How to use Fiberglass Mesh (April 10, 2009)

Ningbo Hansheng Fiber Glass Co., Ltd supplies for you with many kinds of fiberglass products, inclouding Alkaline-resistant Fiberglass Mesh, E-glass chopped strand mat, EIFS Mesh, Fiberglass Insect Screen and so on. However, do you know how to use Fiberglass Mesh? The steps are as follows:
1. Prepare your installed drywall sheets by aligning the edges as tightly as possible before beginning the taping process.
2. Unroll one end of the fiberglass mesh and determine which side is sticky. Begin at the top and stick only the top edge of the mesh on the seam. Leave a 1-inch space from the ceiling.
3. Hold the bottom edge of the unrolled fiberglass mesh at the bottom of the seam. While watching to make sure the seam is in the middle of the mesh, lower it until it meets the wall.
4. Cut the bottom edge of the mesh and use your hands to gently smooth the mesh from the center to each end, ensuring that no wrinkles form.
5. Scoop some prepared drywall mud into a taping bucket with the 6-inch taping knife. Using the same knife, pick up a small portion of the mud, approximately one-half cup, and put it on the fiberglass mesh, smoothing as you go.
6. Follow up immediately, while the mud is still soft, with the 10-inch taping trowel. Pull the trowel along the seam carefully, smoothing the mud and leveling it with the surface of the wall.
7. Allow the mud to dry, sand off rough edges or lumps and apply two more very thin coats. Sand after the last coat is dry and paint or texture your walls.

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