I just installed a bunch of drywall in my basement. How do I remove the dust coating that has collected on it?

Answer 1

Use a good soft floor push broom and brush down the wall then use a good Shop-Vac to vacuum up the floor. Tac cloths purchased at the Home Improvement store will pick up finer dust on everything else.

Answer 2

Very rarely do I ever sand my drywall seams. The concept I use is to fill in the low spots, not sand off the high spots. The process involved going over the surface with 4 or so successive thin layers of drywall compound until it is flat and smooth, and then no sanding is needed at all. The thin layers dry quite quickly. This works fine most of the time, although there will be an occasional aberration that needs to be knocked off. In that case I just brush off the surface when I am done.

If the final surface needs to be smoothed at all I just go over it with a damp sponge; this works better than sanding and leaves no dust.

Answer 3

Sweep the dust really good with a shop vac and then go over the drywall with a damp sponge before applying primer base.

Answer 4

Check out a product that I found called Sand N Kleen. It will remove the dust as you finish the seams in your basement.

I wrote a blog article about the product. Check this out...

http://blog.manta.com/post/35

Answer 5

Special microfiber cloth.

Answer 6

large sponge that is slightly wet.

Answer 7

vaccum