On 21 Apr 2005 07:53:14 -0700, someone wrote:

.... there were several areas where my patch piece is sticking out
almost a sixteenth of an inch farther out than the original wall.

Jeez, not even a whole 16th.... just feather it out with the compound.
There are drywalling "knives" (trowels) in common use that are about a
foot long, used for this type of thing. That aint nothin' You cannot
just pop a patch in and have it be perfectly smooth and flush. That
is what finishing drywall is all about.


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