My old drywall taping method vs. what I do now, night and day difference

For 10 years I taped drywall the classic way, mud the seam, lay the tape, then mud over it again. Last spring I watched a guy in Tulsa do the 'wet tape' trick, where you pre-wet the paper tape before embedding it. That one step cut my corner cracking issues by almost 80%, no joke. The downside is you have to move faster or the tape gets soggy and tears, so speed matters more. Anyone else try pre-wetting tape, or do you think it's just extra fuss for no real gain?

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the_brian4d ago

Man, that wet tape trick sounds like a game changer, but I once tried it and ended up with tape sticking to my arm and the dog before I even got it on the wall. Maybe it's just me, but my old method of just praying the corners hold seems a lot safer.