Larry, I agree with you...use only premixed sheetrock mud. I simply took a hand full and smeared it where I wanted it on the cowl. Very easy to apply this way and it rinses right off your hands with water. Plus it is fun.....
Mark Jones (N886MJ) Wales, WI USA E-mail me at [email protected] Visit my KR-2S CorvAIRCRAFT web site at http://mywebpage.netscape.com/n886mj/homepage.html ----- Original Message ----- From: "larry severson" <[email protected]> > I have watched expert drywallers. They take that dry powder and rapidly > whip to to the optimum consistency and swipe it onto the wall beautifully. > I can not do that. > > For me, the best way is to go down to Home Depot and buy a box of pre-mixed > "Topping Mix" ( the most easily sanded of the mixes), apply it as carefully > (a mess) as I can, and then, just as it starts to set up, hit it with a > wet, small poor sponge. The wet sponge at the end saves me a great deal of > sanding. Unfortunately, again, I am not good enough at the practice to > avoid all of the sanding. > > Avoid the "Jointing Mix" at all costs, unless you just love a difficult > time sanding the final product.
