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   ANDYBUILD | Mar 23, 2004 02:44am | #1

   yes.....for the final coat but it really isnt necessary.

   Anothe gimmick if you ask me.

   Now a days there are many different types of joint compound already prepared for different applications.

   At best.if you wanna "slick coat" the last coat you could simply just add a bit of water but that ain't necessary either.

   Be well

                 andy

   "My life is my practice"

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   MSA1 | Mar 23, 2004 03:30am | #2

   My dad told me about a guy that uses vegetable oil. Says it works great. I've always just used water.

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   HeavyDuty | Mar 23, 2004 04:30am | #3

   Lots of people do that. It reduces the surface tension of the compound and gives you a slicker coat.

   As Andy said it's not necessary. I have never done that myself.

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   crosscutter1 | Mar 23, 2004 04:37am | #4

   hi

   i have used the soupa before but i agree its not needed,mix the mud rel good and add a little water . spackling was probally the hardest thing for me to get used to !!

   everyone has a diffrent aproach if you have to do it just keep evrything clean meaning the edges & tools & the bucket !!

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   Sphere | Mar 23, 2004 03:16pm | #6

   everyone has a diffrent aproach if you have to do it just keep evrything clean meaning the edges & tools & the bucket !!

   And don't for get to scrape down the sides of the bucket, flatten the top of the mud left in there and put the plactic back down at the end of the day..keeps "snotters" to a minimun

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   james | Mar 23, 2004 04:49am | #5

   sad,

   i have heard that we add a little flowtrill to our topping mud for handwork,  ( final fan and touch ups ) but mixing the mud well and thinning it with water works well. the flowtril makes the mud "wetter" without making it soupy.

   regards

   james

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   ANDYBUILD | Mar 23, 2004 05:44pm | #7

   One other thing. If you do in fact add some water go easy with it cause a little goes a lot further than you might imagine.

   A mud stirrer to fit in your drill really helps a lot too.

   BE slick

                andy

   "My life is my practice"