Instructions / Assembly

Repair
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Tools
The materials and tools you’ll need for most repairs are:
1. Georgia-Pacific Ready-Mix
™
Joint Compound
2. Drywall tape
3. Gypsum board scraps
4. Gypsum board nails
5. Utility knife
6. 5
⬙ and 10⬙ taping knives
7. Hammer
8. Safety glasses
Medium to Small Holes
1. Cut out a rectangle around
damaged area with knife or
keyhole saw.
2. Cut a scrap section of gypsum
board, with top and bottom
slightly larger than the hole.
3. Place a piece of string through the center of scrap.
4. Apply Ready-Mix Joint Compound to edges of
scrap, then slide into hole.
5. Center scrap and pull tight until joint compound
is set.
6. Cut string, fill hole with joint compound.
7. Additional finish coats may be necessary.
Dents and Gouges
1. Fill with Georgia-Pacific Ready-Mix Joint
Compound or Georgia-Pacific Sandable 90
Setting Compound.
2. Touch up with paint.
Large Holes
1. To patch larger holes,
you may have to cut the
gypsum board back to
the studs to replace the
entire damaged section.
2. Apply gypsum board tape and finish off with
Ready-Mix Joint Compound.
Nail Pops
1. Drive new nail about 1-2⬙ above
and below the one that has
popped.
2. Push panel close to the stud while
you “dimple” the two nails. (See
Installation section for explanation
of “dimpling.”)
3. Remove loose material from
dimpled areas, sand lightly.
4. Fill dimpled area with Ready-Mix Joint
Compound
— let dry overnight.
5. If shrinkage occurs in drying, re-apply Ready-Mix
Joint Compound. When patch is dry, sand lightly.
6. Prime and texture or paint to match existing wall.
Cracks
For large cracks, use Ready-Mix Joint Compound and
drywall tape.
1. Sand the area about 6
⬙ on each side of the crack.
2. Work Ready-Mix Joint Compound down into crack.
3. Center tape over the crack and press down firmly
with a 5⬙ drywall knife.
4. Cover tape with a coat of Ready-Mix Joint
Compound. Smooth it out well beyond tape edges
by feathering.
5. Allow patch to dry overnight. Apply another coat
of Ready-Mix Joint Compound which extends 1
1
⁄2⬙
wider than the last coat. Smooth edges, let patch
dry. Sand lightly.
• Narrow cracks may be filled with Ready-Mix Joint
Compound alone. Use a stiff brush or screwdriver
to remove loose material from the crack.
• Dampen edges of the crack with water.
• Fill deep cracks almost to the surface. Let dry, then
add a thin coat of Ready-Mix Joint Compound.
Smooth out 2
⬙ on each side of crack, by feathering.
Let dry. Sand smooth.