I posted a few weeks ago about this, now just getting around to testing the texture tonight. A co worker has a Texture Pro hopper gun by Walboard. Attached are a few pics. I am using a tip that has .25″ opening, the largest he has. The area I am doign first is in a walk in closet, not so picky here but the bathroom other side of wall is critical to blend in as best as I can.
I mixed mud to oatmeal consistancy and get small grouped together mud plater that pretty much covers the entire area. (see attached pic) The air is set at 25psi.
I mixed in very little water – not much of a difference.
I experimented with flicking it on(attached is a pic)
Also attached is the texture of the eniter home which I am attempting to match, my hand is in the pic to show scale. The texture looks very thick blobs that have been knocked down with alot of area between – not so close and thick.
Any ideas to pass on?
thansk again for the all the help.
Chris
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Rez made a good suggestion in the previous post, to do the entire wall where the repair is located. That would make matching at a corner less noticeable. Mask the adjacent wall.
You've got to keep the gun moving at all times, or let off the trigger. Looks to me like it's too thick of a mix. Thin it down, and try a 3/16" tip, or move back with your 1/4" to get a larger splatter. Try 20 lb on the gun. Dry time to knockdown will make a difference also. The longer you wait, the more "texture" you'll have. The existing looks like it was done fairly wet. It's unlikely you'll get a prefect match. It'll look better when you get a couple coats of paint over it. Oh, BTW, after you've knoked it down and let it dry, broom the wall to get the loose mud off.
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Knockdown, which combines thicker material, lower air pressure, a larger nozzle and a slower application to spray large globs of texture onto the surface. As the texture begins to dry, a wide metal trowel called a knockdown blade is pulled lightly over the texture globs, knocking down the high spots and creating large flat areas. By varying the ratios of these four elements, along with the pressure used during the knocking down process, knockdown texture can be varied from very light to very heavy.
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Thanks everyone for the input on matching texture. I tested on some cutoff boards and got better results based on everyones input. I didnt get it to match as well as i wanted. Luckily, I was only doing the inside of a walk in closet. In a few weeks I will be doing the outside wall of the closet. I am leaning to get a pro drywaller to match the existing texture. Its a high ceiling large wall so redoing the whole wall just dosent make sense. With recessed lighting will telegraph the texture.
I think if I was doing new construction where I didnt have to match I would do it but not so much with matching. Any pros here in Phoenix that would want to do a small job?? I have a few contacts but may be kicking myself...who wants to do a small job like this in a booming city with tons of work??
thanks again..
Chris