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An old timer told me to stop using a 6 inch knife for inside corners and switch to a 8 inch, and after fighting it for a week in a basement remodel I finally get why.
He said the wider blade gives you a cleaner angle on the mud so you don't have to go back and sand as much, and now I save at least 20 minutes per room on sanding alone - anyone else get a tip like that from a veteran that totally changed your process?
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jason52426d ago
Man, I have to push back on this one hard. An 8 inch knife for inside corners feels like trying to park a bus in a compact spot to me. The whole point of a smaller blade is you can really feather that mud out thin on both sides without fighting the angle. I've seen guys with 8s leave these huge humps in corners that actually need more sanding, not less, because the mud builds up too thick in the center. No way you save time overall when you're stuck holding a wider blade at a weird wrist angle trying to get into tight spots. What about the ceiling corners, do you use the same 8 there too?
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