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I’ve been doing my own drywall and repairs for the better part of 2 decades and I still learn something every time I watch a video of yours. Thanks so much.
Thanks, glad I could help you out 😎. And thanks for subscribing!
I'm a red seal painter, so doing a bit of drywall comes with the trade.
I've learned that I'm doing a lot of things wrong!
You're making me a better painter and that let's me train my apprentices better.
Thanks!
Thanks as always for your tips and clarifications. You’re a god-send for DIY’ers like ME! 👍🏼
Thank you for the quick explanation. Appreciate a quick, to-the-point video.
Thank you for all these videos! I bought a house that I think they drywalled drunk, every seam and corner is a new nightmare, drywall hung horizontal and vertical with angles and ceilings all done bad and then some weird minimal texture to boot! After 3 renovations I thought I could handle it, but drywall is a true science and an art. You're an amazing teacher and I hope you're feeling well these days!
Thank you. Guy
Getting ready to remove popcorn texture on my walls, starting with my office room to get some practice. This is just what I needed to know..
Now on to the rest of the videos to absorb as much as possible.
Thanks for breaking it down to 3 types does all. It's confusing to us novices. Starting a basement development this year and thus will help immensely. Thanks very much
Short and to the point. I basically don’t need anything more than the green lid and the blue lid!
Thank you so much. After watching your videos, I feel ready to take on my first drywall job.
The plethora of options can be confusing. Thanks for sorting it out!
Been looking for a comparison video all night - thanks
I dont drywall specifically for a living but i do a lot of it myself. I stopped using the Green finishing boxes. I found theres no point after working with a couple drywall guys on a huge job.
I use the quickset 20,45,90 for prefills.
Yellow box of taping mud.
Blue box of Lightweight all purpose for the rest of the coats to finish.
Taking my drywall game to the next level!
Excellent tutorial! Just what I needed. Thank you!
Glad it helped!
This is perfect.... simple and to the point. Starting my first job with taping and drywall tomorrow... this helped alot. Except my mud is MEDUM weight!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣
Excellent video, you answer the question I was looking for as to which mud is better for taping. Thank you
I have been watching your videos to help me in my mudding endeavors and I bought the level 5 after after watching your demo of it and it does a great job
Awesome. Thanks
Thanks for keeping it simple yet informative without too much "Character".
The fact that you reply too everyone is cool .
I try. I'm one of the few that do.
As a diy, I wish they offered All Purpose or Plus 3 in powder form. Buying a bucket or box, I feel I am just throwing money away as I would never use that much on my jobs and feel it will be too dry a year later when I have a need to use it again. Powder that you can mix as needed on the other hand I feel will keep longer assuming it is not stored in a humid location.
I used to think that until I tested my powdered all purpose in a CZcams video against other forms and it stuck poorly. I contacted USG and they said it actually only has a shelflife of six months once you open it and mine was about a year old.
I did learn something this year (2021), and that was to never mix manufacturers mud. I did and after applying it started to act like "sour milk " and curdled on the joint tape, lol will stick to one brand.
Really appreciate your videos, and Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
I have never tried that but good to know for future use. That sounds like a really bad day.
Great video I appreciate the content, because I was looking for the differences in the mud.
Amen! I have been using that advice for months in fixing my house and has worked beautifully. Def like the 45 min over 20 min
Thanks for the tips. I never used plus 3 before. I will on my next project this week.
Always watch these videos. Not going to do any drywall work anytime soon but I like to stay current and always a good refresher.
Thanks for explainging the different joint compounds. It's alot more clear to me now.
Happy to help!
Thanks for the information
Great videos, DYI info is great, I enjoy the no Drama, just the facts.
Thank you for your support Barry!
Awesome video, I really appreciate the thorough and easy to follow explanation. Good stuff! 👍🏻
Very educational
Perfect explanation of the where when and why of drywall muds!
I never seen 180, Durabond had 210 but I've not seen it in awhile. Plus 3 had tinted mud in boxes. It helped seeing pot marks and scratches. I mostly use green top for everything except patches, Durabond on patches.
Green sand too hard. Plus 3 is killer
So basically use all purpose for taping and corner beads. Light weight for smoothing coats.
That is the gold standard although I have done some testing and shown that the lightweight mud sticks just as good
@@ThatKiltedGuyDIY Can all purpose be used for filling joints?
You can use all purpose for anything but deeper fills. If your prefilling spots with missing Corners, deep gaps or wide gaps Etc, use hot mud.
Great video guy! Thanks! I'll have to get me some plus3 for my final skim coat!
Thanks!
What's the best for imperfections on the wall. Someone had removed the railing to the wall and now there's a imperfection there. They already went over with drywall mud but you can still see where the railing was.
Probably more mud and better technique
This was very informative, I appreciate you
You amish guy and your kalts, keep up the good work
I don't like plus 3. I can't seem to get it as flat as all purpose. Unless I am fill holes or making repairs I tend to just stay with all purpose.
Thanks!!!
Thank you for another very informative video. Will be doing some drywall repairs pretty soon.
Just using CGC (USGC in the US.) Sheetrock 45 so far. It does the small jobs & repair work that I have come across so far. Will need the all purpose to repair a full wall that was NOT done right. That project got bumped down the list for now due to time & money constraints.
Can you please do a separate video on how you clean up and dispose of any extra waste?
Well I mostly just toss it
Thanks!
Thanks for the education!
Great video! Thank you for the info. Wish you the best.
All I use is USG general purpose, and plus 3.
Would love your opinion on Easy Sand 20 compound powder, I plan on mixing a batch as I need it. Presently prepping the walls and getting ready to repaint the walls.
If you know how to use it, it’s my favorite product
Thanks so much. You're a great teacher 👍
Very helpful. Thanks for sharing.
Can someone please tell me why you shouldn’t use the all purpose with mesh tape? Admittedly I’ve been doing this for multiple years on dozens of projects. Haven’t came across any issues but I’m always trying to learn and better myself.
Because every mesh tape manufacturer says not to because it will be much more prone to cracking if you don’t use hot mud
Thanks for the knowledge! 💪💯
Great information! Appreciate you!
Imo...midweight(purple lid) is the best mud to use period!!! Taping, bedding, skimming, bead sticking and coating. Green lid is great for Taping and that's it!! If you use for anything else it shrinks too much and you'll be spotting screws 4, 5,6, times, a waste of time. Blue lid shouldn't be used for Taping or sticking bead because of it's lack of vinyls and won't adhere properly or at all. Purple purple purple 1 product on the job site please.
Thanks for the info, that helps
topping is for level 5 finish
Topping is for anything except the first coat of corner bead and taping. That may be your personal preference but that’s not the way the manufacture intended it.
for 99% of my Jopbs i just use all purpose and plus 3 for everything.
Thanks for the videos, working on a room now, not a pro, and your videos have been , and still are very informative. In Canada there is a mud that I have found called machine mud. It's a lightweight all purpose intended for machine applications. But it works very well by hand, really good adhesion for taping.
I've heard that
That Kilted Guy and Vancouver Carpenter are my two go to channels for tips and tricks. Vancouver talks more on the differences in products up there compared to the states. But both are great!
Thanks
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Great video. Absolutely love The Kilted Guy videos.I have plaster wallboard in my home, which was built in 1951. What would I use for repairs & taping? TYIA.
For plaster, either Dura bond or fast setting easy sand
Thanks, very helpful.
I do drywall work professionally and videos like this really upped my game when it comes to helping out the company 🫡
Thank you!
Thank you for the great advice
You are so welcome!
Proform dry wall all-purpose light weight mud is good for taping ?!
Love your videos.
What are best the coat for outdoor walls
I enjoy your videos!
tkz that was very helpful
Glad it helped
Thanks 🙏 for the info
Thanks for your videos!
Thanks Erica and thanks for subscribing and joining our journey.
Can you do a video on skim coating a textured wall?
Thanks for the explain
Thanks for the info!
Any time!
Love the info
Gracias!
throw out the plus 3
I’ll put my input here for my viewers, +3 is my favorite and I will use it forever.
Nce and simple
So now I need to return the topping and get more plus 3😢
Topping is fine for All but embedding and the 1st coat on cornerbead.
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Thank you for the videos! I am new owner to a house that needs a bit of love, and have patched my first pieces of drywall after taking out 80s style built in tv console. I had been using Drydex for the holes, but finally (found) usg at Home Depot. Is there a difference with the dust control? Is that one ok to use for corner bead board...hot mud seems ideal ... but nervous I may not get it perfect.
Thanks very helpful
I don't understand why when i finish a joint and its ready to paint you can see where i mudded by the slick cover. The painted walls over the drywall is orange peel and my joints are smooth. What can be done to make it all the same texture?
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Another great and educational video. I’m a DIYer. If I am smoothing knock down to a (hopefully) level 5, can I do all my coats with Plus 3?
Yes
Great video, I have a question can I use the all purpose for texture, like orange peel and knock down?
Yes
I just used dap dry dex over the fixed screw pops and had alot of them. I put the spackle in a mud pan, long story shirt, it didnt spread to well. What did i do wrong? Should i used the blue bucket?
Dry Dex feels like bubble gum to me. I recommend only using all purpose regular drywall joint compound
@ThatKiltedGuyDIY I am assuming that's the green top. Isnt that hard to sand?
@@cpaul57 compared to +3 the differences minor but yes it’s harder to sand. I prefer to tell people to use all purpose or all purpose lightweight instead of the lid colors because it’s not always green and blue depending on the brand you buy. I will teach all of this stuff in depth in my courses at drywallacademy.com
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Great video
What can i use to repair chipped plaster?
Use the hot mud
Your the best
Good info
I am looking to finish my garage. It is a level 1. What mud would you suggest?
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So I hear the regular all purpose for taping, then plus 3 lightweight for the rest. Does that mean you goop on the regular on then put your tape in then switch to lightweight to go over the tape? Also, I've seen some people suggest just use the lightweight but add glue to it?
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Just thought of a question. I have houses in Illinois and Florida. Working on my house in Illinois is easy because everything is smooth but in Florida everything is textured. I've tried knock down texturing and did ok but really could use a video on how to do different knock down textures. Any chance you could show us how it's done?
Already done- Wall & Ceiling Textures Anyone Can do
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Is everything water soluble except for the quick set or the fast set compound? If everything's water soluble except for the fast setting compound then everything else should be pretty easy to clean up right? But how do you clean tools that you're using with a fast set mud? You can't just clean them off in the shower or dump them in the toilet since they'll form hard clumps that can clog drains... So how do you handle that?
Scrape with a mud knife and scrub with a green scrubber sponge. Even hot mouth is slightly water soluble when it’s wet. It’s not easy though
@@ThatKiltedGuyDIY thank you! I was so paranoid about using hot mud for this reason but I knew I needed to. Thanks for the reply!!
I guess you just went to mudding/Finishing as you got toward retirement.
I’ve been in construction over 40 years and out of that I have over 35 years of just Drywall so I didn’t go to it, I’ve been in it most of my career. That’s why I’m so good at it. Plus I analyze and test everything to get the fastest and best quality I can.
I have heard or read that 90min easysand mixes differently than 45 (not for the better). Any truth to this and is 45 better for this reason (unless you really needed the extra time)?
The main disadvantage to 90 minute is that the slower it sets up, the more it shrinks. Otherwise I can’t tell any difference
Great Vid, thank you! You recommend plus 3 for final skim coat on a level 5 finish? Thanks
Yes I do! And sand with the finest sandpaper you can, up to maybe 320. I use 220.
Brilliant tips 🇦🇺
Thanks, I appreciate that 😎, & Thanks for subscribing!
I removed old popcorn off the ceiling and has a rough texture left with some old mud. I plan to smooth it out before texturing. I was thinking maybe 20 min mud with some wood glue mixed in it as my first coat, followed by plus3, instead of two coats of plus3. What do you think?
I’m now teaching classes about all this stuff on the drywallacademy.com. Tell me why you’re thinking about using hot mud and why you’re thinking about using glue?
@@ThatKiltedGuyDIY I want to use hot mud because I want to fill large holes, get it set quicker, and strong bond. Addition of wood glue would make it stick better and cause less problems down the road; any wood or PVA glue gives good adhesion to old paint and repairs.