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2. Spackling paste - Wikipedia

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   Spackling paste is comparable and contrastable with joint compound as both look similar and serve the similar purpose of filling in low spots in walls and ceilings. [3] The chief differences are that spackling paste typically dries faster, shrinks less during drying, and is meant for smaller repairs, and not for a whole room or house.

3. Joint compound - Wikipedia

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   A topping compound is soft, smooth and easy to level and sand. [14] Some finish coat sanding is usually required to get a smooth surface. Workers applying joint compound to drywall. Joint compound is the primary material used in the drywall industry applied by a tradesperson called a "drywall mechanic," "taper," or "drywall taper."

4. Knockdown texture - Wikipedia

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   Knockdown texture is a drywall finishing style. It is a mottled texture, it has more changes in textures than a simple flat finish, but less changes than orange peel, or popcorn, texture. Heavy knockdown applied with a spray hopper. Knockdown texture is created by watering down joint compound to a soupy consistency.

5. Drywall - Wikipedia

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   Various sized cuts of 1 ⁄ 2 in (13 mm) drywall with tools for maintenance and installation . Drywall (also called plasterboard, dry lining, [1] wallboard, sheet rock, gib board, gypsum board, buster board, turtles board, slap board, custard board, gypsum panel and gyprock) is a panel made of calcium sulfate dihydrate (), with or without additives, typically extruded between thick sheets of ...

6. USG Corporation - Wikipedia

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   USG Corporation, also known as United States Gypsum Corporation, is an American company which manufactures construction materials, most notably drywall and joint compound. The company is the largest distributor of wallboard in the United States and the largest manufacturer of gypsum products in North America.

7. Powder coating - Wikipedia

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   Heat-sensitive carbon fiber tubes coated with a UV curable powder coating. Powder coating is a type of coating that is applied as a free-flowing, dry powder.Unlike conventional liquid paint, which is delivered via an evaporating solvent, powder coating is typically applied electrostatically and then cured under heat or with ultraviolet light.

8. Taping knife - Wikipedia

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   Taping knives and hawk. A taping knife or joint knife is a drywall tool with a wide blade for spreading joint compound, also known as "mud".It can be used to spread mud over nail and screw indents in new drywall applications and is also used when using paper or fiberglass drywall tape to cover seams.

9. Surface finishing - Wikipedia

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   It is produced by polishing the metal with a 120–180 grit belt or wheel finish and then softened with an 80–120 grit greaseless compound or a medium non woven abrasive belt or pad. #4 Dairy or sanitary finish. This finish is commonly used for the medical and food industry and almost exclusively used on stainless steel.