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My wife said my taping looked like a 'nervous spiderweb' on our living room ceiling.
She was right, I was using way too much pressure on the knife and leaving thick ridges everywhere. I switched to lighter passes with a 6-inch taping knife and the finish is way smoother now. Anyone else get a funny critique that actually helped?
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the_blair3mo ago
Oh man, that's a perfect way to put it. My dad called my first mud job "textured by a gorilla." Light touch is everything... it's so easy to press too hard when you're new. That spiderweb line would stick in my head forever.
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karenw903mo ago
Hah, my partner said my first attempt looked like a toddler finger-painted the wall. That light touch is a total game changer.
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wrenwilson2mo ago
Oh my gosh, YES. My buddy was helping his sister paint and she told him his cut-in line looked like a "drunk seismograph reading." He was trying to go way too fast and his hand was all shaky. It's like what @karenw90 said, you have to slow down and relax your grip. He practiced on some cardboard first and it came out perfect. That one silly comment totally fixed his technique.
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