Tried a different way to handle inside corners on a job in Tacoma

For years I just ran my knife down the bead and hoped for the best, which meant a lot of sanding later. On a big apartment job in Tacoma last month, the foreman showed me his method. He puts a thin coat on one side, lets it set for about an hour, then comes back and does the other side. The first side is firm enough that you don't dig into it with your knife on the second pass. I tried it on three units and it cut my sanding time on those corners by at least half. The key is that short wait, not letting it get fully hard. It feels slower while you're doing it, but you save so much time later. Has anyone else found a small change like this that really speeds up the finish work?

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ruby_sanchez4516d ago

Wait, you just ran the knife and hoped for the best before? That's wild. An hour wait seems like forever on the clock though.

linda_clark16d ago

So when you say a thin coat, how thin are we talking? Like just enough to fill the tape line, or are you still loading the knife a bit?