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Had a tape coat fail on a big job in Boise last month that made me change my whole mixing routine.
We were finishing a 4,000 sq ft basement and the mud just wouldn't stick to the seams... kept shrinking and cracking overnight. Turns out the helper mixed a 5-gallon bucket with a drill but didn't let it slake for the 15 minutes it says on the bag. We lost a full day re-doing two rooms. Now I set a timer on my phone every single time I mix, no matter how rushed we are. Anyone else run into this and have a better way to make sure the mud is ready?
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caseyl1816d ago
Honestly wonder if the slaking time is that big a deal. I've mixed mud for years and never set a timer, just let it sit while I get my tools ready. Seems like maybe the mud was old or the air in the room was too dry. Setting a phone timer feels like overkill for something that usually fixes itself if you just wait a few minutes.
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the_ben16d ago
Man, that reminds me of a painter I worked with who swore by letting primer sit for a full hour before the first coat, no matter what the can said. He'd just mix it, go get lunch, and come back. We all thought he was nuts until a whole ceiling started peeling on a job he wasn't on. Sometimes the bag knows things we don't, you know?
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