Just realized 90% of my taper problems came from not wetting the mud enough

Was on a job in Arlington last Tuesday, doing a big basement finish. This old timer walks through, looks at my pan, and just says 'your mud is to stiff man'. I mean I always thought thicker was better less drips. He showed me to mix it wetter than I ever tried felt like soup honestly. But man the way it spread out flat with no dragging marks. First coat looked better than my usual second coat. Anyone else ever get told they run their mud to dry?

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abby_chen4d ago

Arlington inspector told me taping wetter actually forces more air out from behind the tape.

iris_jones893d ago

Nah, that inspector's got it backwards. Wet mud traps air bubbles if you go too fast with the knife.

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