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Jersey_Boy
Citizen
Username: Jersey_boy
Post Number: 1475
Registered: 1-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, July 23, 2006 - 9:36 pm: | 
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The tub says wait 24 hours for it to set up. I'm patching a small space, but I need to layer the spackle to make it flush with the existing wall. If I'm not going to sand it, do I need to wait 24 hours before adding more spackle?
J.B. |
greenetree
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Username: Greenetree
Post Number: 8604
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, July 23, 2006 - 9:42 pm: |
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I would. Or at least until it is completely dry. It kind of shrinks as it dries, so if you layer over spackle, well, this is where George or Mike or somebody else who knows what they are talking about can explain it.
But I've always let it all dry completely and my spackle jobs are pretty good. |
Bailey
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Username: Baileymac
Post Number: 379
Registered: 3-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, July 23, 2006 - 9:44 pm: |
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Painters use a quick dry no shrink spackle, you might consider that, and plaster of Paris dries fast and doesn't shrink.
Typical spackle dry time varies, and in late July in NJ, especially with all this rain, things take longer to dry.
If you apply it in very thin layers, each layer will dry more quickly than one thick layer.
Maybe use a fan pointed at the surface to speed up the process. |
Oregon gal
Citizen
Username: Oregon_gal
Post Number: 80
Registered: 6-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, July 23, 2006 - 10:01 pm: |
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Patience, grasshopper. |
fabulouswalls
Citizen
Username: Fabulouswalls
Post Number: 159
Registered: 10-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, July 23, 2006 - 10:36 pm: |
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The reason for letting it dry in layers is so that it does not crack. The same is true for paint. |
doulamomma
Citizen
Username: Doulamomma
Post Number: 1619
Registered: 3-2002
| | Posted on Monday, July 24, 2006 - 8:12 am: |
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do you have a dehumidifier? maybe that would help? |
Bob K
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Username: Bobk
Post Number: 12226
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Monday, July 24, 2006 - 9:03 am: |
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What kind of "spackle" are you using? |
daylaborer
Citizen
Username: Upondaroof
Post Number: 818
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Monday, July 24, 2006 - 12:45 pm: |
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You could always try using this.....http://www.thatvideosite.com/view/944.html |
Jersey_Boy
Citizen
Username: Jersey_boy
Post Number: 1484
Registered: 1-2006
| | Posted on Monday, July 24, 2006 - 1:28 pm: |
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Alright BobK, how do you spell it?
J.B. |
Bob K
Supporter
Username: Bobk
Post Number: 12231
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Monday, July 24, 2006 - 1:44 pm: |
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I put it in quotes to highlight that there are a lot of different types of spackle, not to commnet on spelling. Since I freely admit to be the worst speller who posts here and one of the worst typists I ain't ever goin' to criticize spelling. 
Dry wall compound takes longer to dry than Elmer's Redi Spackle, etc. |
george H
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Username: Georgieboy
Post Number: 256
Registered: 8-2005
| | Posted on Monday, July 24, 2006 - 5:27 pm: |
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We can usually get away with putting a coat on first thing in A.M.,and re-coating before we leave for the day.Of course humidity factors in as it will retard the drying process.Also,heavy coats take forever to dry which is why 4 light coats are better than 3 heavier ones and probably take less time ultimately[?].Any kind of fan will help stir the air up and speed drying.Care needs to be taken though as cmpd.dries by way of evaporation and although the surface might seem dry,underneath could be damp and re-coating prematurely could give you fits.We usually use the green pails of cmpd.as we've found the blue ones too lightweight.Don't forget to mix the pail with a paddle on a drill and to add a little water to create a nice creamy mix.Like anything else in life,the more you do it the better you become.One saving grace with cmpd. is you can sand most of your mistakes out or touch up as needed. |
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