I've used paint rollers to apply mud for years, works great. I also use a corner roller to mud corners, then you can use your flusher as usual. I also use smoothing blades for most of he time instead of regular knives. Keep your mud nice and soft and the roller, smoothing blade combo works very well most of the time.
I rewired my house in copper had aluminum wire I just took it to the studs on the walls where outlets were which was most walls. I used this method of rolling over the tape I didn't want to invest in automatic drywall taping machine for one job. Waste more compound but it's not that expensive. Compared to what a contractor wanted to do the job which was $28k dollars. I love doing DIY jobs might take me longer sometimes I have to do it over saves ton of money.
I started as a dryway finisher back in 1969. (retired now) Why would he roll it on? Rolling it on, you must keep changing from roller to broad knife and pan or hulk and trowel to wipe it down. Just go ahead and use a hulk and trowel. (much faster) Another faster way than using a roller is to take an 8-inch broad knife and file a half-moon going from end to end. Take the half-moon just a little down. Then, apply the mud (spackle, joint compound) with a 4-inch knife on the block coat and wipe it off with the broad knife. On the skim coat (last), just use an 8-inch trowel or 8-inch broad knife. This guy would not make much money on the job site, mainly doing piecework. I was in it for 52 years and was taught by my dad, who got into it as drywall replaced plaster.
Because he's not a finisher, or he's showing DIYers ways around learning to finish. Only time I use a roller to apply mud is if I'm skim coating whole walls or ceilings. Just coating seams, you're right its a waste of time. Even though I can apply with my knife as fast as I can the roller, changing out the tools in my hands eats that up in no time.
@@jeffkieffer418 Everybody is different in how fast they are. Some are indeed slower than others using. My dad taught me with a hulk and trowel. You really don't see that much, like you used to. At one point, that was the way everybody did it. If you are doing the seams, and can't use a Hulk and Trowel, try the broad knife by applying with a 6-inch knife. And wiping with the broad knife that you file or grind to a half moon. If I still had mine, I would post a photo of you or email you a picture. Doing it that way is fast, then after you skim it out (last coat) your mug when it dries is thin. There is another coat after the skim coat. That is called glazing. On that coat, get the mud a little thin, but not too thin. You need to be able to work with it. You apply it on every part of the drywall, then wipe it down tight. When you put it on, then go back and wipe it down tight. Do not do large sections at a time, it may start to set up on you. Doing it this way, if you blocked, skimmed, and wiped the glaze coat tight, you should not have to sand. But, remember, I was doing this for many years and was fast. You could glaze using a roller, just get a wide broad knife to wipe it down tight.
Honestly, if you’re a professional like yourself, it might be easy for you but someone Who doesn’t do a whole lot of drywall that would save me a ton of time as it would take forever to get the mud onto the knife and onto the seam Just getting it out, the bucket is a challenge without dropping it on the floor sadly so the roller would really help someone like me. Also applying the right amount of mud is not easyeasy. I usually got 10 times too much or not enough.
