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patching drywall...any advice appreciated!
My wife and I are repainting our bathroom. It came with a border at the top
of the wall which we have had a HECK of a time getting off. In some places we have scraped past the paper of the drywall. We have put putty up and sanded it and painted but it looks odd. The wall itself where we havent scraped has the consistency of the outside of an orange, but the repaired section is smooth and different. Is there a way to make the patches look like the undamaged sections, short of putting up new drywall?? We are new to any type of drywall repairs so....thanks for any information. God bless. Rob |
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patching drywall...any advice appreciated!
On Jun 12, 9:31 pm, "R H" wrote:
My wife and I are repainting our bathroom. It came with a border at the top of the wall which we have had a HECK of a time getting off. In some places we have scraped past the paper of the drywall. We have put putty up and sanded it and painted but it looks odd. The wall itself where we havent scraped has the consistency of the outside of an orange, but the repaired section is smooth and different. Is there a way to make the patches look like the undamaged sections, short of putting up new drywall?? We are new to any type of drywall repairs so....thanks for any information. God bless. Rob Spray on drywall texture. Available in aerosol cans at Home Depot. Lowes, etc. |
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patching drywall...any advice appreciated!
i think you are describing the knap of the rollers used. put the new paint
on with a thicker roller 1/2 or 3/4 knap should do the trick "Eric9822" wrote in message ps.com... On Jun 12, 9:31 pm, "R H" wrote: My wife and I are repainting our bathroom. It came with a border at the top of the wall which we have had a HECK of a time getting off. In some places we have scraped past the paper of the drywall. We have put putty up and sanded it and painted but it looks odd. The wall itself where we havent scraped has the consistency of the outside of an orange, but the repaired section is smooth and different. Is there a way to make the patches look like the undamaged sections, short of putting up new drywall?? We are new to any type of drywall repairs so....thanks for any information. God bless. Rob Spray on drywall texture. Available in aerosol cans at Home Depot. Lowes, etc. |
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patching drywall...any advice appreciated!
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wrote: My wife and I are repainting our bathroom. It came with a border at the top of the wall which we have had a HECK of a time getting off. In some places we have scraped past the paper of the drywall. We have put putty up and sanded it and painted but it looks odd. The wall itself where we havent scraped has the consistency of the outside of an orange, but the repaired section is smooth and different. Is there a way to make the patches look like the undamaged sections, short of putting up new drywall?? We are new to any type of drywall repairs so....thanks for any information. God bless. Rob Drywall "mud" can be troweled on, rolled on, sprayed on, mixed with sand, etc. You have to ascertain how the texture was originally applied and match that technique. Get a drywall primer at you hardware store or google it. |
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patching drywall...any advice appreciated!
On Jun 13, 12:31 am, "R H" wrote:
My wife and I are repainting our bathroom. It came with a border at the top of the wall which we have had a HECK of a time getting off. In some places we have scraped past the paper of the drywall. We have put putty up and sanded it and painted but it looks odd. The wall itself where we havent scraped has the consistency of the outside of an orange, but the repaired section is smooth and different. Is there a way to make the patches look like the undamaged sections, short of putting up new drywall?? We are new to any type of drywall repairs so....thanks for any information. God bless. Rob First, please work on painting a word-picture. It's really difficult to work your words into a picture. J |
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