Remember when we used to hand-mud all the inside corners?

I started out in the late 90s and we'd spend an hour just taping and mudding a single closet with paper tape and a knife. Now I grab my bazooka and knock out three rooms before lunch, but I swear the finish isn't as smooth. Anybody else think the old way looked better even if it took twice as long?

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ryan_coleman212mo ago

Man, I hear you. The hand finish just had a feel to it that the bazooka can't quite match, no matter how fast it is.

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amymiller2mo ago

Oh man @ryan_coleman21, did you ever get that weird satisfaction from the hand finish that just felt right? I had an old machine that took forever to finish anything, but there was something about the slow, steady way it laid down the final pass that made me feel like I actually did something. The bazooka is definitely faster and I get why people like it, but it's like trading a homemade meal for a microwave dinner - both fill you up, but one just hits different. I remember spending an entire afternoon on one piece once, and when I was done, it felt like I'd actually earned that smooth finish.

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