![]() ![]() Knockdown texture mud should be fairly thin in consistency. The time spent masking off windows, light boxes, and anything else that you don't want texture on will be worth it in the amount of time saved for cleanup. Since texture mud exits the end of the gun at high pressure along with compressed air, texture globules end up getting everywhere. Spraying a knockdown texture creates quite a mess. Step 2 - Mask off areas to reduce cleanup ![]() ![]() While you should try to limit small divots and bubble holes as much as possible, the texture should cover them as long as they are very small. The one thing knockdown texture may cover is small pockmarks and bubble holes in the drywall mud. The seams and butt joints need to be as flat as possible with no tool marks. Make sure the surface is finished to what is considered a level 4 finish. Even though the entire surface is going to be covered with texture, knockdown will not necessarily cover imperfections in seams and butt joints. Splatter Knockdown texture requires a very smooth surface. The pictures below show a knockdown texture spray nozzle and tip. There is usually a small ball valve on the air supply to control the volume of compressed air that is mixed with the texture mud. The large hand trigger on the gun opens the texture material valve so the amount of material sprayed is controlled by how hard this large trigger is pulled. The smaller tube supplies compressed air. The large round tube supplies texture material. The gun has two tubes entering from the bottom. These globules are left to set slightly and then smoothed with a large flat knife to produce the knockdown effect.Ĭlick on the image below for a larger pictureĪ unique spray gun and nozzle are required to apply splatter knockdown drywall texture. The air pressure is controlled by a separate valve located on the airline, usually mounted on the side of the spray handle.Īs the texture material exits the nozzle it separates into many small globules of mud that splatter in random patterns on the drywall surface. The volume of texture mud coming from the gun is governed by how hard the operator pulls on the hand trigger. Compressed air is mixed with the texture at this point and the mud and air exit the gun through a small opening. Texture material is pumped through a hose to a handheld trigger-activated gun. To apply splatter knockdown texture, two things are needed: a supply of texture material and compressed air. How to create a Splatter Knockdown Texture? Overview Around 2010, the midwest saw a surge in the popularity of Splatter Knockdown as a replacement for Smooth Wall. Instead, hand textures such as Santa Fe and Skip Trowel or even Hawk and Trowel textures have grown in popularity. In recent years in the southwestern region of the U.S., fewer people choose spray or splatter knockdown textures. Splatter Knockdown Drywall Texture is often used in hotel rooms where wallpaper is not used. As described below, this type of texture is splattered on the walls, allowed to set slightly and then knocked down with a large curved knife. However, since other types of textures have a knockdown step such as Stomp Knockdown, Splatter Knockdown is a more specific name that helps to differentiate it from other knockdown textures.
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