I am about halfway done skim-coating the dining room walls, and it's going pretty well.
I'm using the magic trowel recommended by steve. It is difficult to get each segment smoothed before it starts to dry, but I'm getting better at it-- hopefully by the final coat I'll be a pro. Even thinning the joint compound with our cordless drill seems to be working fine.
The other nifty tool I've been using is this drywall sander that attaches to my shop vac. The vac has a drywall dust bag plus a hepa filter that I'm knocking the dust out of a couple times a day, and it seems to be holding up well. So far the drywall dust hasn't gotten into the rest of the house. *keeps fingers crossed that this trend will continue*
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dry wall sanding is the WORST, but don't be too tough on yourself... you'll be surprised how good it looks once it gets primed! We primed and painted our "game room" over the holiday weekend after mudding and sanding the walls for the last 2 months (in between our 60 hour a week regular jobs, 5ks and weddings) and it feels so nice to tear those drop clothes up! keep up the good work!
Thanks for the encouragement! I'm soooo relieved to finally be done going over the walls again and again and again. And it felt great to take down all the plastic and have a room again instead of a construction zone. Wheeee!
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