I had a new drywall ceiling installed in my kitchen. Since I am on a budget, the contractor that installed it said I can save some money doing the sanding after he is done with the mud and taping.
Well I did some sanding and when I "thought" I did a good enough job, I primed it and painted it.
The next day I could clearly see I did not do a very good job sanding it and now I can see the seam. I'm really disappointed considering how much time I put into this.
My questions, it's already painted, but I can sand it again? Because it's already painted will it be too difficult?
?2010-04-05T12:22:33Z
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The answer depends on what you mean when you say "I can see the seam." Can you see the seam because it is a big bump or is it indented? either way it would be way too much work to sand through the paint all the way to the mud on the dry wall, but you should be able to fix it to some degree (make it look better) by sanding the paint to rough it up and then get a small container of dry wall mud (also know as spackel) and a putty knife and smooth the seam out. If it is indented then you fill in the indent, let it dry completely and sand off the extra before re-priming and painting again. If it is a bump then you smooth out the bump by adding the dry wall mud/spackel to the area and gradually smooth the edges out until they are even with the rest of the ceiling, let it dry completely and sand it smooth. There will still be a bump but if you gradually taper it off it will be far less noticable. When painting the ceiling be sure to use a flat paint as it will not reflect the light and therefore the imperfections will not be as noticable. Also, keep in mind that most people aren't going to spend a lot of time staring at your ceiling so although you know it is there, if you make it less noticable to you it is likely that most others won't even know it is there. Good luck
It also depends on the joint in the drywall. Is it the indented joint or a butt joint. If it is the indent you can just give it another fill and sand again. I would use the green or pink lid mud as it is softer and easier to sand. If it is a butt joint you will want to fill the seem plus about a foot or more to each side to taper it or it will look like a hump in the ceiling. You do not have to sand the crap out of it just lightly sand it till it feels smooth and looks even. Also you can shine a flashlight across it to find any bumps by looking at shadows that may appear. Taping can be an art form and anyoe who has not done it before are better off getting your installer to do it. Instaling the drywall is the easy part.
If these people have made reservations for a specific time, and still have to wait 45 minutes, there's something very wrong in the restaurant's internal organisation, that needs to be addressed and fixed SOON. But if they just turn up and are told there's a 45 minute wait, then yes, they have no right to be annoyed; they can go elsewhere. However it does seem that you are not cut out for this kind of work.You CAN'T take it personally. Find another job, or at least find another restaurant where they manage things a bit better.
you can sand it BUT it will be difficult to accomplish much. you best bet is to skim the areas with another coat of mud and sand it, this time use your hand to feel the area. what you feel is what you'll see. another thing is....you might need another coat of paint. new drywall almost always needs 2-3 coats or you can see everything. OR...you might want to get someone out there who knows what they're doing to take a look at it.
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