03-22-2010, 02:44 AM
Carol, Thank you for reminding me of this. I have used a wet sponge. I will put it into my notes, so I don't forget!
Carol, who is the contractor that did the work for you? Sounds like someone who knows his stuff and cares about the finished product.
From my experience, the wet sponge works the best when the mud is pretty much set up. I was also using it between with each coat of mud. If the mud is not set the surface is too plyable and the sponge will leave marks of it's own. Even though the mud is dry, the surface softens quickly with water and then only the very surface is what gets smoothed out.
Carey this is a trick you could use. Like Carol said it really works, not only is there less sanding, there is not as much sanding dust either. If you use a shop vac to clean up be sure to get as much of the dust up with a broom before using the shop vac and clean the filter often. The fine dust will ruin the motor quickly. (Yeah, my bad...it was plaster dust the did our NEW vac in, after that I was more careful!)
Thanks again Carol,
Barbara
Carol, who is the contractor that did the work for you? Sounds like someone who knows his stuff and cares about the finished product.
From my experience, the wet sponge works the best when the mud is pretty much set up. I was also using it between with each coat of mud. If the mud is not set the surface is too plyable and the sponge will leave marks of it's own. Even though the mud is dry, the surface softens quickly with water and then only the very surface is what gets smoothed out.
Carey this is a trick you could use. Like Carol said it really works, not only is there less sanding, there is not as much sanding dust either. If you use a shop vac to clean up be sure to get as much of the dust up with a broom before using the shop vac and clean the filter often. The fine dust will ruin the motor quickly. (Yeah, my bad...it was plaster dust the did our NEW vac in, after that I was more careful!)
Thanks again Carol,
Barbara
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