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 a half inch of
mud under it, and tape sections that have no mud under them.

ARRGHGGHGHGHHHHH!

sigh

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

a

"a" wrote in message news:mCPdj.51027$5l3.581@edtnps82...
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 a half inch of
mud under it, and tape sections that have no mud under them.

ARRGHGGHGHGHHHHH!

sigh

What is the easiest/best way to recover from a very bad taping job?
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Make her do it over.

On Dec 30, 6:19 pm, Bubba wrote:
On Sun, 30 Dec 2007 16:23:46 GMT, 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 a half inch of
mud under it, and tape sections that have no mud under them.

ARRGHGGHGHGHHHHH!

sigh

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

a

Have a professional come in to fix her **** up and take it from her
private stash.
Bubba

Hopefully it's premixed mud. You can slather a thick coat on it, wait
a bit for the coat underneath to soften up, and scrape the whole mess
off and start over. If it's setting type you're screwed.

In article , marson wrote:

Hopefully it's premixed mud. You can slather a thick coat on it, wait
a bit for the coat underneath to soften up, and scrape the whole mess
off and start over. If it's setting type you're screwed.

Sandable setting-type mud (e.g. EasySand) can be removed with water, too.

--
Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.

On Dec 30, 7:45 pm, (Doug Miller) wrote:
In article , marson wrote:

Hopefully it's premixed mud. You can slather a thick coat on it, wait
a bit for the coat underneath to soften up, and scrape the whole mess
off and start over. If it's setting type you're screwed.

Sandable setting-type mud (e.g. EasySand) can be removed with water, too.

--
Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.

Yeah right. I should have said if she used Durabond, he's screwed.

"Doug Miller" wrote in message
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In article
, marson
wrote:

Hopefully it's premixed mud. You can slather a thick coat on it, wait
a bit for the coat underneath to soften up, and scrape the whole mess
off and start over. If it's setting type you're screwed.

Sandable setting-type mud (e.g. EasySand) can be removed with water, too.

--
Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.

A cheese grater type of file, normally used for Bondo auto body filler,
might cut it down pretty well.
Don Young