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Just realized my old foreman was right about using a 12-inch knife for the first coat on ceilings.
He always said, 'A bigger knife means fewer ridges to sand later,' and after fighting with a 10-inch on a vaulted ceiling job in Tacoma last week, I finally switched and saved myself at least two hours of sanding, so what's your go-to knife size for that first pass?
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dianahayes15d ago
That Tacoma job sounds brutal. My old boss used to say the same thing about knives, right before he'd tell us to stop cutting corners on the tape.
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adamk9515d agoTop Commenter
Oh man, @dianahayes, that's the kind of boss wisdom that sticks with you! My last boss would always say "a sharp knife is a safe knife" while using a box cutter so dull it just mashed through the tape. I think he was trying to teach us patience, honestly.
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theagibson15d ago
Ugh, I feel that pain so much lol. My old boss was like @adamk95's, full of sayings that never matched his tools. Switching to a bigger knife for the first coat is a total game changer for real.
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