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'Dustless' Drywall compount

Posted by jason1083 (My Page) on
Mon, Jan 29, 07 at 14:41

http://www.downwithdust.com/about_compound.php
Its supposed to prevent so much dust from becoming airborne, Its just supposed to kinda sink towards the floor.

Anyone tried it yet?
Thoughts on whether it would be worth trying?


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RE: 'Dustless' Drywall compount

Learn how to finish without sanding.
All I ever do is knock off with a knife after drying and put on another coat.


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RE: 'Dustless' Drywall compount

I'm not so sure about dustless joint compound-if it is dustless I would be worried about what chemical is in it to provide the extra weight/or larger partical size that would make it sink. If you use it be sure to check and follow all the hazards, warnings, and safety blah blah blah.

I agree, try to do as little sanding as possible- and you can always wet sand -does take some practice though. LET SOME ELSE BE THE GUINEA PIG!!


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RE: 'Dustless' Drywall compount

I have a sander that attaches to a bucket filled with water, than to a shop vac. The water traps the particles and keeps the shop vac filter from getting clogged. Sanded in my work (street) clothes, little to no dust! I was skeptical, but it worked great!


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RE: 'Dustless' Drywall compount

As mentioned by brickeyee, you can get by without producing much dust at all by knocking down the surface between coats with a knife rather than sanding. Not only is there no dust, the knife only knocks off the high spots and levels the surface rather than producing waves and dips like sanding often does. Check out the site below for details on this method.

Here is a link that might be useful: Taping & Finishing Drywall


 
 

 

 


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