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- Page 1 Watch the demonstration video online at hydetools.com MUDGUN ™ Drywall Finishing System Quick Start Guide Hyde Tools, Inc. / A Hyde Group Company / 800-872-4933 / custrelations@hydetools.com / hydetools.com...
- Page 2 For best results, be sure to read the Tips & Tricks in the boxed areas next to each step to avoid mistakes and achieve better results. For more problem-solving tools from Hyde, visit us online at hydetools.com or thehydeway.com.
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MUDGUN SMALL REPAIRS (model #09600) ™ MAKING A FLAT SURFACE REPAIR Follow these instructions for repairs that do not involve corners – meaning the angled joint between a wall and ceiling or between two walls. See More Complex Repairs (page 10) if your job involves a corner joint. - Page 5 TAPING INSTRUCTIoNS Embedding the joint tape There are several different types of tape you can use with the MudGun . These include self-adhesive paper and ™ Loading the MudGun ™ fiberglass mesh tapes, and plain paper tape where you use the mud like glue to apply it over the wall joint. Follow these directions if you are using paper tape.
- Page 6 FINIShING ThE SURFACE Feathering the repair You will now use the finishing head to “feather” your repair by adding thin coats of mud on either side of the seams. The goal is to avoid having your taped seams be noticeably higher than the rest of the wall. Note: Before beginning this step take a moment to ensure the tape is completely embedded, and that there 1.
- Page 7 MAKING MoRE CoMPLEX REPAIRS Embedding tape on corner joints Follow these instructions if your job involves taper joints and/or corner joints. 1. Remove the front ring of the MudGun ™ (illustration f). (Or, if the last head PATChING ANd TAPING INSTRUCTIoNS used was the finishing head, remove the T-adapter.) The only difference between simple and complex repairs is the need to adjust for corners and taper joints.
- Page 8 CoNvERSIoN KIT FoR USE wITh 5-GALLoN BUCKETS oF dRYwALL MUd HYDE also offers a conversion kit (HYDE® item #09630) that allows your ® MudGun to draw mud directly from a 5-gallon bucket. Ask about this item at ™...
- Page 9 5-gallon bucket. You can also sTud adapt your MudGun ™ Small Repairs model for bulk-loading using a conversion kit (HYDE ® item #09630), available at the store where you purchased your dryWall dryWall MudGun ™...
- Page 10 TAPING INSTRUCTIoNS There are several different types of tape you can use with the MudGun . These include self-adhesive paper and ™ fiberglass mesh tapes, and plain paper tape where you use the mud like glue to apply it over the wall joint. If you are 6.
- Page 11 Embedding the joint tape Embedding corner joints You should begin by embedding all butt joints using your flat joint nozzle. Once those are dry, use the same process to embed all tapered joints. Do not 1. Remove the front ring of the MudGun (illustration d).
- Page 12 FINIShING ThE SURFACE Note: Before beginning this step take a moment to ensure the tape on all joints is completely embedded, and that there are no bubbles under the tape. Remove any excess dried compound lumps or ridges by lightly scraping with 7.
- Page 13 CuTaWay vieW Finishing taper joints (see cutaway view – illustration j) 5 4 3 2 1 0 1. When using the finishing head to lay a bead of mud over taper (manufac- tured) joints, set the finishing head slide adjuster on 1 (illustration j). embedded joinT Tape This will dispense the right amount of mud to bring the tapered edges dryWall –...
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