Do this "after" sanding your walls

Tip....doing "this" after sanding your drywall/sheetrock walls is an important "next step" before starting to paint your walls.....that is....if you want your paint job looking great. Want more tips for your next painting project? Visit: www.videojoeknows.com

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[chmellen]

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.

[VideoJoeKnows]

@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

[drmorb]

...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!

[VideoJoeKnows]

@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

[drmorb]

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...

[VideoJoeKnows]

@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]

@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

[xD12xSiCkNaStY]

@VideoJoeKnows I think I would sweep my walls down aswell

[VideoJoeKnows]

@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

[lifehousestock]

where's the roof joe?