We hardly ever sand. We skim all lines out smooth when the mud is soft. Add another tight coat and skim. Light sand (30 sec per wall) prime and paint.
@chmellen Great tips. I like! The reason I sanded as much as I did was because I floated out the entire wall & it was a block wall so it didn't hurt it. I can see your way would be nice & quick if you were doing new sheetrock & just doing seams & spotting nails. Thanks for your comments. Much appreciated! Joe :0
...I dust the walls down with a wisk broom and after the dust settles I go back through usually with a damp blue towel or paper towel and clean the walls off. It's an extra step but I think it's worth the effort. Especially for the homeowner, you get to a point DIY that you are ready to be done, remember that painting is your reward for all that hard work and it is much more effort to go back and mud/sand/prime/paint than to do it all the first time, good luck!
I don't see much point to sand after priming unless you did more spackling after priming. The walls I did in my house were so bad that eventually it was hard to tell if I was done spackling and plus I was ready to move on. So I primed and went back and did a final spackle. The most annoying thing is spackling over paint and getting the air bubbles. You work that mud over and over and you probably know what I mean. But I digress, my point really is that...
@drmorb I don't sand after priming. I'll sand the walls before priming, then wipe the dust down, then ready for priming. Thanks for commenting. Other viewers who check out the comment area here, will benefit from your comments. Joe :0
@lifehousestock I didn't show the ceiling as I was only talking about the walls. The ceiling was already painted & I had just finished resurfacing the existing walls with new drywall mud. I did rough up the ceiling before I repainted the ceiling though.....to knock off the high edges of rough texture that was up there. Thanks for taking time out to send me your question! Joe :0
I don't see the point in sweeping the wall unless its full of sawdust from the carpenters. After you prime the wall you "ALWAYS" sand it, and also sand in between coats.
@BurntDead You would sweep the walls after sanding the walls. There's lots of drywall dust on there from sanding & it makes the primer difficult to adhere to the wall since you're priming over a thin layer of drywall dust. It's a good practice of getting in to. Thanks for your comments. Joe :0
@xD12xSiCkNaStY That would be a wise thing. Your primer will stick better to the wall & you will get a better wall finish when you apply your finish paint. Thanks for checking out the video. Good luck with your project. Joe :0
@captaindrywall Yeah....if you don't sweep down your walls, you're in for a real treat when you get ready to apply your primer. Using the right type of broom helps too......or you might as well not even sweep. Thanks for continuing to check out "joe's videos". :0
@VideoJoeKnows would you think a swiffer would work a little bit better, or even a damp rag? because all your doing while sweeping is raising the dust into the air and breathing it, not good for you :P
@TutorialZOnline You would have to go through alot of swiffer wipes to wipe down your walls.....not practical. Wear a dust mask when you sand your walls as well as sweeping your walls down, after sanding. Not many other economical choices. I've seen a vacuum attachment that fits onto a sanding pole but expensive proposition for the home diy'er. Grin & bear it. Thanks for your comments. Joe :0
@VideoJoeKnows i agree with you haha! even since the day i was an apprentice painter & decorator / amestaper (plasterer) ive laughed at watching the old guys on the jobs sand down the walls then they dont sweep the dust off and they wonder why they have a crap finish haha!
@scottishlad2k10 Thanks for your comments. It's good to hear.....someone of your caliber, agrees with "joe" lol! Thanks for taking time out of your busy day, to send "joe" your comments. It's greatly appreciated. :0
@ferreirapeixoto The only scratches that I've ever seen, is caused by using too rough of sand paper as the sand paper is what the culprit is rather than sweeping down the walls. You actually know of a painter that lightly sands the walls down after priming? I've never seen a painter do this. You must be lucky lol! Joe :0
Also, I have a question. I swept it and then primered it. After that, I seen that it had run a bit so I dried to wipe it off before it was totally dry but unfortunately it took a bit of the paper under the primer off and made small holes. What can one do?
Lastly, for the other runs in my paint (drywall primer), can i sand down those runs before I put on my paint?
@Romulan112 I would not suggest using a corn type broom because the bristles are not fine enough & lots of the sheetrock dust will remain on your wall. You need the majority of the sheetrock dust off the wall for your primer to properly adhere, make sense? You can put a little caulking over your small holes from where you scraped the primer run or use some spackle & sand smooth then make sure you prime over your small repair area. Yes...you can sand the other primer runs down. Joe :0
@Romulan112 Watch more of "joe's" painting videos so you can see how to properly apply your primer next time. Practice on your primer then you will be good to go when you get into your finish paint. Thanks again for your questions. Good luck with your project. :0
We hardly ever sand. We skim all lines out smooth when the mud is soft. Add another tight coat and skim. Light sand (30 sec per wall) prime and paint.
chmellen 4 days ago
@chmellen Great tips. I like! The reason I sanded as much as I did was because I floated out the entire wall & it was a block wall so it didn't hurt it. I can see your way would be nice & quick if you were doing new sheetrock & just doing seams & spotting nails. Thanks for your comments. Much appreciated! Joe :0
VideoJoeKnows 4 days ago
...I dust the walls down with a wisk broom and after the dust settles I go back through usually with a damp blue towel or paper towel and clean the walls off. It's an extra step but I think it's worth the effort. Especially for the homeowner, you get to a point DIY that you are ready to be done, remember that painting is your reward for all that hard work and it is much more effort to go back and mud/sand/prime/paint than to do it all the first time, good luck!
drmorb 3 months ago
@drmorb As they say, "it's all in the prep". Most DIY'ers need to remember this. Thanks again for commenting so extensively. I appreciate it! Joe :0
VideoJoeKnows 3 months ago
I don't see much point to sand after priming unless you did more spackling after priming. The walls I did in my house were so bad that eventually it was hard to tell if I was done spackling and plus I was ready to move on. So I primed and went back and did a final spackle. The most annoying thing is spackling over paint and getting the air bubbles. You work that mud over and over and you probably know what I mean. But I digress, my point really is that...
drmorb 3 months ago
@drmorb I don't sand after priming. I'll sand the walls before priming, then wipe the dust down, then ready for priming. Thanks for commenting. Other viewers who check out the comment area here, will benefit from your comments. Joe :0
VideoJoeKnows 3 months ago
where's the roof joe?
lifehousestock 6 months ago
@lifehousestock I didn't show the ceiling as I was only talking about the walls. The ceiling was already painted & I had just finished resurfacing the existing walls with new drywall mud. I did rough up the ceiling before I repainted the ceiling though.....to knock off the high edges of rough texture that was up there. Thanks for taking time out to send me your question! Joe :0
VideoJoeKnows 6 months ago
I don't see the point in sweeping the wall unless its full of sawdust from the carpenters. After you prime the wall you "ALWAYS" sand it, and also sand in between coats.
BurntDead 7 months ago
@BurntDead You would sweep the walls after sanding the walls. There's lots of drywall dust on there from sanding & it makes the primer difficult to adhere to the wall since you're priming over a thin layer of drywall dust. It's a good practice of getting in to. Thanks for your comments. Joe :0
VideoJoeKnows 7 months ago
@VideoJoeKnows I think I would sweep my walls down aswell
xD12xSiCkNaStY 5 months ago
@xD12xSiCkNaStY That would be a wise thing. Your primer will stick better to the wall & you will get a better wall finish when you apply your finish paint. Thanks for checking out the video. Good luck with your project. Joe :0
VideoJoeKnows 5 months ago
I haver prep coated alot of walls Ive had to send them oversanders back to sweep it down many times.
captaindrywall 1 year ago
@captaindrywall Yeah....if you don't sweep down your walls, you're in for a real treat when you get ready to apply your primer. Using the right type of broom helps too......or you might as well not even sweep. Thanks for continuing to check out "joe's videos". :0
VideoJoeKnows 1 year ago
@VideoJoeKnows would you think a swiffer would work a little bit better, or even a damp rag? because all your doing while sweeping is raising the dust into the air and breathing it, not good for you :P
TutorialZOnline 1 year ago
@TutorialZOnline You would have to go through alot of swiffer wipes to wipe down your walls.....not practical. Wear a dust mask when you sand your walls as well as sweeping your walls down, after sanding. Not many other economical choices. I've seen a vacuum attachment that fits onto a sanding pole but expensive proposition for the home diy'er. Grin & bear it. Thanks for your comments. Joe :0
VideoJoeKnows 1 year ago
@VideoJoeKnows i agree with you haha! even since the day i was an apprentice painter & decorator / amestaper (plasterer) ive laughed at watching the old guys on the jobs sand down the walls then they dont sweep the dust off and they wonder why they have a crap finish haha!
scottishlad2k10 1 year ago
@scottishlad2k10 Thanks for your comments. It's good to hear.....someone of your caliber, agrees with "joe" lol! Thanks for taking time out of your busy day, to send "joe" your comments. It's greatly appreciated. :0
VideoJoeKnows 1 year ago
@captaindrywall
My friend,, normaly the painter do a light sending on the wall after prime. Taking down any dust " accumulation" .
also sweeping the wall you possible can make scratches.....
ferreirapeixoto 1 year ago
@ferreirapeixoto The only scratches that I've ever seen, is caused by using too rough of sand paper as the sand paper is what the culprit is rather than sweeping down the walls. You actually know of a painter that lightly sands the walls down after priming? I've never seen a painter do this. You must be lucky lol! Joe :0
VideoJoeKnows 1 year ago
how come not a corn type broom. I used that :(
Also, I have a question. I swept it and then primered it. After that, I seen that it had run a bit so I dried to wipe it off before it was totally dry but unfortunately it took a bit of the paper under the primer off and made small holes. What can one do?
Lastly, for the other runs in my paint (drywall primer), can i sand down those runs before I put on my paint?
Romulan112 1 year ago
@Romulan112 I would not suggest using a corn type broom because the bristles are not fine enough & lots of the sheetrock dust will remain on your wall. You need the majority of the sheetrock dust off the wall for your primer to properly adhere, make sense? You can put a little caulking over your small holes from where you scraped the primer run or use some spackle & sand smooth then make sure you prime over your small repair area. Yes...you can sand the other primer runs down. Joe :0
VideoJoeKnows 1 year ago
@Romulan112 Watch more of "joe's" painting videos so you can see how to properly apply your primer next time. Practice on your primer then you will be good to go when you get into your finish paint. Thanks again for your questions. Good luck with your project. :0
VideoJoeKnows 1 year ago