Hello everyone!
I am new to this forum and my wife and I have just moved into our first new home which means I'm new to a lot of do-it-yourself home repair.
I have a question regarding repairing 1/2inch holes in drywall. I know how to repair drywall, but our walls were done with a splatter drag texture and I am hoping someone can give me an idea or point me somewhere that would help me re-do that splatter drag texture without an airgun and hopper.
In other words, something maybe someone has used to create splatter drag texture when repairing small holes and/or cracks so that it matches with the rest of the walls texture. I had to drill 1/2inch holes to pull my surround sound speaker wires through the drywall and am trying to match the texture when I do the repair.
Any suggestions, hints, advice, etc... is greatly appreciated!
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Hi,
When we need to retexture a wall, we get a can of spray-type mud that can be found at Lowe's in the paint section. It's made specifically for the purpose you are describing.
There are so many different textures
labeled "splatter/drag" depending on what area of the country you are in-I hope we are talking about the same texture. Just make sure you try it on a piece of board oe something before you put it on the wall.
Amanda Folster,Art Director
www.ArtisticIllusions.com
www.Fauxsters.com
When we need to retexture a wall, we get a can of spray-type mud that can be found at Lowe's in the paint section. It's made specifically for the purpose you are describing.
There are so many different textures
labeled "splatter/drag" depending on what area of the country you are in-I hope we are talking about the same texture. Just make sure you try it on a piece of board oe something before you put it on the wall.
Amanda Folster,Art Director
www.ArtisticIllusions.com
www.Fauxsters.com
when you practice, also have some tooling items to help you adjust the finish, things like a stiff toothbrush, a wire comb and/or a painters brush cleaning "comb", and a good clean stiff-bristled slightly(!) dampened paint brush, and a "wadded up" bunch of plastic wrap and a simmilarly wadded-up bunch of wax paper can be helpful "tooling" items to help match the finish (by draging, or "dabbing" at the sprayed area).
