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  2. Sanding the drywall after the joint compound, or mud, dries creates a smooth and even surface for applying primer and paint. This guide will show you the steps of how to sand drywall, the tools to use and the differences of wet vs. dry sanding.

    • Map Walls and Ceilings. Before sanding, round up a shadow light, a wide taping blade and a pencil (not a felt tip pen; it bleeds through paint). Map all wide seam work on ceilings and walls to plan how much to sand each seam.
    • Two Tools Handle the Bulk of the Sanding Work. For 80 percent of your work, you’ll use a hand sander on the lower walls and a pole sander on both the high portions of walls and all ceilings.
    • Apply Even Pressure. Apply an even-pressure, push-pull motion to work a hand sander inside the flat seams and along the narrow vertical nail/screw patterns.
    • Using a Pole Sander. Use a push-pull stroke with a pole sander. Your arms may turn to rubber, but using a pole sander is faster and easier than working a hand sander from a ladder.
  3. It takes just a few tools—a small and a large drywall knife and a swivel-head pole sander—to finish drywall. Here, Paul Landry, of P.L. Drywall in Waltham, Massachusetts, shows us how to mud and tape drywall, using premixed joint compound (a.k.a. “drywall mud”) and drywall tape.

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  4. Oct 29, 2013 · Learn how to tape and mud drywall the right way and reduce time spent sanding. We'll show you how to drywall inside and outside corners and steps to take to ensure your drywall project...

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  5. Sep 24, 2020 · Choose from two foolproof techniques to sand out any glaring drywall imperfections—lumps, ridges, and the like—so that you (and your walls) can enjoy a flawless finish. By Donna Boyle Schwartz...

  6. This guide details how to tape and mud drywall, the types of mud and tape to use for the tasks, and how to protect the floor and area where the mudding and taping is applied.

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