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Mr. Luddite

On 10/18/2015 4:59 PM, wrote:

On Sun, 18 Oct 2015 11:21:16 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

my dad taught me years ago to use the paper tape, and dip it in water first.

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That's a little counterintuitive. Do put down a thin layer of mud
first and then bed the tape in it?

That's what I used to do years ago but when I was doing some
construction for the guitar shop (built a couple of lesson rooms as
well as the stage) I used some kind of new, perforated tape that
seemed much faster and easier to use. Still couldn't get the joints
as smooth as the pros can though.