Make sure to get 1 with an air adjusting valve like shown in picture.
Orange peel textured drywall sheet ild.
Knockdown can be achieved by adding a step to the orange peel technique.
Forget about them holes set it to one of the medium to large size holes and leave it alone.
After applying an orange peel texture to the walls flatten the peaks and bumps that form in the drywall compound using an.
You put a thinned mixture of drywall joint compound e g 30 pounds of a compound to 5 pints of water mixed to a consistency like runny batter into the hopper then run the gun half open through a small nozzle at about 25 30 psi.
Prepping drywall for orange peel texture.
The hopper gun itself comes with this adjustable wheel deal that has different size holes.
The orange peel texture roller method allows you to add texture to your walls without an airless spray painter.
How to do a orange peel texture page 1 of 2.
What you will need tools materials hopper gun.
You can t just jump right in and apply your texture on virgin drywall it needs to be sanded cleaned and primed in order to get the texture to stick in a way that s smooth and free of grimy flecks of dirt beneath.
During the 1990 s and early 2000 s hand textures such as hawk and trowel skip trowel or santa fe became much more popular.
This setting usually gives you splatter the right size for an orange peel texture.
Wait 10 minutes to reapply a second coat for thicker texture.