How Do I Get The “Orange Peel” Effect When I Do Interior Wall Plastering?
It’s funny, I’ve got this texture on my walls now but I’ve never thought about how I’d match it if I needed to make a repair. I guess I’ve known I could have simply called my uncle up and ask him how to do it (he’s been a professional painter all his adult life). Unfortunately, it’s too late at night to ask him now and I don’t have personal experience, but here are a couple of tips on how to do it from some experts online: To create an orange peel textured wall effect do the following: * Mix enough thinned Redi-Mixed wallboard joint compound to fill the lower part of a paint tray. The consistency should be like pancake batter. * Apply the compound to the repaired area using a 3/8″ nap roller * Feather out the rolling using lighter rolling pressure as you move away from the repaired area into the original textured area * Do a final roll all in one direction * Allow to dry completely. The effect won’t match yet as the repair will have peaks throughout * Take a hand sanding block with 220
I am sure you can rent the machine, but it also takes experience or experimentation to mix the drywall compound to the right consistency. My house has several areas where even the experienced drywallers sprayed it on too thick and were unable to knock it down. Once it is down, you can’t start over because the border will show. I have had great success with the spray type you mentioned for small areas. For large areas, without the machine, it would be an expensive process with the spray, and a very tedious process to try to dab it on with a sponge or other means. There are other textures that special trowel tools can create, but I have not seen an orange peel trowel. I am not an expert, so it may exist. There are a lot of ex-drywallers at Home Depot and Lowes.
