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Met a guy at a supply house who showed me a mud mixing trick that saved my back
Was at Builders Supply in Omaha last Thursday picking up my order and this older guy, probably in his 60s, saw me loading a couple buckets of pre-mixed. He laughed and said "you know you're paying for water, right?" Then he walked me out to his truck and showed me how he mixes his own from powder using a paint mixer on a low speed drill. Told me to add a splash of dish soap and let it sit for 10 minutes before using. Tried it on a ceiling job the next day and the stuff was so smooth I barely had to sand. Anyone else mix their own or am I just late to the party?
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hart.taylor27d ago
Oh man, I WAS that guy buying pre-mixed for YEARS! I always thought mixing from powder was too much work and would end up lumpy. Then a buddy forced me to try it on a small bathroom remodel last month and I'll NEVER go back. That dish soap trick is a game changer too, I added just a tiny squirt and the stuff spread like butter on a hot skillet. I actually finished the ceiling in half the time I usually do and my back didn't ache that night. You're not late, you just learned something that should be in the first week of trade school.
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andrew_sanchez9425d ago
Bro for real, that dish soap trick changed my life on the last job. I did a whole basement ceiling and the compound was like pushing cold peanut butter around until I added one little drop of Dawn. Turned into this silky smooth paste that just glided. I was done with the first coat in 45 minutes when it usually takes me an hour and a half. And yeah, my shoulders weren't screaming at me the next day which never happens with mudding. Makes me mad I wasted so many years on that premixed garbage that costs three times as much and still gives you a crap finish.
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