a wrote:
Smitty Two wrote:
In article VJPdj.51032$5l3.20353@edtnps82, a wrote:

OK, so I'm in the middle of taping the drywall in my basement. Walls are
done with 1st coat and ceiling was next. I was out last night with a group
of friends (the fellas) at a long planned Christmas break get-together.
There were friends, good friends, that I haven't seen in over a year.

I got in late last night and this morning, when I asked my wife what she
did last evening, said, "I started taping the ceiling..." I turned white.

Now, hard as rock, is tape with bubbles under it, tape that goes from
having a half inch of mud under it to sections that have no mud under them
at all.

ARRGHGGHGHGHHHHH!

sigh

What is the easiest/best way to recover from a very bad initial taping job?

Married for now,

a
water. a spray bottle should soften it enough to peel it right off. a
sponge to remove most of the residue and smooth what's left.

Really?? That easy?

a

Water will work, but I find it easier to use mud. Thin it down a bit and
put a coat over the seam. Give it some time to re-wet the dry mud before
scraping it off.