As I mentioned earlier, I believe wallboard finishing should be left
to professionals. In my experience, more mud got on me than on the wall
– or I put so much mud on the wall that I spent way too much time sanding.
A good taper does very little sanding. The biggest problem I've noticed
is that joint tape is just a little too thin to work with. It's hard
to maintain a uniform line in an inside corner, the taping knife easily
cuts the paper, paper snakes emerge from nowhere, and I can't float
more than 1/4 inch. Of course, when the mud dries,
hairline cracks develop on both sides of the outside edge of the tape.
So why hasn't someone designed a better product?
Someone has, and I just heard about it. Tim Smythe, who has been in the wallboard
business for 20 years, has designed a couple that came to the market
this year under the company name of
NO COAT Products. The two I want to deal with are Ultraflex and
QUICK'N'EASY CORNER.
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