That 1997 job in Phoenix taught me to never trust pre-mixed mud again

I was on a crew finishing out a strip mall in the summer of '97. Boss bought a pallet of pre-mixed joint compound from a local warehouse. First coat went on okay. Second coat just would not dry. Sat there tacky for three days in 100 degree heat. We had to scrape off half the ceiling and start over with powder mix. Turned out that batch had been stored wrong. Lost a week of labor and the client was livid. Now I only mix my own mud from bags. Never had that problem since. Anyone else ever get burned by bad pre-mix?

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mia_singh2412d ago

That line about the mud sitting tacky for three days hits hard man. I had the same thing happen with a big bucket of pre-mix I grabbed for a bathroom repaint, ended up peeling off the whole next day because the stuff never set right. Swore off that brand completely and now I only buy powder, no sense gambling with your time like that.

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