About two weeks of four hour days. Perfected my approach about half way through so had to redo it. Feels Good Man
Approach currently is -
Tape it. Then put a light coat of 20 minute mud over just the tape. Re-expose just the corners of the tape. When the 20 minute spackle dries, sand it down to just above the tape. Use the exposed tape corners to know how far it is currently off.
Now use a 12” trowel to taper off the tape (or 8” for corners) and 45 minute mud. The dried spackle over the tape will provide a perfect guide for the trowel to make a perfect ultra low profile taper.
After this do a flattening pass with a 12” normal blade in the direction perpendicular. This is an on off pass which serves to flatten in the other x or y direction and provide a smooth covering. Done with normal bucket mud.
After this spot fix streaks and holes with bucket mud and a 4” blade.
After this it should be flat and smooth already. Two even passes with a sanding sponge with the purpose of smoothing not shaping.
About two weeks of four hour days. Perfected my approach about half way through so had to redo it. Feels Good Man
Approach currently is -
Tape it. Then put a light coat of 20 minute mud over just the tape. Re-expose just the corners of the tape. When the 20 minute spackle dries, sand it down to *just* above the tape. Use the exposed tape corners to know how far it is currently off.
Now use a 12” trowel to taper off the tape (or 8” for corners) and 45 minute mud. The dried spackle over the tape will provide a perfect guide for the trowel to make a perfect ultra low profile taper.
After this do a flattening pass with a 12” normal blade in the direction perpendicular. This is an on off pass which serves to flatten in the other x or y direction and provide a smooth covering. Done with normal bucket mud.
After this spot fix streaks and holes with bucket mud and a 4” blade.
After this it should be flat and smooth already. Two even passes with a sanding sponge with the purpose of smoothing not shaping.
(post is archived)