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venturi · 05-05-2005

Aeon, hope I'm not too late...

What you need to do is apply a "California Hot Patch". They work great for things like this or when you knock a hole in your drywall with a door knob, fist, etc...

Basically you get a piece of drywall about 3" in diameter larger than the hole you are going to patch. on the backside of the drywall cut a "circle" the same size/shape as the hole you are patching and then *gently* break away the drywall surrounding it being *very careful* to not damage the paper on the front side. Then just generously mud the hole and surrounding wallboard apply the patch and mud over it several coats until you have a smooth wall again.

Go to HomeDepot and ask them about applying a "California Hot Patch" - they'll likely be able to demonstrate visually what I just described. They may even be selling 'kits' for this now...

05-05-2005	#29
venturi Members Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 138	Aeon, hope I'm not too late... What you need to do is apply a "California Hot Patch". They work great for things like this or when you knock a hole in your drywall with a door knob, fist, etc... Basically you get a piece of drywall about 3" in diameter larger than the hole you are going to patch. on the backside of the drywall cut a "circle" the same size/shape as the hole you are patching and then gently break away the drywall surrounding it being very careful to not damage the paper on the front side. Then just generously mud the hole and surrounding wallboard apply the patch and mud over it several coats until you have a smooth wall again. Go to HomeDepot and ask them about applying a "California Hot Patch" - they'll likely be able to demonstrate visually what I just described. They may even be selling 'kits' for this now... __________________ Step 1: Join NSCash and grab your link codes. Step 2: ??? Step 3: HUGE PROFITS!!! Programmer Extrordinaire