Tried using a 6 inch taping knife on inside corners to save time and ended up with mud everywhere but the corner.

Spent an extra hour cleaning up after that mess in a basement job near Cleveland, and now I’m back to my 4 inch knife for touch ups, anyone else find a faster method?

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parker_webb10d ago

Funny how that works, right? The bigger tool feels like it should save time but it just makes a bigger mess (kind of like buying the supersized trash bags thinking you'll fill them slower, but you just end up with bags that are too big for the can). I've noticed this pattern in a lot of stuff actually - the shortcut that's supposed to speed things up just creates more cleanup in the end.

anthony_jackson3110d ago

That "supersized trash bags" comparison is spot on. But heres something nobody talks about - the real issue with inside corners isnt the knife size, its the mud consistency. You gotta run that 6 inch knife dry with almost no mud on it, like barely a skim coat dry. I loaded mine up normal like I was doing flat work and it just squirted out everywhere. Now I dunk the knife in the mud, scrape most of it off on the bucket edge, then hit the corner. Still use the 4 inch for the final pass though.

dianawilson10d ago

Wait wait wait @anthony_jackson31 you're seriously telling me you just scrape most of the mud off and that works? I've been fighting with that 6 inch for years thinking I was just bad at it. My brain is honestly a little blown right now.