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Good Idea! Spackle- or patching compound- or filler- is meant for smaller fills. It comes in many forms and densities . Lightweight for quick , easy but not strong to something like crackshot, the actual Spackle brand, Elmers wood filler etc. Joint compound is usually used to finish the tape joints in sheetrock, fill a wall /room of screws- big ...
Just for the sake of discussion, there is a difference between spackle and joint compound. Both may be used to repair drywall (seam repair, hole-patching, skim coating, etc.), spackle is generally more expensive and a little more versatile than joint compound.
spackle versus joint compound... Jump to Latest 182K views 13 replies 9 participants last post by rjniles Jan 6, 2016 J joeyboy Discussion starter 793 posts · Joined 2007 #1 · Nov 21, 2007 what's the difference here? Joint compound is worlds cheaper than the spackle I typically used.
Hey, Never bought a box of all purpose drywall joint compound. We are finishing a room in our basement and I'll be drywalling the walls and saw from some other threads I should use paper tape and the all purpose mud. Just wondering if the box dries out quicker or if it will last a few days. If not I guess I'll pay more the the bucket. I just saw you get less for more money at home depot.
Mesh tape is prone to failures unless it's locked down by a setting compound. I prefer paper tape. Green lid [all purpose] mud should be used for the initial paper tape coat although it can be used for all coats. The blue lid [lightweight] can be used for any coat after the tape has set.
Isn't spackle less than ideal here? I thought it was some sort of generic product for use in multiple different materials, while joint compound is specifically for drywall.
Folks, As I learned to my chagrin, there IS a difference between spackle and drywall joint compound. I am working on scenery on both sides of the Ohio River for my PRR Panhandle 2 layout. On the left (Steubenville, OH), I used spackle to create some of the terrain. It went down nicely over styrofoam, shaped easily, and took paint and ground ...
Guap0_. 5960 posts · Joined 2017. #2 · Feb 13, 2019. 3 coats aren't always needed. However, if you have to sand between coats, you are doing something wrong & that is probably your coats are too thick. Reply Like. F. farmerjohn1324 Discussion starter. 1740 posts · Joined 2015.
Spackle is a different formulation than joint compound. Setting type compound with paper tape is the strongest and most crack resistant solution I'm aware of for standard drywall work.
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