Learned a hard lesson about drywall mud mixing at my brother's place

I was helping my brother finish his basement last month in Columbus and we grabbed a bucket of pre-mixed joint compound. Figured it was good to go right out of the bucket, but after the first coat dried I had so many air bubbles and craters it looked like the moon. He said "dude, you gotta mix it with a drill paddle for a solid 5 minutes even if it seems smooth." Did that on the second coat and the finish came out way better. Has anyone else run into this or am I the only one who skips that step?

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diana_bell7414d ago

Oh man, you're definitely not alone... I learned that same lesson the hard way too, except my first coat looked like someone threw popcorn at the wall. Had to sand for like two hours to fix it.

holly4714d ago

@diana_bell74 popcorn is actually a perfect description for what mine looked like. I thought I was being careful but nope, looked like I threw a handful of gravel at it. Bet your arms were sore after that sanding session too.