10 Things about Mudding Drywall I wish I knew when I started!

Summary by Krater

A DIYer shares tips and lessons learned over 15 years of plastering and drywall finishing, covering techniques for coating over paint, filling bubbles and gaps, managing trowels and knives, and handling carpet protection.

From the video

Answers: What are tips and things to know for plaster tying and drywall finishing?

• plaster tying
• drywall finishing
• skimming over paint
• fixing bubbles in drywall mud
• trowel and knife techniques
• corner coating

What it concludes

• Coating over paint always causes bubbles because mud is a porous surface over a non-porous surface, so the trapped air has nowhere to go; the work around is to quickly skim it all out.
• If you can see your tape through the mud, you haven't put enough mud on.
• It doesn't matter how you put the mud on, it only matters how it looks after you take it off.
• When coating corners, it is easier to get both sides coated at the same time and fine-tune the corner when you have mud on both sides.
• A 6-inch knife is the best all-round tool when it comes to taping and finishing drywall.