Patched up some holes in my apartment walls, now I need to paint. How do I achieve this texture? Is it sand infused spackle or strictly paint?
Patched up some holes in my apartment walls, now I need to paint. How do I achieve this texture?
Patched up some holes in my apartment walls, now I need to paint. How do I achieve this texture? Is it sand infused spackle or strictly paint?
muddy roller
I think this is a spray texture. You can't really get it with a roller or by throwing mud on wall from a brush.
But yes, this is mud, like drywall mud or finishing gypsum plaster.
Spackle is too stiff for this.
It's a b***h to clean when it gets dirty.
use some wall mud and a fine sponge, dap it on, then sand it not so smooth.
This looks like a "fine" knockdown texture, you can buy some spray on texture, but buy the pro $30 version, also pickup the shitty plastic knockdown knife. tbh I would practice on a small square of drywall to get the technique down, which you can also buy at lowes etc
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No it’s not. There’s nothing knocked down about that texture. If it were knocked down it would have flat sections.
This is not “knockdown”. This is “orange peel” and it’s a very light orange peel with soupy mud and high pressure air. The tool you need is called a hopper and they sell it by the sheet rock at Lowes and HD. You’ll also need an air compressor. I’d probably shoot it at 50 psi with a 1/4 inch nozzle or less. 1 box of green mud with 96 oz of water added to it, mixed well.
I did a small bathroom using a single spraycan of Orange Peel. It was super easy and I am very pleased with the results. The pro painter who came in and painted the entire house thought it looked good. It was so much easier and faster than knockdown.
Just curious, are these types of finishes purely aesthetic or do they serve some purpose, like preventing peeling or moisture resistance or something?
They are money-saving finishes. Like popcorn ceiling, they hide imperfections.
I did texture a wall in my house and there was like idk, 2cm difference in area of couple sq. ft. (i.e. there was a speedbump/buldge because I didnt have proper piece drywall to close the hole). Simple rolller knock down texture hid that pretty well.
So no, they are just purely aesthetic.
They help some with acoustics.
Maybe. I get a bit less echo. But I think their main purpose is to cover drywall frickups.