I usually use a big taping knife but I’ve used a trowel/float too. You can also use a swimming pool trowel which has rounded corners. The swimming pool trowel minimizes the ridges left in the joint compound because there are no sharp corners to dig into the mud. Look up Kirk Giordano on YouTube. He’s made hundreds of videos on plastering of all types. The first coat never looks good but after the second you’ll see progress. With practice you’ll get good at it. After a third or fourth coat you’ll be ready for a light sand and you’re done. Just use the regular pre-mixed joint compound in the green and white 5 gallon pails.
Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 16, 2021, at 10:37 AM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Good point. > > Dimitri, do you use a big float to apply and spread the drywall mud? I should > probably do some YouTubing to see how this is done…I’ve done drywall before, > but not something this major, like the guys who do blueboard and plaster. > > -D > > >> On Dec 16, 2021, at 10:33 AM, Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> Yes and it works quite well but you still have to “tape” the seams. In my >> opinion it’s still better to remove the paneling. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>>> On Dec 16, 2021, at 9:51 AM, mitch--- via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >>>> wrote: >>> >>> On 2021-12-16 09:41, Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes wrote: >>>> By the way, older drywall sometimes contains asbestos! My opinion >>>> still stands- skim coat the walls and be done with it. >>> >>> Can you skim coat the paneling? >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
