Correct option for drywall repair?

[Trock03]

So I was working on a project and this happened (hopefully the pic is attached). The wife is thrilled. This of course creates yet another unplanned project for me....

So my question is what's the correct way to fix something like this? I've patched actual holes plenty of times but this is more of a gouge. Fill with spackle, sand around it, texture and paint? Or cut it out and go through the normal patch process (which I've gotten way too good at over the years).

Let me know what you think.

TC

 

[Jeff Ivers]

You've got the right idea. Spackle-sand-paint.

 

[gunguy]

I agree with Jeff. Not sure how to match the texture though. Keep the repair small and it may not be noticeable at all.

Jim

 

[The Cobbler]

take some mud on your finger & glue that pc back in place
dab some more around with your finger to blend the cut area.
don't sand it, maybe take a wet sponge & wipe it.
paint
done

 

[rjacobs]

ive recently been doing a bunch of repair like that on my house we are going to put on the market soon.

spackle it lightly(just fill the gouge) and let it dry. Get a spray can of knock down texture and a texture knife at home depot. Spray the texture on there(I would adjust the spray towards the large side), wait the FULL 10 MINUTES, knock it down/drag it with your flexible knife. Wait a few days for it to all dry, paint it.

 

[Bogie1632]

I've used these successfully. Just fill the indents, lay this over the top and give a quick wipe with your mud. They make a fine a medium size and since it's a stencil it'll last year's for more oops moments. I've got 3 kids...lots of oops moments...

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003JNMFAS/?tag=atomicindus08-20

V/R
Bogie

 

[PassnThru]

Put more gouges in the rest of the wall so it doesn't look out of place. Done correctly, you won't even have to paint it

 

[crazybrit]

Use a sponge for the texture. Or a rag or a ...

For larger matching of knockdown Get some cardboard, spread some mud on it, practice till you get something that looks good but that repair is so small I'd be inclined to try just dabbing my finger or using the side of a putty knife

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[crazybrit]

ive recently been doing a bunch of repair like that on my house we are going to put on the market soon.

spackle it lightly(just fill the gouge) and let it dry. Get a spray can of knock down texture and a texture knife at home depot. Spray the texture on there(I would adjust the spray towards the large side), wait the FULL 10 MINUTES, knock it down/drag it with your flexible knife. Wait a few days for it to all dry, paint it.

That area is so small that spraying texture is a nutso idea IMHO.

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[pmiranda]

Yeah, small enough to just spackle and use a small drywall knife (like 1") if you want to try and match the texture better, but if the paint matches I don't think anyone would notice the repair with that texture.

 

[man-a-fre]

Straighten the outlet while you're at it.

 

[crazybrit]

The Cobbler and crazybrit have it nailed. Don't try spray texture, or you'll have a huge, ugly eysore instead of a small unobtrusive patch.

It'll be harder to match the paint than the drywall texture. Just dab the drywall mud on, get it close, let it dry, sponge it to adjust the texture and to blend it in and keep trying until it looks right. Whatever you do, don't sand it, or you'll get a flat plane that will absolutely glare out at you. That final texture was sprayed on and not sanded, so you want something that looks the same, not a sanded look. Sponging it after it's dry lets you manipulate it a bit, but not get the sanded look.

Good point on the paint. Unless you have the original can you'll need to take a 1" x 1" piece of either the drywall with paint on it or the paint peeled off the drywall into paint store. I'd do that first, then fix the damage.

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[Trock03]

Thanks for the input guys. After reading all this I'm going to fill the gouge. Luckily it's low on the wall so not too worried about texture.

I've got some paint left but the room was painted 11 years ago and gets a lot of sun so no way it's going to match. I won't notice but it'll be like a strobe light to my wife. I see more painting in my future. Freaking hate painting.

Thanks again!
TC

 

[crazybrit]

Thanks for the input guys. After reading all this I'm going to fill the gouge. Luckily it's low on the wall so not too worried about texture.

I've got some paint left but the room was painted 11 years ago and gets a lot of sun so no way it's going to match. I won't notice but it'll be like a strobe light to my wife. I see more painting in my future. Freaking hate painting.

Thanks again!
TC

After it dries, take some steel wool to the repair, it'll distress the repair. Or repaint the whole wall segment.

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[pmiranda]

A trick with getting paint to match, always dry brush to blend the repair into the surrounding wall.

 

[DGersic]

Put a table, or a potted plant in front of it.



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[rlwhitetr3b]

Tear down the house and build a new one. You wanted a newer and nicer on anyway.

This is GJ, right?

 

[rjacobs]

That area is so small that spraying texture is a nutso idea IMHO.

I have repaired quite a few areas that are small like that. If you do it right, you will never see it. You arent spraying much of the texture spray from the can, just a quick shot to cover the spackle repair. My realtor knows where all of my little dings were and she could only find one after the fact.

 

[SGKent]

Cut the edge with a razor knife so any Spackle doesn't have a paper edge. Then sand when it dries, cut a hole in a piece of paper, cardboard, whatever and tape to the area so the Spackle repair is exposed but the wall around it protected from misplaced spatter. Moisten a little Spackle and dip the bristles of a wisk broom into it, fling the Spackle off the wisk broom by bending and letting go of the broom straw. If you want to practice a couple times on a piece of cardboard outside you can do that. Let it dry just a little, pull the tape and cardboard protecting the rest of the area off the wall and use a putty knife gently almost flat to do a knockdown. Again, practice a couple times on a piece of cardboard if you haven't done it before. Paint. You can buy a can of knockdown but for something that small just use a wisk broom rather than spend the money on a big can that most will go to waste. You can rinse the wisk broom end off when you are done.

 

[ard]

take some mud on your finger & glue that pc back in place
dab some more around with your finger to blend the cut area.
don't sand it, maybe take a wet sponge & wipe it.
paint
done

ABSOLUTELY.

IMO, you do NOT want to slater on spackle, sand and retexture. It will be horrible

A 'micro' repair to *only* fill in the divot, then replicate the very small 'texture' features will do it. Do it in two steps- fill the divot carefully, not all the way. Then come back with a tiny screwdriver and create the few texture blobs you need. Knock it down with a spong or sand when dry

As an analogy, it is using PDR (paintless dent removal) versus pounding, bondo, color coat and whole panel clearcoat.

 

[DRP6833]

I've only done this once (patched a 1-inch hole after I moved the thermostat) but it worked really well...

I filled in the area level, let it dry, then took a small screwdriver and scratched channels in the spackling that mimicked the surrounding texture. Once painted it was damn near impossible to spot.