar to a lambswool corner roller for applying mud?

I was talk to do butts first so the end of the tape would be covered by the corner tape at the ceiling and the bevel tape in the middle and the base board on the bottom. So, for me, it is butts, tapers and then angles.

 

Amazon.com: Bon 13-113 Blister Felt Brush: Home Improvement "blister brush'

 

try the vario, if used properly you are done in less than 3 hours....first coat is done like second coat, a quick scraping, then a nice polish and your done..ready to paint....no tape required!! and pallets are available thru me....via your local distributor!!

 

You still need to make some 20 minute vario at least. I will use 5 minute on some pretty large areas. takes me no time at all when using 5 minute. If vario makes some faster setting products I would be all over it.

 

the vario does flats, butts, nails, inside corners, and beads....mix up a batch of 45 with clean water, lol!! coat everything as if it was a second coat, then 25-30 min (lunch,snack) later scrape..Then polish everything like a third coat....all it has to do is set..not dry to do that...after maybe 20 minutes you can sand edges...never fish eyes or pinholes....then paint .....all with no tape....in one day....

 

the vario does flats, butts, nails, inside corners, and beads....mix up a batch of 45 with clean water, lol!! coat everything as if it was a second coat, then 25-30 min (lunch,snack) later scrape..Then polish everything like a third coat....all it has to do is set..not dry to do that...after maybe 20 minutes you can sand edges...never fish eyes or pinholes....then paint .....all with no tape....in one day....

I guess I don't trust it enough for the very high end houses we do. I tested some vario out in our garage on some board we have hung on our office bathroom and after I banged on the wall the joint cracked which wouldn't happen if you taped it. I followed all the proper instructions but it didn't seem strong enough to endure an entire house. Also how much does a bag cost? We pay $7.25 for a 50lb box of mud. Like I said when we pay by the board and not by the hour, we don't care if it gets done a day sooner if we have to pay more money in materials that aren't proven. Also I would never just sand the edges.... the material needs to completely dry before sanding.

 

5 min. greatest product ever!!!!!

 

Yep! :thumbup:

 

That was random, Moore.

Tell us some more.:thumbsup:

 

I just used It for the first time a few days ago...A local supply started carrying It. It gives ya more time than I would of thought .


Worked great for those little holes the sparky leaves for me under the vanity lights....:furious::

 

I usually go through a bag a week. Put a knife full of a/p in with it and it will have more workability and give you a few extra minutes if need be.

 

Now you just need to use it with the fibafuse mat. You will think doing small patches is cheating. 5 minute and fibafuse can fix anything!

 

That's what I used ! FF and 5 min. SWEET!:thumbup: