[SunRescue] OT: Construction!

[John Duksta]

At 03:02 PM 1/14/2001 -0600, you wrote:
>On Sat, Jan 13, 2001 at 10:12:54PM -0600, Bill Bradford wrote:
> > Anybody here ever covered up ugly wood paneling with
> > drywall compound and then painted it?  If so, any tips/
> > suggestions?
>
>Most folks just fill the grooves with spackling, then paint several coats
>over it.  Works very well, requires minimal money or time, just requires
>you to use your fingers for smoothing it in the corners.  I guess we did it
>in about 12-15 apartments, worked quite nicely.

I started to do this in my old house. I got two walls done and then
gave up on it because of the sanding factor. Sanding every groove down
was alot of work compared to just putting up new sheetrock.

It was coming out quite nicely though. You'll want to fill the grooves
a little thick so that you get enough in there so that when it dries
and shrinks, you won't have to apply another coat.

-john