Does not require mechanical fastening no nails, staples, screws or crimps Will not fuzz-up when sanded Superior adhesion and bonding strength Joint compound not required over the nose due to paintable paper U. Patent Nos. Other lengths available. Picture shown is standard leg.
Measure and cut paper-faced corner bead using aviator snips. Press paper-faced bead firmly into the wet compound. Adjust, if necessary, to create a straight line. Super-wide drywall corner bead is an extra-wide, metal drywall corner bead with paper drywall tape attached. The paper tape allows attachment of the corner bead to a corner using only drywall compound, without nails or adhesive.
This makes it suitable for corners without solid wood behind the drywall, or where nailing is impractical. The wide metal bead covers corner imperfections. Some brands have perforations in the paper tape which provide better adhesion to drywall compound. Install the drywall cutting bit and cutting guide on the rotary tool. Face one wall on the corner and turn the tool on. Guide the bit into the protruding edge of the drywall until the guide point on the bit contacts the adjoining wall.
Trim the drywall corner flush using the adjoining wall surface as a guide for the bit. Measure the height of the corner from the floor to ceiling. At corner-bead joints, cut them flat or diagonally to avoid overlapping. Use the knife and start wiping up or down. Spread a full coat of evenly distributed mud layer.
It should be throughout the entire joint spot on both sides. Try to flatten the surface as much as possible. You might use a drywall compound applicator tube , which is pretty good. Just make sure you spread a little bit wider than the paper flanges. Then position the corner bead carefully. Press with your fingers to set it tight in contact with the compound. It will save you lots of time but you can use the taping knife to push it in place, so not mandatory. Just make sure that the corner bead is set straight and square.
For better adhesion, spay little water to dampen the paper. But when using a knife , gently press the knife on the bead to extract the extra mud, and thus you clean up at once. Not nails. They will pop and leave you having to constantly repair the corner.
Screws you can feel if they catch the stud or not. Happy mudding. Sign up to join this community. The best answers are voted up and rise to the top. Stack Overflow for Teams — Collaborate and share knowledge with a private group. Create a free Team What is Teams? Learn more. Ask Question. Asked 9 years, 11 months ago. Active 5 years, 6 months ago. Viewed 8k times. Here it is: I still have yet to shave down the rough edges from when I scored and snapped it, but, after that, what can I use for corner bead?
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