Final stages of sheetrocking are as bad as body work
 

Jeez.

I finally get all the mud on, feathered and sanded and feeling good. I know the rule in body work that if you can feel something, you'll see it in the paint. Damn sheetrock is just as bad but different.

I got the first primer coat on, had a couple minor spots I could barely feel. Under the primer most of these spots disappeared and I could no longer feel them or see them. But, by golly, did a bunch of isty bitsy pocks stand out once the primer was dry. Several spots had apparently had some small air bubbles, which I sanded through. The result was a few areas that had little divits in the dry compound that I could not feel, even though I could see them. This afternoon was spent laying in a small amount of mud to fill these divits.

Seems like everything I take on is an art form of its own.

Well Mike that huge house across the street from me that you saw was built with sheetrocker money, so if you get real good at it......;)

I occasionally eyeball the walls in my house from the corners to gauge "trueness", and all I can say, is not ALL sheetrock hangers are as particular as you are...:rolleyes:

...but wall texturing and faux paint hides practically every flaw that may exist...works for me! ;)

Damn Mike, that what TEXTURE is for...to hide that stuff!!

To be honest I thought about doing a subtle knockdown texture...but, the rest of the house is lath and plaster. Because of that I opted for the smooth finished look. You never know though, by the time I move on to the next room I might be using some of that popcorn ceiling texture on the walls :p ;)

I hate doing any of this kind of work because I suck at it so badly...

I don't mind the labor, but my role should be confined to the "grunt" that hauls all the trash away and ferries supplies back and forth.