Re: Fiber Glass Tape

the tape that looks like a cloth bandage?

you have to putty the gaps then apply the cloth bandage looking thing (yan kkasi tawag namin doon hehehe)

I'd prefer putty over caulk. and no yo dont need to cover the whole board with putty. It will take too much of your life ( i say life because you will spend so much time sanding the thing, but you can if you have the time and patience)

after puttying the gaps, apply the bandage tape thing. then apply putty over the bandage thing and sand as much as you can so you can barely see the bandage thing. Then paint over

A hump will appear. What i would do its paint 3 - 4 coats..... until the hump will seem a little less noticeable.

oh,... welcome to the community =)!

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thanks for the quick reply. it really enlighten me how to do our ceiling.

But something still confuses me. if im gonna caulk then putty, do i really need to use fiberglass tape? I mean, what's the use of that cloth bandage really? bka kse lalo lng akong matagalan.
Pwede bang shortcut? hehehe.
Caulk then putty then sand in ito a smooth finish?

I will try to post the before and after pic if i finished it on time. 😎

Thanks again.

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hindi ko alam kung yung fiberglass tape is the same as the bandage looking thing.

The tape keeps the putty from cracking when drying. and if the gap is too big, it keeps it from falling hehehe. pwede naman skip na yung bandage thing. but you may risk ctracking which means you have to go up again and slather some more putty.

If you want short cut try using Polytuff. it is tough when cured. it can be sanded within an hour of applying! kaso its rather thick so you have to get used to it first.

its an epoxy like filler (used in auto paints actually) and uses a catalyst. I bet JayL has some experience on it. Alot of carpenters use it to fill plywood since unlike wood fillers and putties. This thing is HARD and like i said, quick.... konti lang waiting time.

Almost all traditional hardware stores have this as well as Depot and Mall hardware stores.

Just practice on it first. The catalyst it comes with is for the whole can. you can somewhat portion the medium and catalyst proportionally so you dont waste a whole can of hardening polytuff while practicing

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Thanks again, coming from a senior handyman i will sure do it right the first time.

as i have said in my previous post, ill try to attach pictures of my ceiling project.

God Speed!

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hehehe it says senior kasi madami post 🙂

i saw this method when they were working on the ceiling of my roof. I always like to oogle at how contractors work

Re: Fiber Glass Tape

Yes the bandage thing is called fiberglass tape although it can be confused with the kind of fiberglass tape boatbuilders use. The purpose is to reinforce the material that covers the joint. I've seen this used several times in our offices. Perfect results are difficult to achieve. You couldn't see the joints in our office ceiling before but now, 2 years later, the joints are quite obvious. If you really want perfect results, not visible joints, I think you'd need to recess the tape into the material. Could easily be done with a belt sander ... maybe. I've seen joints on a boat done this way, using a different kind of fiberglass tape though, and results were perfect.

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Wow! This site really teaches a lot of things especially when in comes to DIY stuffs. Thanks for the help and enlightenment for doing my ceiling project. More power to you guys and God Speed!

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You may be referring to "gypsum tape". It is a mesh material that has an adhesive backing already that makes it is easy to apply. It is readily available in any hardware store, but most of them call it "gaza", its tagalog term.

I use gypsum putty over it because it is the cheapest putty around, dries easily, and very easy to sand.

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If you want short cut try using Polytuff. it is tough when cured. it can be sanded within an hour of applying! kaso its rather thick so you have to get used to it first.

its an epoxy like filler (used in auto paints actually) and uses a catalyst. I bet JayL has some experience on it. Alot of carpenters use it to fill plywood since unlike wood fillers and putties. This thing is HARD and like i said, quick.... konti lang waiting time.

Almost all traditional hardware stores have this as well as Depot and Mall hardware stores.

Just practice on it first. The catalyst it comes with is for the whole can. you can somewhat portion the medium and catalyst proportionally so you dont waste a whole can of hardening polytuff while practicing

I usually use polytuff in ceiling repairs, it dries quicky. Using calciumine is messy co'z it falls down easily as it is still wet, and it dries very long.