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A trick with a paint stick saved me a ton of time on a ceiling patch last week

I was fixing a water stain on a 10 foot ceiling in a house in Bakersfield, and my mud pan kept falling off the stilts. I cut a small notch in the end of a wooden paint stick and hooked it over the edge of the pan, then wedged the other end under my armpit. It held the pan steady so I could use both hands on the knife. I got the whole patch done in one go without stopping. Anyone else have a simple hack for working on ceilings?
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alice808
alice8081mo agoMost Upvoted
That's a clever fix for the mud pan. How deep did you cut the notch so it would hook on but not slip off? I like @hollyr28's magnetic clip idea for holding small tools, but for something heavy like a pan, your stick method seems solid.
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hollyr28
hollyr281mo ago
Try a magnetic clip on your hat brim.
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victorross
victorross21d ago
My buddy tried @hollyr28's clip, lost his hat in a creek.
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