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Vent: My spray bottle trick for stopping joint compound from crusting up
I was finishing a ceiling in an older house, and the mud kept drying out super fast (like, way faster than usual, which was annoying). It made my seams lumpy because I had to keep scraping and remixing, so I was losing time. On a whim, I grabbed a clean spray bottle from my kit and filled it with plain water. Now, when the compound in my pan starts to skin over, I give it one or two light sprays and stir it lightly with my knife. This keeps it smooth and easy to spread for another good while without making it too thin. It sounds silly, but it saved me from having to trash half a pan on that job. I've been doing it ever since, and it seems to work with different brands of mud too. Anyone have thoughts on if this could cause issues down the line, or is it a solid move?
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