How to fix torn drywall paper

hey there everybody its Melissa from sincerely Saturday and today I'm going to show you how to fix torn drywall paper this happened above my mantel when I removed the Easter eggs that you guys may have seen it happened because of some poster tack which was not supposed to tear so now I'm going to show you the proper way to fix it first things first you are going to want some primer that is a shellac based not water-based if you use water-based primer on the paper it will bubble up and that's a whole nother can of worms you're also going to need a putty knife this one is about a four inch flexible blade you're also going to need some joint compound I like the pre-mixed kind you can buy that little container from Home Depot for about five dollars and a drywall sponge you can use use some fine grit sandpaper but I prefer the drywall sponge and you're going to need primer and paint in the color of your wall so first thing you are going to do is remove any chips or overhangs you have you just use your putty knife and you're going to go in all directions around the tear to make sure you remove any extra stuff I just have it it's a tiny tear but I wanted to make sure I fixed it properly because it's right over my mantel and it's very visible so here you see me removing all of the possible little chips and overhangs that I may have had I'm going to show you what it looks like from the side with a flashlight shown on it so you can see what the texture of the paper looks like if your paper is torn quite a bit and you're having a lot of bits and pieces hanging off you may consider sanding your paper down a little bit with some fine grit sandpaper to knock down any of the big pieces of paper hanging off before you put apply your shellac based primer so after you've made sure that you've knocked everything down it's nice and flat and you have a good surface to work on you're going to apply one coat of your shellac based primer and just follow the directions on mint fresh manufacturer's directions and as far as like drying times and how long you have to wait to apply joint compound been praying we're fairly fast I think it's about a 45-minute dry so I applied a decent coat of that you can see here and I'm going to wait for that to dry before we apply the joint compound so now I know my primer is nice and dry it's ready for the joint compound to be applied I put my joint compound on my knife in the center edge of the blade so about the the first two inches of the blade is going to have that and I find it easier to control where I'm putting it so you're gonna want to hold your blade on the wall at about a 30-degree angle you could see them applying it pretty liberally and while I'm dragging it I have my finger on the back of the blade so I can control how much pressure I'm putting on the blade itself and the idea is that you're going to want to apply the thinnest layer you can while also having the maximum coverage and you can see how much I still have left on my knife after I've applied it so this is just a picture of it drying it dries like this and once it's completely nice and white it is ready to be sanded down your if you've done a good job you really shouldn't have to see on that much you're gonna stand really the edges down sometimes you might have little ridges that you need to go over I didn't I just kind of gave it a overall nice sand and the edges were very nice and smooth and once I've I'm happy with that you're going to use a tack cloth of some sort I have a damp wash rag that I used to remove all of the drywall dust and there is a considerable amount of drywall dust no matter how good you are you are going to have a ton once you have done that you are going to want to apply a primer that is made to go over the joint compound that's a whole separate thing that you're going to need to purchase it is almost like a thin Dale glue but it is very important so that once you've painted over this your paint does not absorb into the joint compound because if you do not seal it joint compound sucks the pain and it looks modeled and awful so this is a vital part of this repair once that has dried go ahead and slap on your paint I apologize for the angles of all of these things I'm doing this over a Mike phone and a mount a camera mount so it is kind of an awkward way to apply this joint compound in paint but I hope you guys get the picture once that is done let it dry and your wall is finished thank you to my mom aka the DIY Jedi Master for teaching me this and now I taught you thank you so much for watching please like and subscribe to my channel and visit sincerely Saturday comm for other awesome DIYs and tutorials

Channel: Sincerely Saturday - a DIY and crafting blog

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Keywords: how to, how to fix drywall, how to fix tear in drywall paper, tear in drywall, how to repair drywall, easy DIY drywall repair, DIY, drywall, torn, paper

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Length: 5min 2sec (302 seconds)

Published: Wed Jun 12 2019