I have some small drywall patching to do in a bathroom where the vanity
countertop was removed. After patching i need to texture (knockdown
texture). It will only be a few ~ 3" X 6" areas. What's the best way to
put on small amounts of texture to match a knockdown texture?? Does
Home Depot or other places have texture in spray cans??

On the last coat, just apply the drywall cmpd in the area so that
portions of the new cmpd are slightly above the finished surrounding
area. Allow to almost completely dry, then take your widest
putty/drywall knife and "knock down" the raised parts by pushing the
blade over it at a shallow angle. By the last repair, you'll get it. HD
doesn't have knock-down in a can. Tom

How do you apply that last coat to make portions slightly higher? Do
mean like skip troweling?? Do you use a regular drywall knife for that?

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I have some small drywall patching to do in a bathroom where the
vanity countertop was removed. After patching i need to texture
(knockdown texture). It will only be a few ~ 3" X 6" areas. What's
the best way to put on small amounts of texture to match a knockdown
texture??

Try thinning the compound to the point where you can dip a coarse brush
and "flip" it...just hit the brush against your hand. Experiment for
thinness and distance. Once you get a decent coarse orange peel, use a
trowel to knock it down.

Does Home Depot or other places have texture in spray cans??

Yes. Expensive and not great.


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By 'flipping', do you mean kinda splattering it on the wall in small
clumps with a coarse brush??

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By 'flipping', do you mean kinda splattering it on the wall in small
clumps with a coarse brush??

Right.

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Practice on sheetrock, cardboard, or whatever you can get your hands
on. Splatter on watered down joint compound, wait 15 minutes or so and
knock it down with a trowel.

For such a small area you could use a paint brush, turkey baster,
straw, roller, etc to apply the splatter.

Keep practicing until you get a process that matches the original.

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I have some small drywall patching to do in a bathroom where the vanity
countertop was removed. After patching i need to texture (knockdown
texture). It will only be a few ~ 3" X 6" areas. What's the best way to
put on small amounts of texture to match a knockdown texture?? Does
Home Depot or other places have texture in spray cans??


Use an old whisk broom, thin mud, and flick it on. Just a very little at a
time, until you have matched what's there. Let it dry for a while, then
knock down. Practice on a piece of scrap sheetrock.

Steve