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Old timer told me my mud was too wet and I fought it for years
Dude at a job site in Columbus back in 2018 watched me struggling with a wall and said 'son your muds wetter than a ditch'. I got pissed at first but he was dead on. I was adding water to make it go faster but just making a mess. Started mixing dryer and my work leveled up big time. Anyone else have to eat crow on some old school advice?
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charles_baker284mo ago
My dad used to tell me the same thing about my pancake batter when I was a kid. I'd pour water in to make it pour faster and end up with a floppy mess he called a "floor pancake." Took me twenty years to realize he was just teaching me the same lesson these drywall guys know.
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fiona_carr264mo ago
Ngl I used to think every old head was just trying to boss me around and my mud was fine the way I mixed it. Then I finally tried it drier like they said and I swear my first coat looked better than my third used to. Honestly I still catch myself adding too much water when I'm in a hurry and then I gotta sit there and watch it slide down the wall like a slow motion disaster. Tbh eating crow is just part of the trade I guess, but it goes down easier when you realize they were actually trying to help.
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troychen4mo ago
Fiona I'm sitting here trying to figure out if mud sliding down the wall is really a slow motion disaster or just a minor inconvenience. You make it sound like you watched your whole life fall apart in front of you. It's wet mud, not a car crash. Give yourself a break.
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