HO removed wallpaper and paste. In her process, she created multiple smaller gouges...so spot priming would be endless. I plan on using Gardz before painting. My question is....do you think I can repair the drywall and then gardz? Or should I gardz, repair then either gardz again or prime before painting.
four2knapp
Joined
·
30,725 Posts
as stated, Gardz first - the whole wall.
Gardz purpose (FYI) is to lock down (and seal) the fibers of the cardboard facing so that you can better skim coat over it. If possible without shredding the cardboard facing, see if you can sand some if the loose shreds of cardboard after the first coat of Gardz to prevent those shreds from poking through your skim.
After applying and sanding your patches, coat the patches with Gardz - sometimes two coats of Gardz is optimal on raw mud to fully seal.
Use the fan, as noted. Gardz will dry very fast on the raw sheet rock and mud, longer when applied to a sealed surface.
It would be better to make sure the Gardz is dried before applying anything on top than to take a chance it is not dry by rushing. Drying time will depend on many factors (heat, humidity, porosity of surface, etc) so it's tough to say how long is long enough.
Gardz purpose (FYI) is to lock down (and seal) the fibers of the cardboard facing so that you can better skim coat over it. If possible without shredding the cardboard facing, see if you can sand some if the loose shreds of cardboard after the first coat of Gardz to prevent those shreds from poking through your skim.
After applying and sanding your patches, coat the patches with Gardz - sometimes two coats of Gardz is optimal on raw mud to fully seal.
Use the fan, as noted. Gardz will dry very fast on the raw sheet rock and mud, longer when applied to a sealed surface.
It would be better to make sure the Gardz is dried before applying anything on top than to take a chance it is not dry by rushing. Drying time will depend on many factors (heat, humidity, porosity of surface, etc) so it's tough to say how long is long enough.
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
