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#1 · (Edited)
Arrival time @ customer residence 8:30am.

The Job: Repair failing tape joints @ exterior entrance ceiling. 9' x 12' and 14' up. Skim Coat entire ceiling. skip trowel texture ceiling. Prime and Paint.

Before repair.
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Tools needed to do the mud work.
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So I retaped and muded all of the tape joints 2 coats with two seperate batches of 20 minute mud. Don't have pictures of this stage.

Skim coated one side of the vaulted ceiling. One batch of 20 minute.
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Skim coated the other side of the vaulted ceiling. One batch of 20 minute.
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Ate lunch.
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After lunch it was dry enough to do the skip trowel texture.
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Clean up & roll up. Outta there by 2:30pm.

Next day, time to Prime w/ Zinnser 123 and Paint w/ Sherwin Williams exterior super paint.

Primed & Painted. (Took 3 hours total.)
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Total time for entire job: Less than 9 hours.

Thanks Sheetrock 20 minute mud.

So I'm a little bored tonite.
 
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#3 ·
Yeah, I second that...nice work and presentation.

20 min mud made me good coin when I started out. It's the #1 most indispensable tool for b.s. jobs.

It's the only way you can tape, sand, prime and paint in 2 days. I used to make min. $500/day profit, clocking out by 2 or 3 in time to beat traffic.

THANKS 20 MIN MUD:thumbsup:
 
#8 ·
So your saying mix 45 minute in a bucket. Then customize w/ plaster each pan or hawk load to drying time desired. Interesting. What kind of plaster?
And what are the ratios. :detective:

PS. I use a pan for doing the mud work. And the hawk in the picture I use for texturing.
 
#10 ·
Thanks A.W., No I used regular bucket mud (green lid) for the texturing.

Yeah the Tuna bags come in handy for lunch. Alot less messy than the can. The Teriyaki tuna one is my favorite. Oh yeah, I just tried the Sweet and Spicy, very close second to the Teriyaki.;)
 
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#15 ·
Yeah that's a nice finish. I hope the HO reflected their appreciation with a nice big tip.

We only have 90 minute setting stuff (apart from regular) here in the UK (or if there is any then they're keeping it well hidden). The stuff we use just isn't much good to finish over. If you roll anything over it, primer or paint, it just comes off in a sheet. First roll over is fine but when you come back again with a second sweep of the roller it just skins up and wraps around it.

We have to put a finish coat of regular over the top or it turns out a disaster.
 
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#25 ·
Ok, I know this is an old thread but I had hit the reply button. I am fairly new to the drywall game and in the past I have always stayed away from anything other than the traditional mud (I guess I felt like I was cheating and the final product would be sub-par). I had a last minute job drop on me and I had to be in and out in one day so I opted for the 20 Min Mud. Hung 8 sheets of drywall, taped with 20MM, second coated with 20MM and final coated with Rapid coat. I was amazed! By the time I cleaned my bucket and mixed a new batch for the second coat, the wall was ready for it. By the time I clean my bucket and mixed the rapid coat the wall was ready for the final and the final skim. The final skim of Rapid Coat dried in less than half the time stated on the bucket (Im thinking the 20MM must generate some heat). I sanded, primed and painted and out of there in 7.5 hrs.

Im sold! I will never use anything else.
 
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#27 ·
Sir Mixalot said:
Arrival time @ customer residence 8:30am.

The Job: Repair failing tape joints @ exterior entrance ceiling. 9' x 12' and 14' up. Skim Coat entire ceiling. Re-texture ceiling. Prime and Paint.

Before repair.
Image


Image


Tools needed to do the mud work.
Image


So I retaped and muded all of the tape joints 2 coats with two seperate batches of 20 minute mud. Don't have pictures of ths stage.

Skim coated one side of the vaulted ceiling. One batch of 20 minute.
Image


Skim coated the other side of the vaulted ceiling. One batch of 20 minute.
Image


Ate lunch.
Image


After lunch it was dry enough to texture.
Image


Image


Image


Clean up & roll up. Outta there by 2:30pm.

Next day, time to Prime w/ Zinnser 123 and Paint w/ Sherwin Williams exterior super paint.

Primed & Painted. (Took 3 hours total.)
Image


Total time for entire job: Less than 9 hours.

Thanks Sheetrock 20 minute mud.

So I'm a little bored tonite.
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What happened to the pictures!? Im interested in the results.
 
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#29 ·
I used 90 minute years back, then went to 45 for a few. Now , I am using the 20 for small areas, still 45, for the larger patch work, for I am getting slooow in the old age!

Did a larger patch today, went for the 20 minute, and did just fine if I can say so myself! LOL I about broke my arm after, when I went to pat myself on my back! My helper said, "wtf are you doing" I said, "don't worry, age will catch up to you in few years!" He is 26 !
 
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#33 ·
It's fast setting ..Not fast drying ! There is no such thing as a fast drying compound .


I've seen 20 min set for days before it completely cured . And painting over compounds that haven't cured out yet is a big no no!!

So ya'll go ahead and do your patches in one trip .. I'll stick to making my trips . Even 5 minute hot mud needs to cure over night .
 
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