This particular problem has been plaguing me all winter, and honestly anywhere I'm finishing vertically laid drywall.
After my initial tape coat. I'm applying first coat of mud with 8 inch knife. Then the second coat with a ten. And then either finishing third coat with a 12 or a 10 again. My finished product has a dip in it Uniformly from floor to ceiling. I have attempted to go back over with an 8 inch knife and it doesn't seem to remedy this. This doesnt happen on my horizontal seams. I hope someone has some advice on this.
Ahh, ok, yeah I have absolutely no experience with any auto tools.
I tried doing two swipes with a 6 in knife. Going approximately 2 inches on the right side of tape , and then another pass 2 inches over the the left side of the tape. And then wiping off with a 10in knife. This seemed like it helped but it doesn't seem consistent.
After tape coat. Run 10 inch knife on each side. After that dries then run 10 inch down middle. After that dries run 10 inch down each side of that run.
So the wall got painted, I got a text on sat morning that all the seams are visible.
I tried to fill em in . I'm not sure how successful I was.
I was wondering if a skim blade would help here. I have some new verticals to do and I'm definitely going to try the 10in knife practice that was suggested. I'm thinking my boss may just go get a 15" flat box. I've never used auto tool , but only because I can't afford them. Lol
I really appreciate everyones time, and help. Thank you
So the wall got painted, I got a text on sat morning that all the seams are visible.
I tried to fill em in . I'm not sure how successful I was.
I was wondering if a skim blade would help here. I have some new verticals to do and I'm definitely going to try the 10in knife practice that was suggested. I'm thinking my boss may just go get a 15" flat box. I've never used auto tool , but only because I can't afford them. Lol
I really appreciate everyones time, and help. Thank you
a box is just to get mud on wall fast. they arent magic or going to be able to put on the mud the way you need. you will just have to knife them and see what each one needs. shine the light rite down the wall setting up against it. that will tell the whole story and nothin but he truth. lol
Looks like a combination of too much knife pressure and too much sanding, mixed with not wide enough feather. My standard rule on butt joints and vertical (B.S.) hangs is 30 inch wide. Like said above, vertical hang sucks
The joints need to be made flat. When you put a straight edge across the joints they need to be flat to the straight edge. If they are not flat, you need to apply enough compound in the right places, in a smooth and professional way, to make them flat.
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