![]() If you are looking to skim coat a really large textured wall or possibly an entire house full of textured walls, there is an even easier (and faster way) to do it. The sponge is light, doesn’t need to be plugged in, and is perfect for buffing out rough texture here and there. When you are sanding down rough spots of joint compound, you will want a medium-grade sanding sponge. The other sanding option I really love is using a sanding sponge. Worth it if you have a lot of texture to work through, but if not, there is another way. I will be honest, there is one downside to this sander. Use it with 100 or 120 grit sandpaper to get a perfectly smooth wall. I really like the DEWALT Random Orbit Sander It isn’t too big and it sucks all the dust into a cool bag. There are a few ways you can sand down the rougher texture. If you find your walls aren’t quite as smooth as you would like, you can always hit them with a sander once the joint compound has dried. Just be sure to let your joint compound dry before doing additional coats. If you have those types of walls, you will probably need to do more than one round of skim coating. ![]() Repeat the process of spreading joint compound and then scraping off the excess until you have finished your whole wall. Not too difficult, right? Skim coating is totally doable for any DIY skill level. You don’t want to joint compound (drywall mud) drying before skimming off the extra. When I am skim coating I go for one area at a time. Once you have your joint compound on the wall, angle your taping knife to 45° and scrape off the excess “mud”. (Hopefully, I haven’t made you too hungry with all this peanut butter talk.) Your goal is to fill in the holes with your joint compound where the previous textured was on the wall. ![]() This process will feel a little like smoothing peanut butter onto a piece of bread. With some joint compound on your taping knife, spread the “mud” onto your wall. If you didn’t use your taping knife to scoop your joint compound into your pan then grab it. Hold your mud pan in one hand, your taping knife in the other, and refill your pan when needed. Doing this makes it easy to keep supplies with you as you go. Get a big scoop of your joint compound (drywall mud) in your mud pan. Now that you have your tools and have prepped everything ready, it’s time to start! You could even use the really cool Scotch Blue Pre-taped painter’s plastic that I use for painting. Make sure you put down drop cloths or plastic to protect your floors. You won’t need to add much to get the drywall mud where you want it.īefore you start to skim coat, you will also need to get your area ready. If you are adding water, you will want to add water in small increments until your drywall mud has the consistency of creamy peanut butter. Or, if you are looking for a texture that is easier to spread, you can add water. The premixed joint compound (drywall mud) can be used as-is. Premixed joint compound has a much finer texture and takes longer to dry which is perfect for us DIYers because it gives us some wiggle room. You can get it in either a box or a bucket at your favorite home improvement store. When doing your own DIY skim coating, you will want to use a premixed joint compound aka “ drywall mud”.
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