Walls and Ceilings - Mud for final coat

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ualdriver
11-13-03, 06:45 PM
Hi-

I'm finishing the taping and mudding of the drywall in my basement project. I'm using 4.5 gallon buckets of light drywall compound. For the third coat, the mud should be thinned, correct? How much should the mud be thinned? For example, how much water should I add to my 4.5 gallon bucket?

Thanks,
Steve

p.s. I'm gonna try that dish soap thing too

awesomedell
11-13-03, 09:16 PM
Hi Steve,

You're gonna want to add just a little bit of water, and about one good squeeze of the liquid dishsoap. I assume you're using a drill and mixer to mix your mud. Mix it up for a couple of minutes, then lift your mixer up out of the mud, the mud should run off the mixer just a bit, you're lookin for like an oatmeal consistency. Hope that helps out. Good luck. ;)
ualdriver
11-14-03, 07:56 AM
Thanks for the info!

awesomedell
11-14-03, 09:24 AM
Not a problem, you'll know ya got it right when it gets that mirrored look when you run your seems, like shiny glass. ;) Good luck