Working with a finicky substance that gets all over everything, requires two coats, and needs remedial work even after the second coat, all for an aesthetic end: this is my idea of hell. And this is what spackling (aka mudding, the application of joint compound) is all about.
This was also the next step in the completion of our closet.
The help of our dear friend Sharon went miles to making the work easier. The daughter of a professional spackler, she knows all the tricks of the trade to make things go more smoothly (pun quite intended). We are oh-so-grateful for her cheery help. However, I'm still not sending out my resume for mudding jobs.
As of this entry, we've got one coat on. Some scraping and wiping, and we'll be ready for the second coat, which ought to go on more easily. Then comes the sanding. Shudder. At least we only have to do that part once.
Thanks, Sharon!
~emrys
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