Thanks dude. I’ve been watching and rewatching a bunch of your videos and it’s getting me through finishing my new garage by myself. Just wanted to buy you a coffee and let you know that you rock 🤙🏻
Just popping in as others to thank you for your beginner's guide to taping drywall. Your videos are straightforward and free of fluff, packed with solid advice, and they gave me both incredible confidence and results in my most recent drywall project.
@@vancouvercarpenterthis is the best series, nice to have everything in one place. I would love to see you go from start to finish coaching a newbie on this.
Definitely the best channel for any type of drywall work. You have saved me hours while working on my home projects. The angle trick w/ the wall sander is an amazing tip. I wasted so much time going back to touch up my mistakes when vertically sanding.
Agreed! In three months, Ben’s content has helped me go from a total dummy with drywall to making this mess of a house begin to have attractive walls. Hoping he’ll start doing more carpentry videos because he’s a great teacher
I’m at sanding day and before heading in I thought, “I wonder if the Vancouver Carpenter has a video on sanding?” This is great man, thank you for the content. This is the second large project your videos have helped me on. Cheers!
I've been rebuilding my house after a natural disaster for the last six months. Finally past hanging drywall and have been working on taping/mudding for the last few days with the help of these tutorials. It's so nice that you've broken these down sequentially by day, such that I watch a video and that gets me going for one (actually more) day of work. Then I watch the next video the next morning, and I'm off to the races again. I was really apprehensive to do mudding and taping, as I always thought it to be an art form. With these tricks and clear explanation, I've been able to tackle it no problem. Like you quoted in a previous video, it's just paper mache for adults!! Thanks for the clear explanation on things.
Thank you, sir. I'm getting ready to move a light switch from my hallway, and put it in a 3-gang instead of having a 2-gang, and 1-gang. The one I'm moving is about 8 inches from the entrance to the kitchen so it'll be a bit of a pain. Your videos have inspired me to make the necessary repairs to the drywall, and even do the project in the first place. Moving the switch is the easy part. It's repairing the drywall that spooks me because it could potentially be hideous, lol.
500K Subscribers.....wow, more and more peeps are benifitting from your generous sharing of knowlege along with a great sense of humour! Love your content! Keep up the great work. Hope you and your family are doing well! Cheers!
Thank you so much, didn't know about keeping sander at a slight angle....along with tearing off the side of sponge to prevent lines....So much knowledge acquired I am sure...by some form of suffering before hand...Thank you appreciate your channel very much...and that you saved me from some of my own mistakes. ...:)
I have always struggled with mudding. I was just never happy with the results and I would end up hiring someone to come finish it. After watching these 4 videos I now understand what I was doing wrong. You laid it all out so that even this old man can see how it is done! Thank you so much. Now to tackle the bathroom!
Thanks for the great videos. My first drywall job, I watched a different/generalist UA-camr. My latest job I used your beginner series and the results are night and day!
I wish I would’ve watched this prior to my studio build…. I had that God-#$%, mother-#$%#$% grooves from using the wrong sand paper (and tools) ALL OVER my room. And, I had no idea they were there till I started putting primer on 🤦♂️. Talk about a newbie mistake. It’s the only part of the job I screwed up. But, this channel and Jeff’s “Home Renovation DIY” walked me through my entire build, from building the wall frames to hanging the drywall, to painting it. For that I’m eternally grateful. Of all the “soundproof studio” options my wife and I were looking at, doing it myself saved us $8K, and had a MUCH better room. Thank you!!!!!!🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏
Jack of all trades! I love the fact that I come to the same person to check what sandpaper I use for drywall and should I be riding indy 139s with a 8.25 😂😂. Keep up the good work!
Thanks for the tips! Like others, your videos have made it possible for me to do acceptable drywall work. As an enthusiastic n00b, I found these tips very handy: 1) If there's a window in the room you're sanding, put a box fan in it blowing out. This keeps the dust out of the rest of the house and your lungs after you take the mask off. 2) Put a pad/cushion on the end of your sanding pole. When you're looking at the wall and hit something with the other end of your pole, that something doesn't get broken, dented, or angry
What about the dust left on the walls? Do you paint over it, or wipe it down first? If you wipe it down, what do you use? I saw someone wipe it with a damp sponge, but don’t know if it should then be allowed to dry before painting.
@@leeb.7188 Wipe it off with a damp rag or sponge and wait for it to dry. You should always wipe down any surface you are going to paint. The surface needs to be clean for the paint to stick to it.
Man i am really happy finding your channel . I made a drywall ceiling and i will say ididnt do good on all the steps. And i painted it allready and now i can see the joints . Please make a video about repairing an allready painted drywall with poorly filled and sanded joints. I know i ask for a lot. Any way i am really thankful for finding this channel. God bless you
The fix depends on why you can see the joints. If you didn't fill the joints well and what you're seeing is where the tape or edges of drywall sticks out a tiny bit beyond the face of the drywall, then the only thing you can do is mud the joints flat/smooth and then repaint. Drywall mud can go over paint, so its basically the same process as if you hadn't painted. You will probably need to prime the whole surface before painting to get an even finish. If you're NOT seeing the edges of the tape and the mud is covering everything and making the ceiling flat/smooth, but you're getting a 'shadow' of the joint through the paint then the problem is with the paint or the process you used to paint. New drywall has to be sealed because the paper face and the mud absorb moisture at different rates which gives you streaks as the paint dries unevenly. Some paints have primers in them that can seal the drywall but some do not. If this is the problem, then you can repaint the ceiling using a primer that seals drywall and then the ceiling paint.
@@Anytus2007 thanks a lot i see . I didn't properly fill the joints and i have some butjoints that stick out tho. But now i see. Thanks for the comment. Really helpful.
SWEET, I learned to keep the sander at an angle a while back too; cuts in lines or flips. I also do a lot of cleaning up with the knife as well wherever possible. The corner tool looks like a time-saver, and the large pad may even be of use someday; thanks.
Thank you for making a gruelling, tedious job like drywall manageable and digestible. Your videos have gone a long way to help save a lot of headache and excessive sanding.
Big thanks for all the content you post! I am not a professional; just a retired guy doing home projects, etc. Small stuff mostly but I have learned so much. Thank-you!
Your videos have help me understand the issues and methods for drywall . Sadly I see how bad my contractor is trying to complete a simple repair without calling his professional subs!
great content,im working on drywall since 16 years old and im learning stuff here!!,there in america you have lots more stuff than here in spain,great work. ill like a video about how to repair a knife or tools when they have a micro dent and let lines on the plaste.
What are your thoughts about the powered pole sanders with vacuum? I'm 60 yrs with bad shoulders. I only do small contracting that is mostly remodel/repair jobs . And I'm just good enough to be dangerous at drywall lol. Your videos have "filled " the holes in the information I got from my father. I greatly appreciate your videos and love the information you pass along!
Got my kitchen down too the studs. Can't wait to drywall it. Your videos are spot on. I am pretty sure I can do a good job with the help of you videos. About 2 weeks I will be slinging some mud.
Congrats on 500 subscribers! You’re going to leave that number in the dust….drywall dust?😂 I never miss a video. Thanks for all your tips and tricks. 👍
Cell phone light comes out for this purpose, already is with me in my pocket, nice bright single point LED to highlight what needs more TLC. Thanks to you I picked up those angled sponge which get into corners better than my aqua air sandkleen water filter's sanding screen pad. I don't see a product like it nowadays, was tens of dollars and captures all the mess.
…I could write a book about that very issue, regarding a soundproof studio build I just finished. I did everything right, and was very proud, and happy about everything turned out, but the mud/tape/sanding brought me to my knees. I had NO idea how much skill was involved in that part of the job.
Some really good tips to kind of understand the process that most mid level tapers do just by instinct. You didn’t trigger me with the mask comment…you really “boosted” my confidence though in small jobs. Do you sponge the dust?? I do.
Quick question If i'm absolutely atrocious at applying the mud (say i skipped your days 1-3 videos), could i still claw myself back to a decent wall by sanding? Would the tradeoff just be that i have a lot more dust/mess to deal with?
Having a rethink over lightly wetting my tape now after 1 video, now i'm conflicted over gettin 1 of those corner sanders if folks just go back into the corners with an angled sponge to tune them up anyway, and i've been putting off the couple vinyl beads i have to do in the garage. i'm not sure whether to staple or just 77 them, how to join them at the corners, and whether to start with QS before reg mud or not. I'm good at fixing corner beads because of your great how-to but almost terrified of installing them for some reason. -U10
I'm so appreciative of your videos. You are the rare person that explains how to apply pressure and where on the knife as you wipe the mud. I'm doing a flat finish, no texture. Do I need to do a skim coat or can I prime and paint after 4 coats?
I have looked around my house walls and see all kinds of imperfections in corner beads, corners, butt joints, and just everywhere. After watching all the videos, I'm certain I can do my basement much better.
Thank you for all the tips! I have some experience with my festool 5 inch orbital and vacuum / retired trim carpenter turned RN/and tried it out with our first tape and mud project/1913 house:) As far as I can tell it worked great, lowest speed setting and 220 paper. Any thoughts? No mess and allowed me to smooth out areas I had left to much mud. Appreciate all your tips and videos... very helpful!!
Great videos! I wanted to confirm, you first pre-fill gaps, then apply a coat of mud that you then apply tape over, let it dry for a day, then apply the first coat of mud over the tape, let it dry again, then a second (last) coat over the tape? For corners, you only apply one coat over the tape?
Will you ever try your hand at plastering? It gives a nicer and more durable finish, and there is none of this sanding business to be done. You have the technique of applying plaster down already, so you should definitely give it a shot at some point!
Thank you for the video! What is day 5? Do you wipe down the walls before paint with a wet tower or vacuum? Anything to remove the dust before painting?
I want to smooth the orange peel texture off a small bathroom wall, per your other video on smoothing the wall do I to sand afterwards? Thanks I have kerned so much from your videos
Ben, I love your channel. Have you done any videos on how to repair a poorly cut A/C vent hole in drywall? I’m replacing registers on my ceiling, and one now has a gap showing.
I always have a challenge with how to clear off the dust after finish sanding and prepping for painting and use a damp large sponge to try to remove as much of it as possible, but even a slightly damp sponge can be too much moisture for the really thin and feathered areas. Do you have any suggestions for cleaning those situations for paint prep?
Yup. Don’t wipe it off. Just get the clumps out of the corners. The rest will just get absorbed into paint while you roll like it has been designed to. Don’t do more work than you need to.
I use a vaccum , shop vac, with a soft floor brush. I then use a mop you can buy for the purpose from Cloverdale paint , home depot etc, on a pole that shakes or vaccums out. The fiber cloths from Costco or Amazon etc work very well here also. I am the painter on all my small jobs, and do not want any grit trapped in the primer. No dampness or water of any sort used.
Learned so much from you! Question: I am remodeling a room and the tape where the ceilings meet the walls was coming loose after 30 years so I was able to peal it away without leaving any tape behind. I sanded both sides with an orbital sander - but not super thoroughly - leaving some old compound behind, will there be a problem adhering the new tape? plan on using all purpose and straight flex 90.
Do you have any advice on a vacuum style sander? Or cleanup in general. I was thinking of just using my air compressor and blasting the dust out of the shed I just finished putting panels up - but I don't know if there's a better way. I see some vacuum sanders on Amazon but they're expensive. Worth buying?
Recently the owner of my apartment building had the entire building replumbed and they tore out half my bathroom drywall, put in new and patched the seams (not well). Then the painter came in with the cheapest builder grade paint and did a poor job. I would like to repaint the bathroom but first I want to fill in some shallow gouges that are on the the edges of the drywall where it touches the vanity cabinet (that they didn't fill) but since now there are two coats of cheap paint on top of the gouges what product should I use and will it stick to the paint? Or should I remove the paint layer over the gouge with an exacto knife to get down to the bare drywall, fill the gouge (with what?) and then spot prime and repaint the wall? Thanks for your help!
remove any lose debris and clean the walls really well. Feel free to give the old paint a light sanding if it can handle it without getting torn up. Go over everything with a water based primer, it may take a few coats. Fill in any voids with either Spackle or joint compound, wait for it to dry, sand it, and primer the patched spots. So long as the primer sticks well enough to the old paint, any fillers and new paint will stick to the primer.
How do you feel about using a sander like your festool for this with finer grit paper? They have a similar unit on amazon for like 200, obviously not a festool but should do the job.
Hey man I’m a JP carpenter myself here in NL and self taught plaster with a lot of your helpin your videos.. I’ve been using the radius 360 sander a lot what’s your opinion on those? Like that corner attachment I’ll give that a go, thanks cheers.
Ben, I've been working on a renovation in my bathroom. The walls started out with large single piece mirrors on all walls (we bought the house with this bathroom like that), and removed the mirrors to redo the walls. I scraped off the liquid nails and applied shellac to the places where the underlying drywall paper tore. For sanding, will a DeWalt square, vibration sander work, or am I better off getting the pole thingy you talked about? We got the electric one before I saw your channel.
I may have just missed it, but what “paper” did you use on the third poke - the one you used in the corners? And is it really the same as the second poke?
I want to paint my living room walls but the drywall is very stubbly. This showed up in my recommended lol. I’m just not sure I want to commit that much to a nice smooth finish, though it would make masking off the divide better to prevent bleed …
Two things about masking: 1. Frog tape with the tapered edge and whatever sealing polymer they put on it is just better. It's like 2-3x as expensive as the standard painter's tape, so I only use it in visually important areas that need a crisp line. 2. You can get a better line on uneven surfaces by caulking right before you paint. Last step before you paint the edge, run a small bead of a paintable clear caulking like DAP Dynaflex 230 Clear down the edge and smooth it with your finger to seal any gaps between the surface and your tape. After you paint the edge, carefully pull the tape while the paint and caulking are still wet to reveal a nice clean line. Because clear curing caulking usually starts white, you may be able to see small spots where the caulking oozed onto the surface under the tape, but in 3-7 days it will cure clear and you'll never see it. It is only visible at very low-angle lighting conditions when the shine difference between the caulking and the drywall can be seen.
I don't use a corner sander. I just take my flat Sander, sand the metal edge nice and smooth. Put my paper on, leaving it 1/16" from the edge. That way you can run it right into the corner, and sand the inside and edges at the same time. It does leave a black line from the metal but not a grove. This is just how I was taught. Anyone else do this?
I sand my angles first then screws then flats and butts. Screw sanding will leave marks in your flats🤣 And i sand my angles first because sometimes you sand the screws at the same time.not to over sand screws!🤣👌👍👍😎👊🇨🇦🇨🇦
Hi, I watch your videos for quite some time now and I believe I saw you using a planex in the past. Did you quit using it or the goal of this video was to use cheaper tools? If you did quit using it, would you please share why? Thank you!
Thanks dude. I’ve been watching and rewatching a bunch of your videos and it’s getting me through finishing my new garage by myself. Just wanted to buy you a coffee and let you know that you rock 🤙🏻
Vancouver Carpenter is just the best. All the little tricks that just make life easier.
Just popping in as others to thank you for your beginner's guide to taping drywall. Your videos are straightforward and free of fluff, packed with solid advice, and they gave me both incredible confidence and results in my most recent drywall project.
Thank you so much!
Been renovating my house by myself and your videos have taught/helped me out so much. Congratulations on 500k subs!
Thanks :)
500k subscribers?! What?! Wow, congratulations! You are amazing
Me too. Informative. Detailed.
@@vancouvercarpenterthis is the best series, nice to have everything in one place. I would love to see you go from start to finish coaching a newbie on this.
@@KevinEldridgeswx hm
Bro, the "Did I trigger anyone" made me laugh, thankful we still have normal people on earth.
Amen, brother…
I laughed so hard. There are still people out there that wear masks every day in a car by their self.
@@johnbange6338lmao yeah
Definitely the best channel for any type of drywall work. You have saved me hours while working on my home projects. The angle trick w/ the wall sander is an amazing tip. I wasted so much time going back to touch up my mistakes when vertically sanding.
Agreed! In three months, Ben’s content has helped me go from a total dummy with drywall to making this mess of a house begin to have attractive walls. Hoping he’ll start doing more carpentry videos because he’s a great teacher
I’m at sanding day and before heading in I thought, “I wonder if the Vancouver Carpenter has a video on sanding?” This is great man, thank you for the content. This is the second large project your videos have helped me on. Cheers!
I've been rebuilding my house after a natural disaster for the last six months. Finally past hanging drywall and have been working on taping/mudding for the last few days with the help of these tutorials. It's so nice that you've broken these down sequentially by day, such that I watch a video and that gets me going for one (actually more) day of work. Then I watch the next video the next morning, and I'm off to the races again.
I was really apprehensive to do mudding and taping, as I always thought it to be an art form. With these tricks and clear explanation, I've been able to tackle it no problem. Like you quoted in a previous video, it's just paper mache for adults!! Thanks for the clear explanation on things.
Thank you, sir. I'm getting ready to move a light switch from my hallway, and put it in a 3-gang instead of having a 2-gang, and 1-gang. The one I'm moving is about 8 inches from the entrance to the kitchen so it'll be a bit of a pain. Your videos have inspired me to make the necessary repairs to the drywall, and even do the project in the first place. Moving the switch is the easy part. It's repairing the drywall that spooks me because it could potentially be hideous, lol.
500K Subscribers.....wow, more and more peeps are benifitting from your generous sharing of knowlege along with a great sense of humour! Love your content! Keep up the great work. Hope you and your family are doing well! Cheers!
Congratulations on 500k subs! Quite an achievement! Your teaching has been invaluable to me.
Thank you so much, didn't know about keeping sander at a slight angle....along with tearing off the side of sponge to prevent lines....So much knowledge acquired I am sure...by some form of suffering before hand...Thank you appreciate your channel very much...and that you saved me from some of my own mistakes. ...:)
My pleasure. That's what these videos are all about.
I requested a sanding video a few months back as it is a weak spot for me, I really appreciate this.
Thank you.
I have always struggled with mudding. I was just never happy with the results and I would end up hiring someone to come finish it. After watching these 4 videos I now understand what I was doing wrong. You laid it all out so that even this old man can see how it is done! Thank you so much.
Now to tackle the bathroom!
CONGRATS ON 500k! Been here since around 165k and have enjoyed the journey!🎉
Thank you!!!!
Thanks for the great videos. My first drywall job, I watched a different/generalist UA-camr. My latest job I used your beginner series and the results are night and day!
wow! that's nice to hear!
I wish I would’ve watched this prior to my studio build…. I had that God-#$%, mother-#$%#$% grooves from using the wrong sand paper (and tools) ALL OVER my room. And, I had no idea they were there till I started putting primer on 🤦♂️. Talk about a newbie mistake. It’s the only part of the job I screwed up. But, this channel and Jeff’s “Home Renovation DIY” walked me through my entire build, from building the wall frames to hanging the drywall, to painting it. For that I’m eternally grateful. Of all the “soundproof studio” options my wife and I were looking at, doing it myself saved us $8K, and had a MUCH better room. Thank you!!!!!!🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏
Jack of all trades! I love the fact that I come to the same person to check what sandpaper I use for drywall and should I be riding indy 139s with a 8.25 😂😂. Keep up the good work!
Thanks for the tips! Like others, your videos have made it possible for me to do acceptable drywall work. As an enthusiastic n00b, I found these tips very handy: 1) If there's a window in the room you're sanding, put a box fan in it blowing out. This keeps the dust out of the rest of the house and your lungs after you take the mask off. 2) Put a pad/cushion on the end of your sanding pole. When you're looking at the wall and hit something with the other end of your pole, that something doesn't get broken, dented, or angry
I like that cushion on the end of the pole idea. I've definitely been there when it dents something. Thanks!
What about the dust left on the walls? Do you paint over it, or wipe it down first? If you wipe it down, what do you use? I saw someone wipe it with a damp sponge, but don’t know if it should then be allowed to dry before painting.
@@leeb.7188 Wipe it off with a damp rag or sponge and wait for it to dry. You should always wipe down any surface you are going to paint. The surface needs to be clean for the paint to stick to it.
Man i am really happy finding your channel . I made a drywall ceiling and i will say ididnt do good on all the steps. And i painted it allready and now i can see the joints . Please make a video about repairing an allready painted drywall with poorly filled and sanded joints. I know i ask for a lot. Any way i am really thankful for finding this channel. God bless you
The fix depends on why you can see the joints.
If you didn't fill the joints well and what you're seeing is where the tape or edges of drywall sticks out a tiny bit beyond the face of the drywall, then the only thing you can do is mud the joints flat/smooth and then repaint. Drywall mud can go over paint, so its basically the same process as if you hadn't painted. You will probably need to prime the whole surface before painting to get an even finish.
If you're NOT seeing the edges of the tape and the mud is covering everything and making the ceiling flat/smooth, but you're getting a 'shadow' of the joint through the paint then the problem is with the paint or the process you used to paint. New drywall has to be sealed because the paper face and the mud absorb moisture at different rates which gives you streaks as the paint dries unevenly. Some paints have primers in them that can seal the drywall but some do not. If this is the problem, then you can repaint the ceiling using a primer that seals drywall and then the ceiling paint.
@@Anytus2007 thanks a lot i see . I didn't properly fill the joints and i have some butjoints that stick out tho. But now i see. Thanks for the comment. Really helpful.
SWEET, I learned to keep the sander at an angle a while back too; cuts in lines or flips. I also do a lot of cleaning up with the knife as well wherever possible. The corner tool looks like a time-saver, and the large pad may even be of use someday; thanks.
Thank you for making a gruelling, tedious job like drywall manageable and digestible. Your videos have gone a long way to help save a lot of headache and excessive sanding.
This is my new favourite channel. Thanks for making these videos!
Big thanks for all the content you post! I am not a professional; just a retired guy doing home projects, etc. Small stuff mostly but I have learned so much. Thank-you!
Absolutely the best drywall technique teacher I’ve ever watched, or worked with!
Soon as I catch up on bills there are 3 drywall instuctors I'm going to give some $thanks to. You guys are awesome for all your help. 👍
Awesome series of videos dude Thanks. As a novice i use a flood light against the wall im working on to show every detail
Thank You for all those good tips! Greetings from Roumania. Live long and prosper!
These videos are so helpful. I've got a bunch of sanding to do tomorrow and I'm going to follow what was taught in this video.
Ben you got to 500k!!! Nice job dude. It’s been an incredible journey so far. Here’s to another 500k.
Thank you!!!!
He's earned it, great channel with very high quality content. One of the best on drywall and renos on YT. Really glad to see $$ coming his way !
Thanks Ben. This will help me get my drywall project done so I can get back to doing fun things, like skating.
👍 I bet your walls and ceilings look so good it's like they were poured in place.🙂 Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for your video. Really great. Helped me a lot. My project is going well thanks to you
Your videos have help me understand the issues and methods for drywall . Sadly I see how bad my contractor is trying to complete a simple repair without calling his professional subs!
great content,im working on drywall since 16 years old and im learning stuff here!!,there in america you have lots more stuff than here in spain,great work. ill like a video about how to repair a knife or tools when they have a micro dent and let lines on the plaste.
What are your thoughts about the powered pole sanders with vacuum? I'm 60 yrs with bad shoulders. I only do small contracting that is mostly remodel/repair jobs . And I'm just good enough to be dangerous at drywall lol. Your videos have "filled " the holes in the information I got from my father. I greatly appreciate your videos and love the information you pass along!
Got my kitchen down too the studs. Can't wait to drywall it. Your videos are spot on. I am pretty sure I can do a good job with the help of you videos. About 2 weeks I will be slinging some mud.
Hope it's going well, I'm finally done my mud job for now, not a fan of the stuff.
Glad I'm just filling some holes and fixing corners, but I'll have to remember about sanding somewhat on the diagonal.
I agree. Worked well for me today.
Thanks for the tips. Learning a bunch and saving a bunch of money as I gain more skill
Congrats on 500 subscribers! You’re going to leave that number in the dust….drywall dust?😂 I never miss a video. Thanks for all your tips and tricks. 👍
Thanks!
Cell phone light comes out for this purpose, already is with me in my pocket, nice bright single point LED to highlight what needs more TLC.
Thanks to you I picked up those angled sponge which get into corners better than my aqua air sandkleen water filter's sanding screen pad. I don't see a product like it nowadays, was tens of dollars and captures all the mess.
Thanks for that video mate, I was about to do it all wrong!! All the best from England.
My drywall hero!
That sanding finish makes all the difference. Nothing like spending hours and work mudding a wall to perfection and then to sand it into a war zone.
…I could write a book about that very issue, regarding a soundproof studio build I just finished. I did everything right, and was very proud, and happy about everything turned out, but the mud/tape/sanding brought me to my knees. I had NO idea how much skill was involved in that part of the job.
Perfect timing! I'm sanding this weekend and was pretty discouraged after a few hours. I'll apply your tips and let you know how it goes.
Turns out, your suggestions work.
Turning the rectangular sander about 10 degrees was the most obvious improvement in results. No lines!
Some really good tips to kind of understand the process that most mid level tapers do just by instinct. You didn’t trigger me with the mask comment…you really “boosted” my confidence though in small jobs. Do you sponge the dust?? I do.
Quick question
If i'm absolutely atrocious at applying the mud (say i skipped your days 1-3 videos), could i still claw myself back to a decent wall by sanding?
Would the tradeoff just be that i have a lot more dust/mess to deal with?
Wow this series was so informative!
Best way to do drywall repair over painted surfaces
I needed this video last week hahaha but thanks for the upload and amazing info as always!
Having a rethink over lightly wetting my tape now after 1 video, now i'm conflicted over gettin 1 of those corner sanders if folks just go back into the corners with an angled sponge to tune them up anyway, and i've been putting off the couple vinyl beads i have to do in the garage. i'm not sure whether to staple or just 77 them, how to join them at the corners, and whether to start with QS before reg mud or not. I'm good at fixing corner beads because of your great how-to but almost terrified of installing them for some reason. -U10
I'm so appreciative of your videos. You are the rare person that explains how to apply pressure and where on the knife as you wipe the mud. I'm doing a flat finish, no texture. Do I need to do a skim coat or can I prime and paint after 4 coats?
I have looked around my house walls and see all kinds of imperfections in corner beads, corners, butt joints, and just everywhere. After watching all the videos, I'm certain I can do my basement much better.
I hope it goes well!
I always learn something from your shows thanks 🤗
best drywall series on youtube. thanks. like the trigger joke. they cant breath wearing their mud mask underwater.
Thank you for all the tips! I have some experience with my festool 5 inch orbital and vacuum / retired trim carpenter turned RN/and tried it out with our first tape and mud project/1913 house:) As far as I can tell it worked great, lowest speed setting and 220 paper. Any thoughts? No mess and allowed me to smooth out areas I had left to much mud. Appreciate all your tips and videos... very helpful!!
great, pleasant teaching ! Thank you.
Thanx so much for your entertaining & informative videos.
Great videos! I wanted to confirm, you first pre-fill gaps, then apply a coat of mud that you then apply tape over, let it dry for a day, then apply the first coat of mud over the tape, let it dry again, then a second (last) coat over the tape? For corners, you only apply one coat over the tape?
[to what extent] do you wipe down surfaces to remove dust before paint?
Will you ever try your hand at plastering? It gives a nicer and more durable finish, and there is none of this sanding business to be done. You have the technique of applying plaster down already, so you should definitely give it a shot at some point!
Thank you for the video! What is day 5? Do you wipe down the walls before paint with a wet tower or vacuum? Anything to remove the dust before painting?
Dude, excellent videos here. Thank you
I want to smooth the orange peel texture off a small bathroom wall, per your other video on smoothing the wall do I to sand afterwards? Thanks I have kerned so much from your videos
Have you done or will you do a video on repairing sand textured painted walls?
Ben, I love your channel. Have you done any videos on how to repair a poorly cut A/C vent hole in drywall? I’m replacing registers on my ceiling, and one now has a gap showing.
I fixed overcut air vents by following his videos on overcut outlet boxes and switch boxes. The concepts are identical.
Excellent tutorial! Thank you!
I always have a challenge with how to clear off the dust after finish sanding and prepping for painting and use a damp large sponge to try to remove as much of it as possible, but even a slightly damp sponge can be too much moisture for the really thin and feathered areas. Do you have any suggestions for cleaning those situations for paint prep?
Yup. Don’t wipe it off. Just get the clumps out of the corners. The rest will just get absorbed into paint while you roll like it has been designed to. Don’t do more work than you need to.
I use a vaccum , shop vac, with a soft floor brush. I then use a mop you can buy for the purpose from Cloverdale paint , home depot etc, on a pole that shakes or vaccums out. The fiber cloths from Costco or Amazon etc work very well here also.
I am the painter on all my small jobs, and do not want any grit trapped in the primer.
No dampness or water of any sort used.
I use this : Radius Duster Washable Microfiber Duster Pad, @@dad1432
Any trade will tell you dust negates the adhesion of mortar, stucco, concrete, drywall mud , glue , paint , surfacers, etc etc @@dad1432
I used a soft broom and finished with my leaf blower and a fan to pull the dust out a window.
I have alot of spots in my house where I need to apply spackle or joint compound to painted walls. Do you have any videos on this?
When should you use the electric sander with the long neck? (Like a Festool Planex lhs). Is it overkill?
Learned so much from you! Question: I am remodeling a room and the tape where the ceilings meet the walls was coming loose after 30 years so I was able to peal it away without leaving any tape behind. I sanded both sides with an orbital sander - but not super thoroughly - leaving some old compound behind, will there be a problem adhering the new tape? plan on using all purpose and straight flex 90.
I think US uses sanding screen not paper(clogs easier), with pad of foam base. Do you need to blow off the surface dust? thanks
Do you have any advice on a vacuum style sander? Or cleanup in general. I was thinking of just using my air compressor and blasting the dust out of the shed I just finished putting panels up - but I don't know if there's a better way. I see some vacuum sanders on Amazon but they're expensive. Worth buying?
goooood job man
Recently the owner of my apartment building had the entire building replumbed and they tore out half my bathroom drywall, put in new and patched the seams (not well). Then the painter came in with the cheapest builder grade paint and did a poor job. I would like to repaint the bathroom but first I want to fill in some shallow gouges that are on the the edges of the drywall where it touches the vanity cabinet (that they didn't fill) but since now there are two coats of cheap paint on top of the gouges what product should I use and will it stick to the paint?
Or should I remove the paint layer over the gouge with an exacto knife to get down to the bare drywall, fill the gouge (with what?) and then spot prime and repaint the wall?
Thanks for your help!
remove any lose debris and clean the walls really well. Feel free to give the old paint a light sanding if it can handle it without getting torn up. Go over everything with a water based primer, it may take a few coats. Fill in any voids with either Spackle or joint compound, wait for it to dry, sand it, and primer the patched spots.
So long as the primer sticks well enough to the old paint, any fillers and new paint will stick to the primer.
The corner sander you linked is not the same you are using in the video. Curious what brand you are using in the video.
How do you feel about using a sander like your festool for this with finer grit paper? They have a similar unit on amazon for like 200, obviously not a festool but should do the job.
Hey man I’m a JP carpenter myself here in NL and self taught plaster with a lot of your helpin your videos.. I’ve been using the radius 360 sander a lot what’s your opinion on those? Like that corner attachment I’ll give that a go, thanks cheers.
Please tell me where you bought your corner sander… we don’t have those in Quebec
Thanks, very helpful.
Ben, I've been working on a renovation in my bathroom. The walls started out with large single piece mirrors on all walls (we bought the house with this bathroom like that), and removed the mirrors to redo the walls. I scraped off the liquid nails and applied shellac to the places where the underlying drywall paper tore. For sanding, will a DeWalt square, vibration sander work, or am I better off getting the pole thingy you talked about? We got the electric one before I saw your channel.
I may have just missed it, but what “paper” did you use on the third poke - the one you used in the corners? And is it really the same as the second poke?
I want to paint my living room walls but the drywall is very stubbly. This showed up in my recommended lol. I’m just not sure I want to commit that much to a nice smooth finish, though it would make masking off the divide better to prevent bleed …
Two things about masking:
1. Frog tape with the tapered edge and whatever sealing polymer they put on it is just better. It's like 2-3x as expensive as the standard painter's tape, so I only use it in visually important areas that need a crisp line.
2. You can get a better line on uneven surfaces by caulking right before you paint. Last step before you paint the edge, run a small bead of a paintable clear caulking like DAP Dynaflex 230 Clear down the edge and smooth it with your finger to seal any gaps between the surface and your tape. After you paint the edge, carefully pull the tape while the paint and caulking are still wet to reveal a nice clean line. Because clear curing caulking usually starts white, you may be able to see small spots where the caulking oozed onto the surface under the tape, but in 3-7 days it will cure clear and you'll never see it. It is only visible at very low-angle lighting conditions when the shine difference between the caulking and the drywall can be seen.
The link is for 120 grit foam backed sandpaper. Where can I find 180? Thank you.
When should one use a damp sponge to sand?
I don't use a corner sander. I just take my flat Sander, sand the metal edge nice and smooth. Put my paper on, leaving it 1/16" from the edge. That way you can run it right into the corner, and sand the inside and edges at the same time. It does leave a black line from the metal but not a grove. This is just how I was taught. Anyone else do this?
For some reason, I wasn't getting alerts when you posted new videos.
Excellent content.
Does the entire wall need to be mudded or just the corners and butts?
thank you... much appreciated!
I sand my angles first then screws then flats and butts. Screw sanding will leave marks in your flats🤣 And i sand my angles first because sometimes you sand the screws at the same time.not to over sand screws!🤣👌👍👍😎👊🇨🇦🇨🇦
Dealing with the corners without a corner sander would just take more work with the sanding sponge?
Yes. I did it for years before I got the corner sander.
500k I wish I could video myself doing drywall but it’s tough great job
What about the round sanding discs ? Are they good?
Hi, I watch your videos for quite some time now and I believe I saw you using a planex in the past. Did you quit using it or the goal of this video was to use cheaper tools? If you did quit using it, would you please share why? Thank you!
What are your thoughts on wet sanding ?
Hey what's up! Do you still have the skate channel? I cant find it anymore
Another great video from the master, Yoo make some skate vids
Working on it 🙂
Great video