Mixing Joint Compound Video
Mixing Joint Compound Video
Mixing drywall joint compound is a really important step in taping and finishing drywall. You might think that the joint compound is ready to use right from the bucket. But very few professionals would agree with you. Tim will show you how he mixes drywall joint compound before he puts it in his mud pan.
Start with joint compound approved for drywall tape, read the product label and the Gypsum Construction Handbook before starting to work with the compound. The product label will tell you how much water you can add to the compound at a time. Too much water can be a mistake. It can cause too much shrinkage and dilute the adhesive.
Get a clean, five-gallon bucket for mixing the compound. Don’t try to mix a bucket that is filled to the brim, you will have compound everywhere. Scoop out about one or two gallons of joint compound and place it in the clean bucket. Add a small amount of water.
Mixing by hand is hard work. Get a special cast head mixer that will fit into your hand drill. Tighten the mixer in the drill chuck and slower drop the mixer into the joint compound. Turn on the drill slower while holding the bucket tightly between your feet. If you don’t, the bucket can spin out of control.
The joint compound will look like smooth whipped cream in a matter of seconds. The desired consistency is that of cake icing. With the right tools, you can mix drywall joint compound quickly and easily.
Ha, ha! I loved when you fell over after hand mixing the compound!
Was applying silicon caulking to some windows and that stuff looked like frosty cake icing! I enjoy your stuff.
Tim: That was a funny video. I remember quite awhile back when you talked about new gutters. I've recently been bombarded with LeafFilter adds and
was wondering if they were the same ones you touted as being so great. I not only need something like that but I also need new gutters. The ones up there now are leaking in the corners.
No, I did NOT use LeafFilter nor would I if I had to install more. Who says you need new gutters???? Fixing leaks in them, if aluminum, is really EASY.
Tim -
This was a fabulous video! Brought me to chuckles and a hearty laugh - thanks for that in these bleak times a bit of humor is a great thing! I especially liked when the bucket got loose and you had to 'reel it in'.
Great job, and good info - I learned thru bad experience that you needed to 'cut' the compound with H20 and not use it directly from the purchased pail.
Tim, I can't see the five responses to the Mixing Joint Compound Video. Is that intentional?
Funny video. I actually made a chocolate layer cake using joint compound and foam board. Of course, it was a prop in a display that I painted (iced) with brown paint. Could've fooled anyone!
Just in time. DIY starts tomorrow. I get your info from email. My favorite is your success from covid.
Geez, all these years I didn't know i had to add water to that. I thought it was ready to use.
After all it calls it self premixed or ready-mixed