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I have stippled a number of ceilings, and am trying to get the best consistency of mud. what do you recommend?

2006-07-16 15:33:53 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden Decorating & Remodeling

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Sure you can add some water for texturing purposes. Just add a little at a time until you like what it's doing. I always do. Straight mud is a little too thick for me, and frankly, for everyone I've worked with. You're not going to hurt anything by making it a little creamier. I get the stuff in the plastic pails, not the boxes. Experiment. It's Art.

2006-07-16 17:00:17 · answer #1 · answered by ? 4 · 1 0

No offense, but textured ceilings are really a pain,,,in both after the fact maintenance, and application. Secondly, MUD is designed, in its consistency, to be applied with the intent that it won't droop, drip, or sag appreciably, and dry more quickly than when adding anything.

I can't tell you how many 5 gallon buckets of mud I've gone through in my time, but certainly a house full. I've never dilluted mud. The only time I've added any water, especially to a non polymer based mud, is when I might have some of it drying in the bucket prematurely, and then only in the smallest amounts at a time and stirred with a Drill and proper stir attachment. Even at that I wouldn't use that "Bucket" for ceiling work.

If you are "Stippling" and have the proper brushes, as well as "Fresh" mud, you'b be better off leaving it as delivered from the factory.

Rev. Steven

2006-07-16 15:43:44 · answer #2 · answered by DIY Doc 7 · 0 0

the heck with mud, i buy a good ,cheap ,thick paint such as walmart and just add sand to it until i like the consistancy, done dries quicker,usually cheaper.

2006-07-17 06:33:07 · answer #3 · answered by donley z 3 · 0 0

Add some white sand to the mix.

2006-07-16 15:35:40 · answer #4 · answered by snakewort 2 · 0 0

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