All the years I’ve been taping I’ve never seen this tool used so well and I’ve always stayed away from it because I just thought it was a waste of time. Great job sir.
Hi I did drywall finishing for about 40 years & have tried in the past to use one of the double angle knives with no success Just sat in the back of the van later to try again at some other time I never did get good at it but i didnt have the help of this video to get me thru it . Im retired now but still love seeing people do things I thought at the time was near impossible . Thank you I did use a 4 inch knife & got a similar result just didnt get both sides at once like you are doing here . My way was faster for me but I wasnt trying to actually show people how it could be done . Great job Dale
great job. Much quicker than flat trowel technique of one side, wait a day to dry etc... then the other. Using technique i was able to do the entire top coat in one day... Also good basic tips that improved my plastering generally... like starting an inch or so below the beginning edge... and working angle from am acute to flatter and flatter.. and to tilt away from previous plaster line when feathering off....very helpful.
Put mud right in the corner so that you have no more than 1 inch to 1 1/2 inch width of mud on each side of the corner. Stick your paper into the mud and use the corner trowel to press the tape into the mud. Use a fair amount of pressure because the idea is to squeeze excess mud out from under the paper and into an edge . Now make a tight pass with the trowel to push this excess mud (that was pushed out from under the tape) back into the corner and on top of the tape . As long as your corner is good ...stop. If you have mud squished out beyond the width of the trowel , you put too much on initially and you'll have to take it off . Let the mud set up . Take your six inch knife and apply some mud around the edges of the tape ...you will need very little . Use the knife to feather the outside edge in towards the corner with a tight coat. Then fix any corner issues . Two coats from start to finish is typical if you are careful in your technique, and any corners will need the most attention . I had to develop this technique because I have a bad eye that messes with my depth perception so using a 4 inch knife to do corners was not a good option for me.
I'm redoing my walls in my house as of now and just started using the USG Plus 3 for the first time. 2 questions about it - I noticed that it seems to scar/gouge a lot easier than All Purpose or hotmud. Once you get paint on it, does it still gouge really easy? I was considering switching to All Purpose on the walls and using Plus 3 only on the ceilings where its not likely to get gouged. Other question is if you mud over your walls/ceilings and you see spots where there is mud but you can see the drywall shining through b/c the mud is thin, will those spots show if you painted over them? I'm not experienced enough with paint to know so I decided to do 2 coats of mud just to make sure but I dont know if that was necessary or not.
The nice thing about plus 3 it is easy to sand and your able to feather the edges so they blend in. So when you paint you don’t see the hard line of where you apply the mud. So with that said once you apply the primer , it doesn’t gouge any easier than the other muds. Make sure you paint all you new sheet rock (drywall) with a sealer: PVA primer, Kilz or something like that. All you are doing is sealing the drywall mud so when you paint it doesn’t suck the paint into the areas that have Sheetrock mud on them. The paint goes on even.
If you have set your corner tape and mud is dry is there any reason to sand if the mud was feathered since its going to be covered by the next 2 or more coats? Some people do a lite sanding. Some don't do any sanding. Was just wondering what or is there any benefit to do that?
I don’t sand between coats of mud. I have found that if you sand between coats you leave a fine dust and the next coat will roll in spots leaving a rough section. I will scrap off the ridges and high spots with my 6” trowel. Then apply my next coat. Thanks for watching
Got one at Lowe's, my corners really look great! Thanks again. I had been doing it like a highway, one day I do the right lane, after that dried the next day I would do the left. Was able to cut several days off of finishing!
Ray, That make me excited......I am glad this video was able to help you..... You will find the more corners you do the more proficient you will be come. As you master how to apply drywall mud, finishing sheetrock isn't go bad after all...
I thought the tool was a gimmick but it's earning interest from me. I prefer the old school one side at a time, but if you gotta do something quick and easy learning this would definitely be helpful. I have to ask, can you use pre mixed all purpose (light or heavy?) Thinned just a bit?
I use USG all purpose (it has a green lid) to set the paper tape, then I go over that coat with USG Plus 3. USG Plus 3 thin out to a soft peanut butter mix is easy to apply and spreads very nice. Good luck on your project.
Hi Dale.....thanks a lot for the video! I wished I had watched it before I put the fiberglass tape and mud up on all the joints. I think I've got way too much on there. Should I sand it down and then try again using the procedure you show in this video?
If your joint looks good but you have a hard edge on the out side of the mud joint, you will want to feather it out further to make it a smooth transition from the mud to the Sheetrock paper. Once you have done that give it a light sanding and you should be done. Good luck!
I have a question, what the easiest way to remove tape from drywall? The house I bought, someone did a piss poor job in the garage. Since it’s the garage I’m taking this on myself. I’ve never done this before what would like to learn how. Like anything I believe with practice I should be able to. Figured the garage is the best place to start since it is only a garage. I’ve been using a utility knife to cut the old tape out and using the, I guess fiberglass tape. First impression, I feel it’s stronger and easier to use. Thanks for any help.
If it is a Flat joint and the Tape is not coming off, you can actually mud over the Tape and joint. The only thing you will need to do is, feather it out a little wider than normal. By doing this it will save you alot of time and effort. it will look like a professional job when your done. Most of the time the Garage is just Fire Taped (Meaning that there is Tape only has one coat of mud on it). But if the Tape is peeling off alot of times all you need to do is pull the tape back on itself and it will peel most of the tape off..... as for fiberglass tape and paper tape , it comes down to preference. I like Paper because if the wall shift a little bit you don't get small cracks in the mud, like you do if you use Fiberglass tape... but both are a good product.
DIY Dale McCrary okay thanks. In the garage currently there are some joints where the tape actually cracked in half, so there is a crack right down the middle of the joint
@@2001pontiacta Thanks for the Clarification. On that i wouldn't remove the old tape, I would just put Fiberglass tape over the top and finish putting on the top coats.... Most of the time when you see cracks in the tape there are extreme temperature changes, the building is expanding and contracting to the temperature changes.
DIY Dale McCrary oh ok, either the climate change or, above my garage is a storage area which I feel may lead to the cracking from walking up there. Granted there is plywood up there across the trusses
Once you have the corner trowel technique down, I promise you, you will never apply mud in corners with a 6” again. I could have both both sides mudded before you would have one side mudded once you have the technique down. I know the frustration, I have been there when I first started applying mud with a corner trowel I wanted to throw the corner trowel away, I had a good friend show me how to load the mud on the trowel and apply it to the corner, to enable me to set the tape in the mud, and apply mud on top of the tape. Then I have perfected the way I apply the second and third coats on the corners. Good luck and don’t give up, I promise you once you have it down you will never go back. I just finished mudding a 4800 sq ft house it had several corners, I was thankful for my corner trowel.
You make hand tapping a serious time-consuming ordeal and using the tool for a job is not ideal for. It is really simple, your job here is to apply mud to both sides of the angle I use a 5" knife load it and side swipe it along both sides of the angle. Crease the paper tape and push it into the angle then embed the tape and mud by running both sides, cleaning up the edges as needed. The angle tool is used for finishing not and I repeat NOT A TAPPING TOOl. There is a tool it is called a banjo that is ideal for larger projects and can be rented, good luck.
All the years I’ve been taping I’ve never seen this tool used so well and I’ve always stayed away from it because I just thought it was a waste of time. Great job sir.
Hi I did drywall finishing for about 40 years & have tried in the past to use one of the double angle knives with no success
Just sat in the back of the van later to try again at some other time
I never did get good at it but i didnt have the help of this video to get me thru it . Im retired now but still love seeing people do things I thought at the time was near impossible . Thank you
I did use a 4 inch knife & got a similar result just didnt get both sides at once like you are doing here . My way was faster for me but I wasnt trying to actually show people how it could be done . Great job Dale
Great Video
Just bought a corner trowel and was wondering how to use this tool. Thanks for your video explanation!
I hope you enjoy it.... Once you master the corner trowel, you will wonder how you made it without it.... Good Luck and thanks for sharing
great job. Much quicker than flat trowel technique of one side, wait a day to dry etc... then the other. Using technique i was able to do the entire top coat in one day... Also good basic tips that improved my plastering generally... like starting an inch or so below the beginning edge... and working angle from am acute to flatter and flatter.. and to tilt away from previous plaster line when feathering off....very helpful.
Bert I am glad this helped you out that’s the whole reason for making these videos.
I am getting ready to sheetrock my Service Porch so I am happy that now I know how to do it. Thank you.
This is awesome!! Thanks for the tips x
Construction is my passion: what other "How to Videos" would you like to see? Make your suggestions in the comment section..... Thanks Dale
Put mud right in the corner so that you have no more than 1 inch to 1 1/2 inch width of mud on each side of the corner. Stick your paper into the mud and use the corner trowel to press the tape into the mud. Use a fair amount of pressure because the idea is to squeeze excess mud out from under the paper and into an edge . Now make a tight pass with the trowel to push this excess mud (that was pushed out from under the tape) back into the corner and on top of the tape . As long as your corner is good ...stop. If you have mud squished out beyond the width of the trowel , you put too much on initially and you'll have to take it off . Let the mud set up . Take your six inch knife and apply some mud around the edges of the tape ...you will need very little . Use the knife to feather the outside edge in towards the corner with a tight coat. Then fix any corner issues . Two coats from start to finish is typical if you are careful in your technique, and any corners will need the most attention . I had to develop this technique because I have a bad eye that messes with my depth perception so using a 4 inch knife to do corners was not a good option for me.
I'm redoing my walls in my house as of now and just started using the USG Plus 3 for the first time. 2 questions about it - I noticed that it seems to scar/gouge a lot easier than All Purpose or hotmud. Once you get paint on it, does it still gouge really easy? I was considering switching to All Purpose on the walls and using Plus 3 only on the ceilings where its not likely to get gouged. Other question is if you mud over your walls/ceilings and you see spots where there is mud but you can see the drywall shining through b/c the mud is thin, will those spots show if you painted over them? I'm not experienced enough with paint to know so I decided to do 2 coats of mud just to make sure but I dont know if that was necessary or not.
The nice thing about plus 3 it is easy to sand and your able to feather the edges so they blend in. So when you paint you don’t see the hard line of where you apply the mud. So with that said once you apply the primer , it doesn’t gouge any easier than the other muds. Make sure you paint all you new sheet rock (drywall) with a sealer: PVA primer, Kilz or something like that. All you are doing is sealing the drywall mud so when you paint it doesn’t suck the paint into the areas that have Sheetrock mud on them. The paint goes on even.
If you have set your corner tape and mud is dry is there any reason to sand if the mud was feathered since its going to be covered by the next 2 or more coats? Some people do a lite sanding. Some don't do any sanding. Was just wondering what or is there any benefit to do that?
I don’t sand between coats of mud. I have found that if you sand between coats you leave a fine dust and the next coat will roll in spots leaving a rough section. I will scrap off the ridges and high spots with my 6” trowel. Then apply my next coat. Thanks for watching
Very nice Dale! Thank you!
Ray, I hope this will help you in your sheet rocking efforts. Good Luck
Got one at Lowe's, my corners really look great! Thanks again. I had been doing it like a highway, one day I do the right lane, after that dried the next day I would do the left. Was able to cut several days off of finishing!
Ray, That make me excited......I am glad this video was able to help you..... You will find the more corners you do the more proficient you will be come. As you master how to apply drywall mud, finishing sheetrock isn't go bad after all...
It amazes me how many people that don't know what they are doing make videos and give other people advice
I thought the tool was a gimmick but it's earning interest from me. I prefer the old school one side at a time, but if you gotta do something quick and easy learning this would definitely be helpful.
I have to ask, can you use pre mixed all purpose (light or heavy?) Thinned just a bit?
I use USG all purpose (it has a green lid) to set the paper tape, then I go over that coat with USG Plus 3. USG Plus 3 thin out to a soft peanut butter mix is easy to apply and spreads very nice. Good luck on your project.
Hi Dale.....thanks a lot for the video! I wished I had watched it before I put the fiberglass tape and mud up on all the joints. I think I've got way too much on there. Should I sand it down and then try again using the procedure you show in this video?
If your joint looks good but you have a hard edge on the out side of the mud joint, you will want to feather it out further to make it a smooth transition from the mud to the Sheetrock paper. Once you have done that give it a light sanding and you should be done. Good luck!
I have a question, what the easiest way to remove tape from drywall? The house I bought, someone did a piss poor job in the garage. Since it’s the garage I’m taking this on myself. I’ve never done this before what would like to learn how. Like anything I believe with practice I should be able to. Figured the garage is the best place to start since it is only a garage. I’ve been using a utility knife to cut the old tape out and using the, I guess fiberglass tape. First impression, I feel it’s stronger and easier to use. Thanks for any help.
If it is a Flat joint and the Tape is not coming off, you can actually mud over the Tape and joint. The only thing you will need to do is, feather it out a little wider than normal. By doing this it will save you alot of time and effort. it will look like a professional job when your done. Most of the time the Garage is just Fire Taped (Meaning that there is Tape only has one coat of mud on it). But if the Tape is peeling off alot of times all you need to do is pull the tape back on itself and it will peel most of the tape off..... as for fiberglass tape and paper tape , it comes down to preference. I like Paper because if the wall shift a little bit you don't get small cracks in the mud, like you do if you use Fiberglass tape... but both are a good product.
DIY Dale McCrary okay thanks. In the garage currently there are some joints where the tape actually cracked in half, so there is a crack right down the middle of the joint
@@2001pontiacta Thanks for the Clarification. On that i wouldn't remove the old tape, I would just put Fiberglass tape over the top and finish putting on the top coats.... Most of the time when you see cracks in the tape there are extreme temperature changes, the building is expanding and contracting to the temperature changes.
DIY Dale McCrary oh ok, either the climate change or, above my garage is a storage area which I feel may lead to the cracking from walking up there. Granted there is plywood up there across the trusses
They make a rolling brush to apply the mud also lol
I think I’m just way faster putting the mud on first with a 6 inch knife and then running the corner trail
Once you have the corner trowel technique down, I promise you, you will never apply mud in corners with a 6” again. I could have both both sides mudded before you would have one side mudded once you have the technique down. I know the frustration, I have been there when I first started applying mud with a corner trowel I wanted to throw the corner trowel away, I had a good friend show me how to load the mud on the trowel and apply it to the corner, to enable me to set the tape in the mud, and apply mud on top of the tape. Then I have perfected the way I apply the second and third coats on the corners. Good luck and don’t give up, I promise you once you have it down you will never go back.
I just finished mudding a 4800 sq ft house it had several corners, I was thankful for my corner trowel.
okay,nice try,watch how the plasterers in the uk do it too.
i AM GLAD YOU HAVE LEARNED HOW TO USE THE CORNER TROWEL, i SAVE A LOT OF TIME. i HAVE BEEN USING A CORNER TROWEL FOR MY CORNERS FOR OVER 15 YEARS
15 years of corner trowels, should just get semi auto tools
You make hand tapping a serious time-consuming ordeal and using the tool for a job is not ideal for. It is really simple, your job here is to apply mud to both sides of the angle I use a 5" knife load it and side swipe it along both sides of the angle. Crease the paper tape and push it into the angle then embed the tape and mud by running both sides, cleaning up the edges as needed. The angle tool is used for finishing not and I repeat NOT A TAPPING TOOl. There is a tool it is called a banjo that is ideal for larger projects and can be rented, good luck.
Really wrong that's long 😕