Drywall patch repair.? I am trying to repair a couple of holes in an existing...
I am trying to repair a couple of holes in an existing wall that have been finished next to an orange coat texture and painted. The problem is, when I try to feather the edges of the alien patch, the existing texture makes the fresh joint compund on the patch hold a zillion ridges. I have tried sand the existing painted texture down around the patch, but it seems to be knotty as a rock..... Does anyone have a trick to overcome this problem? I want the just this minute repaired and textured patch to blend in as best as possible next to the existing wall.
Answers: Ive done a lot of this type of repair myself...
You call for to remove the texture back a few inches from the patch... you already know and own tried this... but youve discovered its tough. Try using a metal putty knife (stiff and sharp) to collect off satisfactory texture around the perimeter of the patch. If you can't obtain it with that, I would recommend a 40 grit sandpaper (very coarse), within a power sander. This WILL create some dust hehehe. (I prefer the stiff putty knife, hehe) An alternative is a wide open chisel (Inch and half or better), exceedingly sharp. Safety tip...keep your hand behind the chisel or putty pierce... a sharp edge can open out up your thumb pretty quickly, hehe. Keep the point flat against the wall (working from the patch, outwards), and it will make snatched work of the texture.
You didnt mention how big the patch is.... if it is a relatively small patch (say 1 square foot or less) you can probably mimic the texture using a sponge, or by stippling with a paint brush... but if its intensely much larger than that... you may want to go ahead and rent a sprayer (hopper gun). Might transport you a few practice shots to match the existing template, I like to use cardboard for this.
By the agency... it helps to blend within the repair if you do not scrape the old-fashioned off surrounded by a straight line.... pilfer the old texture sour far enough to engender it easy to finish your patch... and later scrape it past its sell-by date in a saw-like pattern beyond that. A irregular line is harder to see contained by a patch job than a straight vein. ;)
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Try using 60 grit sandpaper with a sand block or just wrapped around a piece of flat wood. Sand at least possible 6 inches out from your patch job. Apply the cassette and spackle and got to work. You stipulation a good bit of space around so you can plume out the way it should be. Start near a small (3 inch) taping gouge, go to a four and next a six inch knife, you should be fine. Good look congruent the orange coat though.