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My mudding game changed after I saw a guy in Spokane do his corners different
I used to always struggle with inside corners, they'd crack or look lumpy no matter what I did. Then last fall I was on a job with this older crew in Spokane and one guy showed me how he pre-fills the corner bead with a thin layer of mud before even taping. The difference in the finish was night and day, no bubbles or wrinkles at all. Has anyone else tried that method or do you stick to the traditional tape and mud right on the bead?
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johnson.faith1mo agoProlific Poster
Tbh I used to be a traditionalist about it, just slap the tape on and hope for the best. Never pre-filled or anything like that, figured it was a waste of time. But after trying it on a couple of jobs last month, I'm totally sold. The way it locks the bead in place and keeps those inside corners from bubbling up is crazy. Ngl I thought it was just some old timer trick that wouldn't make a difference, now I do it every time.
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jordan9031mo ago
Honestly, the whole "old timer trick nobody bothers with" thing is something I've been noticing more and more lately. It's like everyone is always chasing some new fancy tool or technique when the real gold is stuff people figured out decades ago. My grandpa was a farmer and he had this way of sharpening his own tools, nothing special, just a certain angle and a little oil. Tried it on my lawn mower blade last spring and it cut way better than any store-bought sharpener I ever used. So yeah, that pre-fill method sounds like the same kind of thing. Just a small shift in how you do a basic step that saves you a ton of headache later.
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