free DIY drywall tricks

This about the drywall knifes like 10"ers. I learned years ago they are mostly flat but some have a burr on the ends which will make scratches in new mud. you just have to hit the ends with file or sandpaper. also this might be known to some ppl but it's for the newbs. some knives have a slight bend in the 'business' part against the wall. i love a good concave knife bcuz you have more control over the mud you work. use the convex side to spread the mud and the concave side to finish it out. this gives you a nice little hump on the surface. anyways if you are having issues with too much mud in the center of the swipe, you have it turned around with the recessed part to the wall. which is good if you are loading the wall down with mud but the concave side is used for the finish. some ppl don't know that the ends of the drywall which has no 'bed' is the worst part of mudding bcuz they only treat it like a bed with a small knife, but the ends actually need a ton of mud to get it flat. like the initial tape part (step 1), get the tape on the wall and let it dry. but to get it flat like it needs to be where you don't see the tape, you have to use like a 12 or 16" knife and make it double which ends up being 24-30" wide with mud. if you can stand the drywall up when you install it and you wont have the ends to deal with. that's it submitted by /u/satchmo64 [link] [comments]

Jun 14, 2025 - 01:28

This about the drywall knifes like 10"ers. I learned years ago they are mostly flat but some have a burr on the ends which will make scratches in new mud. you just have to hit the ends with file or sandpaper. also this might be known to some ppl but it's for the newbs. some knives have a slight bend in the 'business' part against the wall. i love a good concave knife bcuz you have more control over the mud you work. use the convex side to spread the mud and the concave side to finish it out. this gives you a nice little hump on the surface.

anyways if you are having issues with too much mud in the center of the swipe, you have it turned around with the recessed part to the wall. which is good if you are loading the wall down with mud but the concave side is used for the finish.

some ppl don't know that the ends of the drywall which has no 'bed' is the worst part of mudding bcuz they only treat it like a bed with a small knife, but the ends actually need a ton of mud to get it flat. like the initial tape part (step 1), get the tape on the wall and let it dry. but to get it flat like it needs to be where you don't see the tape, you have to use like a 12 or 16" knife and make it double which ends up being 24-30" wide with mud. if you can stand the drywall up when you install it and you wont have the ends to deal with. that's it

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