Product review - low dust drywall mud

[Rich Engelhardt]

Hello,
Short sweet and to the point:
Simply marvelous.
Best thing since self adhesive joint tape.

Bad news is it costs a lot more than regular "mud".
Well worth the extra cost though.

[Mitchell Andrus]

How does the mud's formula change the amount of dust created when sanding it flat?
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[Rich Engelhardt]

Hello,
It's supposedly heavier. Not the compound, but the dust.
When sanded, it falls down in clumps rather than dusting off into a fine powder.
I just got done sanding down an 8x12 wassl that I had to skim coat & I can attest, there was a whole lot less dust.

The only downside I can see is that it tends to clog paper faster. I used 220 grit screens and they clog a bunch.

[Jude Tuliszewski]

I have found that it is softer, dents and scratches much easyer.... DAMHIKT.

[Rich Engelhardt]

Hello,
Bit of an update....

I have found that it is softer, dents and scratches much easyer.... DAMHIKT.

True, true and also true.

It's also less than ideal for topping and/or skim coats where the idea is to just even up the surface.
(Well, to be perfectly honest,,,it sux for that.)

I'm done with the bulk of the heavy patches & joint taping, and have switched over to good (bad?) old all purpose mud for the final work.
It worked very well for that since a lot of sanding was involved & the low dust was appreciated.
I actually duplicated the ad for the stuff by sanding down a wall while wearing black jeans!

However - it's back to reality for the final touches.
The stuff is just a tad too soft and shows too many tool marks to get a nice plaster like finish.