How to DESTROY YOUR SKIM COAT with TOUCH UPS!!!😭 

Swearing and tears and ocassional trowel through the wall and lots of youtube was me learning, i go months between drywall jobs on our home renos, now its like riding a bike. Just comes naturally after you "get it". One the most frustrating skills I've learned

Hi where can I buy plaster book

@Philip The book I started out with was simply called “Drywall” by Myron Ferguson. He keeps updating this book every few years so look for the latest version. I’m no expert reviewing drywall books, but I found it to be quite good. No book will ever compare to watching videos of a pro explaining the techniques. If I was starting out now, RU-vid would be the way to go.

well said! same here!

You can always add mud if you hate skimming, you can read all the books, doing it making mistakes teaches things you’ll never learn in a book. Prefilling l cracks with durabond is technically the best method, easy sand works but it fails in the longevity test. Biggest issue with dura bond it can’t be left higher than ending fill point. Drywall Doctor has the best advice most drywall companies need to hear , you don’t do it you’re way you do it how directions tell you, I’ve watched thousands of drywall crews who can’t or want leave tapping mud set before coating 48 hrs with 40% humidity and 70 deg is the best. My OCD looks at work from finish to some jobs I’ve done 30 years later 😂 it’s the 2 year mark nothing showing is the industry standard, reading your comment I wish I could hire crews with this attitude but it’s not possible, I usually look for crews that pre fill every it’s the best way it’s actually the only way in the midwestern areas temp changes with humidity change everything.

Thanks Michael!

Just goes to show that we never stop learning, no matter how old we get! I'm also working on a 70 year old house :)

You are a drywall craftsman. 😅 great videos!

Just skim over any imperfections until they’re filled it. It’s pretty easy, straight forward.

Never done this, but seems legit. The moisture helps bond the fresh mud to the existing portion. Good idea :)

lol, me too.

How long have you been drywall finishing

I’m sure it came out fine after you primed and painted.

Basket weaving we call it.

Same, thanks for posting.

Sometimes drywallers will add chalk to their mud so it's a bit more visible when they're touching up work

@@aidens5511 Yeah, I heard him say that too but I'm guessing this changes the color of the mud all the way through, I'm just talking about staining the surface which ultimately should end up being sanded off unless you have a low spot

How is it coming? I had to skim coat my living room, dining room, and kitchen, including the ceiling. What a job!

Good for you Jessica, that's great to hear! To learn a new skill you just have to get in there and get your hands dirty. You WILL become good at it if you keep at it. A professional drywaller makes it look effortless, but it's typically taken them years of practice and they do it every day. I'm self taught and can do a professional job. However, it took me a while to learn and I'm still learning. The only way to master drywalling is to practice and watch videos of professionals like Ben for technique. IMO, the biggest mistakes you can make as a beginner are: (1) not using the right tools and technique, (2) not using the right mud (i.e., use Quickset for the base coats, which is a hard, durable plaster, and an air drying mud, which is a soft plaster for the topcoat finish sanding), and (3) not using a side light when sanding (as a beginner, there's NOTHING worse than painting over plaster that you've put a lot of sanding into and looks great head-on until you put the paint up and realise what a hash you've made of it, even though it looked totally fine before painting 😉). Be persistent, and patient with yourself as you learn, you WILL become a pro 😊. From a DIYer in New Zealand.

That would take a month to do a whole house like that