Be sure to subscribe to The Craftsman Blog Youtube channel to receive all of our handy, money saving DIY videos first! The first time you try it, it will be weird and awkward like the first time you rode a bike, but you can get a decent technique down with a little practice. Watch this video and then practice, practice, practice. I can explain this all day, but you need to watch someone plaster to get an idea what to do. If it’s too thick, then it will setup too quickly and kill your shoulder during application, too thin and it’s unworkable.īefore you mix up a full batch, try mixing a small amount to get a feel for working with the material. Aim for a regular yogurt (not Greek yogurt) like texture. The thickness of your final mix should be thick enough that if you put a margin trowel right in the center, it won’t sink down and disappear in the plaster. Tip: When you add the joint compound, the mixture will stiffen up significantly, so make sure to mix your veneer plaster a little thinner than you would want your final mix to be. Then add the same amount of pre-mixed joint compound (not setting type compound!) to the bucket followed by the same amount of sand. To make a full bucket of Modern Plaster, begin by filling a 5-gallon bucket 1/3 full of water and then mixing veneer plaster into the water and mixing thoroughly until ALL lumps are gone and you have a thin sour cream like mix. When sand is added to the mix, it becomes even parts of all three items 1:1:1. If you aren’t adding sand, then it’s a 1:1 mix of veneer plaster to joint compound. Sand is optional depending on the texture you are trying to match.
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