Walls and Ceilings - compound on a diet
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enigma65
11-16-02, 06:45 PM
I was recently sorely disappointed to find that Smuckers changed the recipe for my favorite hot fudge topping to something resembling roofing tar with Exlax flavoring. Seems this “new & improved” downgrading is all over consumer markets these days.
Not having to mud any drywall in a few years I was surprised to see stacks of blue buckets piled next to the familiar green pails of joint compound. Lightweight, less shrinkage, blah, blah, blah.
Yeah it’s lighter (about 60% of the weight) but I can just see it now… giant whipping arms beating air into regular joint compound to produce this new and improved Mud-Lite ;-) Now they can sell less for more.
Tell me it ain’t so. What’s the story here? I’d like the pro opinion of this stuff. I like the idea of faster set times and less shrinkage but I don’t want to sacrifice strength and wear.
Thanks…
Not having to mud any drywall in a few years I was surprised to see stacks of blue buckets piled next to the familiar green pails of joint compound. Lightweight, less shrinkage, blah, blah, blah.
Yeah it’s lighter (about 60% of the weight) but I can just see it now… giant whipping arms beating air into regular joint compound to produce this new and improved Mud-Lite ;-) Now they can sell less for more.
Tell me it ain’t so. What’s the story here? I’d like the pro opinion of this stuff. I like the idea of faster set times and less shrinkage but I don’t want to sacrifice strength and wear.
Thanks…