Smoothing OSB Plywood using Drywall Mud
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- Опубліковано 5 лип 2024
- I had the thought to see if I could use drywall mud to fill in the groves in a piece of OSB plywood . My expectations were right. It works. Check out my video to see how It turned out.
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I did my whole 24x24 garage this way. Fast and cheap. I used a wet sponge to wipe it smooth. No sanding or dust. After 3 or 4 panels youll get it figured out and you can fly through the process.
now i want to experiment. i bet a light sanding of the osb before the mud would make a better result, i.e. like the edges that got smoothed by the saw blade. maybe even a quick but heavy sanding with a belt sander
I'm about to attemp this using 20 minute drywall mud.
I bought 440 sheets of Formica for 400 bucks several years ago. And since I still have about 400 left... I know what I would have done.
I'm using OSB for new soffit material to finish a 2'w x 72'l roof' extension. I've done exactly the same thing, only I used the other side of the OSB. The surface is flatter, with out any ridges. Other than that we've both used OSB in a unique way to save on expenses. Cheers!
This video came out at just the right time for me. I took an osb ceiling out of the garage and I'm turning it into some sturdy storage boxes.
That’s awesome ! Great way to repurpose old material!
I like the idea of using OSB for finish products like shelves. One expansion on your method is to prime the OSB first. In construction we used OSB mostly for interior garage or basement work but found priming it prevents the strands from swelling and keeps excessive water from dissolving the material altogether. Spackle and drywall mud work great on filling imperfections like OSB spaces as well as resurfacing old house trim that has paint runs or gouges.
I’ll get some and try it next time. I might be doing this more often.
Do you use oil base primer?
That being said about using primer first, I have a small porch on my house that has painted OSB. I want to change the color and was wondering if mud would work over existing paint? I assume I would have to either sand or prime first to remove the gloss?
@@bonniebee7274 Mud as in drywall compound is water based is not for exterior surfaces. Exterior spackle works as would bondo.
@@stephensano9156it is the interior porch walls not exterior
I tried today and it really works! Thank you!
I would have added some PVA glue in the mud because only mud might flake off more easily I reckon. Also first I would have sprayed the OSB with water to raise the grain and sand it right after, to avoid the actual mud raising the grain.
Interesting, curious about longevity. Keep us posted!
I will be curious as well.
Could you use the drywall mud to testier this type of wood
As one commenter stated pva binding glue or some type non-water-based sealer like primer should be used prior to mud. Videos are like seeing food on tv and the host telling you how good it smells.
Thanks for showing us your experiment, I hope you would show us if it didn't work cos that's just as important! Interesting to know about drywall mud as we are using plywood to line our house but having trouble smoothing the gaps... Not sure if it would be too brittle and crack with the natural movement of the wood though.
I think it probably would crack from moister and movement. If your also wrapping your house with Tyvek , it should smooth out the seems naturally .
This is a great technique which I use often for creating access panels. But you need to do as @stephensano9156 says and prime the osb first or you are going to see warpage on anything over about a square foot in size from the osb (or plywood which is surprisingly more susceptible to this) absorbing the moisture out of the mud.
Even if you used plywood you would need to put on two layers of paint to get a decent cover so I think you have a winner.
Very true
if you use harder drywall mud it will sand out with the wood.
Not to be a dick but at 5:30 or so you said that it didn't come out that well but in your conclusion you said you recommend it?
You might of missed it, he said it pretty quick, the comparison where he doesn't recommend was straight painted OSB.