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Shoutout to the guy who said to use a pizza cutter on drywall tape
Had a roll of paper tape that just wouldn't tear cleanly on a job in Phoenix. Out of frustration, I grabbed a pizza cutter from my lunchbox and ran it down the line. It gave me a perfect, straight edge every single time. Anyone else have a weird but effective tool substitution?
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the_jenny17d ago
You said it wouldn't tear cleanly. Was the roll just old and dried out, or is that specific paper tape always a pain? I've had that happen with the cheap stuff. Did you score it on the roll or after you stuck it to the wall?
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ryanc7117d ago
Tearing paper tape shouldn't be a life crisis. It's tape. Sometimes it rips, sometimes it doesn't. I just use my utility knife if it gets fussy. People act like a bad tear ruins the whole project... it's just drywall, not brain surgery.
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abby_martinez17d ago
That cheap paper tape from the big box stores is always a nightmare when it gets a little humidity. I keep a small metal ruler in my bag just for scoring it on the roll before I pull, like @the_jenny was asking about. The pizza cutter trick is smart for a clean line after it's on the wall though, especially on a long run. Did you find it crushed the tape at all or did it just give you that clean break?
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