[moore]

Hey guys! Got a problem here

For some reason I've been having lots of trouble with my touch ups after my final sanding. I mix my mud with professional tint from the supplier. The problem is that when I sand the touch ups, my sponge doesn't sand the tinted mud but it sands the skim coat around it... leaving a bigger touch up...

I was working with another taper who was using the same tint and he had no problem. So it's not the tint. I've tried using thin and thick mub but it makes no difference. I've also tried using less tint but I still got this problem :S

Anybody knows what I could be doing wrong?

Thanks!

What mud are you using?

 

[moore]

I sanded out a spec today around 6000 bf...DURING the sand I hit a few scratches and dents ..3 way touch ups ..I cut it tight with thin mud . no going back to sand. I kick a 500 watt around on my block and skim so sand day can be a breeze . If i get called back after prime /paint someone moved a box or stepped through a ceiling.

 

[moore]

Dont be afraid to stick up for yourself. i dont fix other trades mishaps and screwups unless i get a signed ticket. I dont count new walls, bulkheads or damage as touch ups. If your at the point where you are all sanded and they are still adding more sheetrock and cutting out holes you are being taken advantage of. insist on all sheetrock being completed before you start. If not thats called an extra and should be on a backcharge slip.

That's pretty much how I feel about It!...more work..more money.

 

[moore]

I have found that touch up after prime is the only way to let your sins hide. Touch ups before final sand is okay to do now and then. But I found any touch up done after you finish sand is the worst thing one can do, doesn't seem to matter what mud is used by my experience. It layers and blows through, and you have to coat your joint all over to hide it. Nah-uh. Time is money.

I half to agree mud star.:yes:

 

[moore]

Have yet to have chalk come through with over a thousand jobs?

I have yet to add chalk to my mud period!